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The biggest secret about success is that there isn't any big secret about it, or if there is, then it's a secret from me, too. The idea of searching for some secret for trading success misses the point.

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Ed Seykota
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 7
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Edward Arthur Seykota
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Trend following is an exercise in observing and responding to the ever-present moment of now
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Pyramiding instructions appear on dollar bills. Add smaller and smaller amounts on the way up. Keep your eye open at the top.
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It is a happy circumstance that when nature gives us true burning desires, she also gives us the means to satisfy them. Those who want to win and lack skill can get someone with skill to help them.
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Systems don't need to be changed. The trick is for a trader to develop a system with which he is compatible.
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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.
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Risk no more that you can afford to lose, and also risk enough so that a win is meaningful.
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Dramatic and emotional trading experiences tend to be negative. Pride is a great banana peel, as are hope, fear, and greed. My biggest slip-ups occurred shortly after I got emotionally involved with positions.
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Trying to trade during a losing streak is emotionally devastating. Trying to play 'catch up' is lethal.
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Good traders trade. Good letter writers write letters.
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If you can't measure it, you probably can't manage it Things you measure tend to improve.
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I would add that I consider myself and how I do things as a kind of system which, by definition, I always follow.
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To avoid whipsaw losses, stop trading.
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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.
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Working to anticipate the future can be a distraction from the important task of dealing with the present.
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Luck plays an enormous role in trading success. Some people were lucky enough to be born smart, while others were even smarter and got born lucky.
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I turn bullish at the instant my buy stop is hit, and stay bullish until my sell stop is hit.
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I think that if people look deeply enough into their trading patterns, they find that, on balance, including all their goals, they are really getting what they want, even though they may not understand it or want to admit it.
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The trend is your friend except at the end where it bends.
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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.
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