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Top 26 Quotes From Ed Seykota On Trend Following, Trading And Life

 Quote 1:

“Win or lose, everybody gets what they want out of the market.  Some people seem to like to lose, so they win by losing money.”

 Quote 2:

“Fundamentals that you read about are typically useless as the market has already discounted the price, and I call them “funny-mentals”.  However, if you catch on early, before others believe, you might have valuable “surprise-a-mentals”.”

 Quote 3:

“If you can’t measure it, you probably can’t manage it… Things you measure tend to improve.”

Quote 4:

“The key to long-term survival and prosperity has a lot to do with the money management techniques incorporated into the technical system.”

 Quote 5:

“There are old traders and there are bold traders, but there are very few old, bold traders.”

 Quote 6:

“”I would add that I consider myself and how I do things as a kind of system which, by definition, I always follow.”

 Quote 7:

“Systems trading is ultimately discretionary.  The manager still has to decide how much risk to accept, which markets to play, and how aggressively to increase and decrease the trading base as a function of equity change.”

 Quote 8:

“Trying to trade during a losing streak is emotionally devastating. Trying to play “catch up” is lethal.”

 Quote 9:

“The elements of good trading are: 1, cutting losses. 2, cutting losses.  And 3, cutting losses.  If you can follow these three rules, you may have a chance.” (more…)

Wise

 

WISE_logo* You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
* You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
* You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
* You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
* You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
* You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
* You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
* You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
* You cannot build character and courage by destroying men’s initiative and independence.
* And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

20 Trading Wisdom Lines

(1)  Those who work their plan will prosper, but those who chase fantasies lack judgment.

(2)  Those who want to do right will get a rich reward. But those who want to “get rich quick” will quickly  fail“.

(3)  Trying to “get rich quick” is wrong & leads to poverty.

(4)  Wealth taken from gambling quickly disappears; wealth from diligent effort & hard work grows“.

(5)  Follow the rules & keep your financial life intact; ignoring them means financial ruin.

(6)  A person without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls.

(7)  The wise control their temper.  They know that anger causes mistakes.

(8)  The intelligent are always open to new ideas, in fact they look for them.

(9)  Get all the advice that you can & be wise all the rest of your life.

(10)  Fools despise advice; ‘the wise’ consider each suggestion.

(11)  Fools think they need no advice, but ‘the wise’ listen to others.

(12)  To learn, you must want to be taught.  To refuse correction is stupid.

(13)  Anyone willing to be corrected is on the path to success. Those who refuse correction have lost their chance.

(14)  Hard work brings prosperity; playing around brings poverty.

(15) If you love sleep, you will end up in poverty.  Stay awake, work hard, & there will be plenty to eat.

(16)  The foolish will lose in the end, ‘the wise’ will end up with the winnings.

(17)  The wise save up for the future, but the foolish spend whatever they get”.

(18)  Truth stands the test of time; lies are soon exposed.

(19 Be faithful & honest with yourself in your trading, bediligent & consistent & it will bring you Prosperity.
(20) Steady plodding brings prosperity; hasty speculation brings poverty.

Think carefully about each one of these quotes.  I think you’ll find out a little something about yourself you didn’t already know.  For example, your “strengths” and “weaknesses” in your trading should be clearly pointed out be analyzing each one of these phrases.  These simple and short phrases should help you become a better trader — and hopefully a better person in general!

20 Wisdom Points for Traders

(1)  Be faithful & honest with yourself in your trading, be diligent & consistent & it will bring you Prosperity.
(2)  Those who work their plan will prosper, but those who chase fantasies lack judgment.
(3)  Steady plodding brings prosperity; hasty speculation brings poverty.
(4)  Those who want to do right will get a rich reward. But those who want to “get rich quick” will quickly  fail“.
(5)  Trying to “get rich quick” is wrong & leads to poverty.
(6)  Wealth taken from gambling quickly disappears; wealth from diligent effort & hard work grows“.
(7)  Follow the rules & keep your financial life intact; ignoring them means financial ruin.
(8)  A person without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls.
(9)  The wise control their temper.  They know that anger causes mistakes.
(10)  The intelligent are always open to new ideas, in fact they look for them. (more…)

Wise

Be wise* You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
* You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
* You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
* You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
* You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
* You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
* You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
* You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
* You cannot build character and courage by destroying men’s initiative and independence.
* And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

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