Why you should not be selling at just +1.5% gain

If you are a new trader in the PSE, please know that transactions (Buying or Selling) are not free. It has charges that you can consider as "sunk costs" and that also means, when a stock value goes down and you decided to cut losses, you do not only lose the difference but also lose money on the transaction itself.

The common charges apply for your all buy and sell transactions

Fee Type	Amount	Remarks	Value at PHP10,000
Commission	0.25%	of the gross trade amount	25.00
Value Added Tax (VAT)	12%	of commission	3.00
PSE Trans Fee	0.005%	of the gross trade amount	0.50
SCCP Fee	0.01%	of the gross trade amount	1.00
TOTAL	0.295%	of the gross trade amount	29.50

Selling adds another fe called the Sales Tax

Fee Type	Amount	Remarks	Value at PHP10,000
Sales Tax	0.6%	of the gross trade amount	60.00

To ensure that you earn money from your trade, your break even price is 1.21% of your capital (without any buy or sell transaction charges). Until you reach this amount, you are earning almost nothing.