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If you don't work very hard, it is extremely unlikely that you will be a good trader.


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Fundamentalists who say they are not going to pay any attention to the charts are like a doctor who says he's not going to take a patient's temperature.

Fundamentalists who say they are not going to pay any attention to the charts are like a doctor who says he's not going to take a patient's temperature.



The first rule of trading - there are probably many first rules - is don't get caught in a situation in which you can lose a great deal of money for reasons you don't understand.

The first rule of trading - there are probably many first rules - is don't get caught in a situation in which you can lose a great deal of money for reasons you don't understand.



Place your stops at a point that, if reached, will reasonably indicate that the trade is wrong, not at a point determined primarily by the maximum dollar amount you are willing to lose

Place your stops at a point that, if reached, will reasonably indicate that the trade is wrong, not at a point determined primarily by the maximum dollar amount you are willing to lose



If you personalize losses, you can't trade.

If you personalize losses, you can't trade.



Novice Traders trade 5 to 10 times too big. They are taking 5 to 10% risks on a trade they should be taking 1 to 2 percent risks.

Novice Traders trade 5 to 10 times too big. They are taking 5 to 10% risks on a trade they should be taking 1 to 2 percent risks.



In a bear market, you have to use sharp countertrend rallies to sell.

In a bear market, you have to use sharp countertrend rallies to sell.



I caught hold of the great bull market in soybeans in 1977. I had no idea what I was doing, incidentally.

I caught hold of the great bull market in soybeans in 1977. I had no idea what I was doing, incidentally.



In 1983, I set up Caxton Corp. Its been an interesting and happy ride since.

In 1983, I set up Caxton Corp. Its been an interesting and happy ride since.





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You need to lose yourself and disappear in the depths of the repetitions? Find a coast and watch the repetitive waves! Soon your mind vanishes away and when your mind disappears you disappear!

You need to lose yourself and disappear in the depths of the repetitions? Find a coast and watch the repetitive waves! Soon your mind vanishes away and when your mind disappears you disappear!



Don’t break my heart. Crush it. Destroy it. Let me wallow it until I feel hollow in it. I’ll bash in the pain. I’ll scream your name and then one day I suddenly won’t.

Don’t break my heart. Crush it. Destroy it. Let me wallow it until I feel hollow in it. I’ll bash in the pain. I’ll scream your name and then one day I suddenly won’t.



Generally ‘training’ went something akin to this:“So what you have to do is

Generally ‘training’ went something akin to this:“So what you have to do is



Can I be blunt on this subject? If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.

Can I be blunt on this subject? If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.




If thou canst believe, all things are possible.

If thou canst believe, all things are possible.



I hope I will be religious again but as for regaining my character I despare.

I hope I will be religious again but as for regaining my character I despare.



When an American heiress wants to buy a man, she at once crosses the Atlantic. The only really materialistic people I have ever met have been Europeans.

When an American heiress wants to buy a man, she at once crosses the Atlantic. The only really materialistic people I have ever met have been Europeans.



You cease totally and only then you arrive. You enter into the world of God, or godliness, only when you are no more.

You cease totally and only then you arrive. You enter into the world of God, or godliness, only when you are no more.



I think I'm very fortunate to be born in America. And lucky to be able to have lived and had the opportunity to do what I want to do.

I think I'm very fortunate to be born in America. And lucky to be able to have lived and had the opportunity to do what I want to do.




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