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Postby noushina » Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:16 pm

Just read these quotes and commentary from and about Jesse
Livermore at:
http://www.traderplanet.com/newsletter_ ... ribution:8


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"All through time, people have basically acted and reacted the same way in the market as a result of: greed, fear, ignorance, and hope. That is why the numerical (technical) formations and patterns recur on a constant basis."

"The game of speculation is the most uniformly fascinating game in the world. But it is not a game for the stupid, the mentally lazy, the person of inferior emotional balance, or the get-rich-quick adventurer. They will die poor."

Don't take action with a trade until the market, itself, confirms your opinion. Being a little late in a trade is insurance that your opinion is correct. In other words, don't be an impatient trader.

Livermore's money made in speculation came from "commitments in a stock or commodity showing a profit right from the start." Don't hang on to a losing position for very long.

"It is foolhardy to make a second trade, if your first trade shows you a loss. Never average losses. Let this thought be written indelibly upon your mind."

"Remember this: When you are doing nothing, those speculators who feel they must trade day in and day out, are laying the foundation for your next venture. You will reap benefits from their mistakes."

"When a margin call reaches you, close your account. Never meet a margin call. You are on the wrong side of a market. Why send good money after bad? Keep that good money for another day."

Livermore coined what he called "Pivotal Points" in a market or a stock. Basically, they were: (1) Price levels at which the stock or market reversed course previously--in other words, previous major tops or bottoms; and (2) psychological price levels such as 50 or100, 200, etc. He would buy a stock or commodity that saw a price breakout above the Pivotal Point, and sell a stock or commodity that saw a price breakout below a Pivotal Point.

"Successful traders always follow the line of least resistance. Follow the trend. The trend is your friend."

A prudent speculator never argues with the tape. Markets are never wrong--opinions often are.

Few people succeed in the market because they have no patience. They have a strong desire to get rich quickly.

"I absolutely believe that price movement patterns are being repeated. They are recurring patterns that appear over and over, with slight variations. This is because markets are driven by humans--and human nature never changes."

When you make a trade, "you should have a clear target where to sell if the market moves against you. And you must obey your rules! Never sustain a loss of more than 10% of your capital. Losses are twice as expensive to make up. I always established a stop before making a trade."

"I am fully aware that of the millions of people who speculate in the markets, few people spend full time involved in the art of speculation. Yet, as far as I'm concerned it is a full-time job--perhaps even more than a job. Perhaps it is a vocation, where many are called but few are singled out for success."

"The big money is made by the sittin' and the waitin'--not the thinking. Wait until all the factors are in your favor before making the trade."

An important point I want to make is that Jesse Livermore's trading success came not because of any "inside" information or some huge store of knowledge he had about each and every stock or commodities market he traded. Livermore's trading success was derived from his understanding of human behavior. He realized early on that markets and stocks can and do change--but people and their behaviors do not. Therein lay his formula for trading success. That formula for trading success has not changed since Livermore's hey day in the stock and commodities markets almost a century ago.

A final note: Jesse Livermore may have been called the greatest stock market trader of the 20th century, but I question that notion. Certainly, no one can disagree that his profits were immense and his trading prowess was unmatched. But his life was not in balance. He was a "workaholic" who paid too little attention to his family. Livermore put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger in 1940. He "crashed and burned." You must have balance in your life to achieve lasting successat any endeavor. Trading markets is no exception.

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Postby ZsApprentice » Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:38 am

There are old traders, and there are bold traders... BUT, there are no, old, bold traders..

Conversely,

Do you play to win, or play to stay in the game?

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Postby PebbleTrader » Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:13 am

Control the controllable aspects of the trade.

Focus on the process instead of the outcome.

It's better to lose an opportunity than it is to lose money.

Making money is more important than the need to be right.

Be patient with winning trades and enormously impatient with losing trades.

Measure progress not in dollars but in skill in predicting market patterns.

Success is following the pattern of life one enjoys most.

Beliefs are dynamic and change with our experiences
Life is just a journey

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Postby es/pip » Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:33 am

The baby bull said to the daddy bull, " pops lets run down there and f... one of those cows. Daddy said, " no son, we will walk down there and f... them all"


dont think a trader said that, pretty sure it was from a movie


but it is pretty relative to trading :D
Bend over and assume the position for another 4 years of hope and change.

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Postby tmanbone » Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:15 am

I've always liked "your one thing." It can relate to trading.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k1uOqRb0HU
"The simplicity of the markets is it's greatest disguise"

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Re: useful quotes from famous traders

Postby JustinP » Sat Jun 17, 2017 6:29 am

If you’re practicing, you need a method of paper trading. This is where you place “pretend” trades without using real money, but you rely on real market information. With paper trading, you practice without losing any money, getting the opportunity to learn from your mistakes early on.

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Re: useful quotes from famous traders

Postby Kuznec » Tue Aug 15, 2017 4:40 pm

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Re: useful quotes from famous traders

Postby ram123 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:35 am

Hello, Trading is a Business. Some of the greatest trading stars have been people who have had a bulldog approach to trading.

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Re: useful quotes from famous traders

Postby ismo500 » Mon May 28, 2018 10:50 am

“In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.” Benjamin Graham

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