The Best Trading Proverbs

Discussion in 'Trading' started by JTrades, May 29, 2014.

  1. Grantx

    Grantx

    There is no truth, only perspectives. Nietzsche

    Whatever you believe about the market is just a figment of your reasoning mind which itself is influenced by emotion and prejudice.:D
     
    #1071     Sep 19, 2017
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  2. speedo

    speedo

    You can't eat like a bird and shit like an elephant.
     
    #1072     Sep 19, 2017
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  3. Grantx

    Grantx

    I read that the other day - what does it mean?
     
    #1073     Sep 19, 2017
  4. speedo

    speedo

    You can't settle for small gains and take large losses.
     
    #1074     Sep 19, 2017
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  5. Grantx

    Grantx

    ok. I feel like an idiot now. Thats so obvious.
     
    #1075     Sep 19, 2017
  6. speedo

    speedo

    At least you won't forget it now :D
     
    #1076     Sep 19, 2017
  7. speedo

    speedo

    One of the tendencies of a novice trader is to try and dig out of a hole a little at a time and end up just digging a bigger hole.
     
    #1077     Sep 19, 2017
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  8. William Eckhardt never finished his PHD in math; he found better things to do.:cool:
     
    #1078     Sep 19, 2017
  9. dealmaker

    dealmaker

    "Don't anticipate just participate"
    -Old Wall St saying
     
    #1079     Sep 20, 2017
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  10. I generally, loosely like Quotes and Sayings...

    But you have to be careful and cautious not to take them too literally and seriously,
    because everything, can and usually, is a double-edged sword to consider, o_O

    Group/sheep think is generally right...for the most part -- But you have to be cautious still.
    I would prefer to be the sheep at the rear of the herd,
     
    #1080     Sep 20, 2017
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