### Comment:
Is it recommended to avoid anything you sell for a loss for the next 30 days?  
  
 How would I even keep track of the cost basis that changes when accounting for wash sales?

### REPLY:
When you buy back a stock after a loss, it should update your average price. As if you never sold the stock.   
  
 It depends, if you lose 3k on spy and sell, then make 20k on voo and, you claim your loss for a profit of 17k 
  
  but if you lose 3k on spy, then sell and rebuy spy its as if you never sold it. You still claim a 20k profit from voo  
  
 Not sure if that’s what you’re asking

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