In the stock market,for someone to make money, does that mean someone has to lose money?

Question

When I am buy stock at a lower price point than it was trading a 1 day or week, month or year later, does it mean that somebody during that same time frame is losing the difference?

In: Economics

Answer 1

Every buy is someone else’s sale but that does t mean every sale is a loss.. example, I buy a stock for $50 and sell it for $70. I made $20. Guy who bought it for $70 sells it for $90. We both made $20, both came out winners.