Since 2011 · Words worth trading on
Quote of the Day
Standing on the shoulders of giants.
Over a decade of quotes on trading, discipline, patience and mindset that I keep coming back to. Some from market legends, some from philosophers, a few from the trail.
Read one before the open. Then go do the work.
“In every contest, there comes a moment that separates winning from losing. The true warrior understands and seizes that moment.”
“Creativity is often blocked by trying to be perfect. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.”
“You have to be willing to make mistakes regularly; there is nothing wrong with it…make your best judgement, being wrong, making your next best judgement, being wrong, making your third best judgement, and then doubling your money.”
“Only by optimistically accepting our potential losses can we face the risk and move on to effective action.”
“The power is in you. The answer is in you. And you are the answer to all your searches: you are the goal. You are the answer. It’s never outside.”
“All traders give themselves exactly what they feel they deserve. Trading is an excercise in accumulating money. Once we have learned how to trade (perceive opportunity and exectue our trades), who else or what else could be responsible for how much we end up with in our equity account?”
