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9 Things Jesse Livermore said regarding excessive trading

  
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1. “Money is made by sitting, not trading.”

2. “It takes time to make money.”

3. “It was never my thinking that made the big money for me, it always was sitting.”

4. “Nobody can catch all the fluctuations.”

5. “The desire for constant action irrespective of underlying conditions is responsible for many losses in Wall Street even among the professionals, who feel that they must take home some money everyday, as though they were working for regular wages.”

6. “Buy right, sit tight.”

7. “Men who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon.”

8. “Don’t give me timing, give me time.”

and finally, the most important thing: (more…)

Admit when you're wrong… and profit

  
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In trading, it’s best to quickly admit when you’re wrong.  If you can keep your losses to a minimum, you will be able to preserve your trading capital (along with your mental capital) and improve your odds of profiting from future opportunities. As Jesse Livermore once said, “I have long since learned, as all should learn, not to make excuses when wrong. Just admit it and try to profit from it.” 
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Technical Analyst & Fundamental Analyst -Chat

  
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“A technical analyst and a fundamental analyst are chatting about the markets in the kitchen. Accidentally one of them knocks a kitchen knife off the table landing right in the fundamental analyst’s foot! The fundamental analyst yells at the technician, asking him why he didn’t catch the knife? “You know technicians don’t catch falling knives!,” the technician responded. He in turn asks the fundamental analyst why he didn’t move his foot out of the way? The fundamental analyst responds, “ I didn’t think it could go that low.” 

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