Ed Seykota Quotes.
Longevity is the key to success.
Trying to trade during a losing streak is emotionally devastating. Trying to play ‘catch up’ is lethal.
Charting is a little like surfing. You dont have to know a lot about the physics of tides, resonance, and fluid dynamics in order to catch a good wave. You just have to be able to sense when its happening and then have the drive to act at the right time.
In order of importance to me are: 1) the long term trend, 2) the current chart pattern, and 3)picking a good spot to buy or sell.
Markets are fundamentally volatile. No way around it. Your problem is not in the math. There is no math to get you out of having to experience uncertainty.
The markets are the same now as they were five or ten years ago because they keep changing-just like they did then
Risk no more that you can afford to lose, and also risk enough so that a win is meaningful.
Trend following is an exercise in observing and responding to the ever-present moment of now
The trend is your friend except at the end where it bends.
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.
Traders and Surfers both have to deal with feelings of missing out on the small ones, until the big one comes along. They also have to deal with feelings of staying with the big one.
Pyramiding instructions appear on dollar bills. Add smaller and smaller amounts on the way up. Keep your eye open at the top.
If you want to know everything about the market, go to the beach. Push and pull your hands with the waves. Some are bigger waves, some are smaller. But if you try to push the wave out when it’s coming in, it’ll never happen. The market is always right.
The key to long-term survival and prosperity has a lot to do with the money management techniques incorporated into the technical system.
Working to anticipate the future can be a distraction from the important task of dealing with the present.
It’s all about sticking to your plan and experiencing feelings as they arise. If you are unwilling to feel your feelings, the temptation is to avoid them by jumping off your system
My style is basically trend following, with some special pattern recognition and money management algorithms.
I don’t predict a nonexisting future.
The trading rules I live by are: 1. Cut losses. 2. Ride winners. 3. Keep bets small. 4. Follow the rules without question. 5. Know when to break the rules.
