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Forum: Traders Hideout January 7th, 2013, 03:33 AM
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Posted By stephenszpak
“Mortals always want something more- they wish...

“Mortals always want something more- they wish for money, but what they're really after is to be carefree. Power when what they really want is control. Beauty when they want love. Sometimes they know...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 31st, 2012, 11:54 AM
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Posted By stephenszpak
Not exactly a one-liner, but it can be edited. ...

Not exactly a one-liner, but it can be edited.

Elements of good trading: The balance between confidence and humility is best
learned through extensive experience and mistakes. There should be a...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 31st, 2012, 02:53 AM
Replies: 371
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Posted By stephenszpak
Just some quotes from Markets Wizards. It is...

Just some quotes from Markets Wizards. It is on-line at the link below.
Some/most of these might have been already posted.

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A common...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 3rd, 2012, 04:21 AM
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Posted By stephenszpak
There is a quote I found by Jean-Jacques Rousseau...

There is a quote I found by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."

One has to wait for the probabilities to shift to one's favor. But waiting for the
perfect time...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 1st, 2012, 05:28 PM
Replies: 371
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Posted By stephenszpak
I read some from your link. Apparently she...

I read some from your link. Apparently she doesn't trade anymore.
The tips were generally good.

This one was interesting:


"Trading should be boring, like factory work."


You have a...
Forum: Traders Hideout August 18th, 2012, 05:13 PM
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Posted By stephenszpak
The comment below is not from a trader, and it...

The comment below is not from a trader, and it also contradicts
what I wrote in 2010, which was:

Price is the only truth in the market, anything else is a lie....
Forum: Traders Hideout March 10th, 2012, 03:29 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
Some days you get the bear and some days the bear...

Some days you get the bear and some days the bear gets you.



Colorado Convention Center at Night Stock Photography by Mark Stout...
Forum: Traders Hideout November 27th, 2011, 07:30 AM
Replies: 371
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Posted By stephenszpak
Trading makes you be at your absolute best....

Trading makes you be at your absolute best. Anything less, and you won't be successful.

- Big Mike
Forum: Traders Hideout September 25th, 2011, 06:07 PM
Replies: 371
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Posted By stephenszpak
That's another example where my Marine training...

That's another example where my Marine training came into play.
They teach you never to freeze when you are under attack. One
of the tactics in the Marine Corps officer's manual is either go...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 18th, 2011, 11:30 AM
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Posted By stephenszpak
It all comes down to the heart. Do you have the...

It all comes down to the heart. Do you have the heart for this?
That's the contest. It's not against him, it's against your own
natural human desire not to get hurt. That's the real fight.

Star...
Forum: Traders Hideout April 3rd, 2011, 12:52 AM
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Posted By stephenszpak
This is already up: " After spending many...

This is already up:

" After spending many years in Wall Street and after making and losing millions of dollars I want to tell you this: It never was my thinking that made the big money for me. It...
Forum: Traders Hideout March 6th, 2011, 01:58 PM
Replies: 371
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Posted By stephenszpak
I Don't Sell--People Buy from Me (one of the...

I Don't Sell--People Buy from Me

(one of the chapter titles from the book)
The Battle for Investment Survival
by G.M. Loeb
Forum: Traders Hideout February 6th, 2011, 04:49 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
This has at least a couple meanings. I guess...

This has at least a couple meanings. I guess you're saying to not take small profits and not take large losses????
Forum: Traders Hideout February 5th, 2011, 05:17 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
A fool learns from his own mistakes. A wise man...

A fool learns from his own mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others.

Or more simply:

Let the other guy make mistakes and learn.
Forum: Traders Hideout February 3rd, 2011, 12:49 AM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
I hope you mean that as in "Tomorrow never...

I hope you mean that as in "Tomorrow never comes." {hee hee}

How about:

Your biggest gain is always in the future. (you're a wise guy Stephen)




Off-topic stuff now:
Forum: Traders Hideout February 2nd, 2011, 11:50 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
Catch a good trend the way an experienced surfer...

Catch a good trend the way an experienced surfer catches a good wave.

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Example of real trading and example of paper trading in...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 23rd, 2011, 04:57 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
Mike, the attachment is from futures.io (formerly...

Mike, the attachment is from futures.io (formerly BMT). As you can see a question mark is needed at
the end of the one-liner.

More quotes now:

Amateurs want to be right. Professionals want...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 23rd, 2011, 05:26 AM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
From the book Market Wizards: Most...

From the book Market Wizards:



Most people, in most careers, are busy trying to cover up their mistakes. As a trader, you
are forced to confront your mistakes because the numbers don't lie. ...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 9th, 2011, 03:44 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
All quotes below are taken from the book Market...

All quotes below are taken from the book Market Wizards. This chapter is
an interview with fund manager Larry Hite.

Larry Hite

Respecting Risk
...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 27th, 2010, 07:37 AM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
??? “Man cannot discover new oceans...

???


“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” - Andre Gide

“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.” - General George S....
Forum: Traders Hideout December 27th, 2010, 06:54 AM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
Hi Mike I posted this below (and you...

Hi Mike

I posted this below (and you replied with the above):

So are we still (ideally) suppose to post about trading only?

I don't know if I really have an opinion or not, but trading...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 24th, 2010, 05:20 AM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
Said in varied ways: Price is the only...

Said in varied ways:


Price is the only truth in the market, anything else is a lie.

Pure price action is the only truth in the market.

The only truth we know in the market is the price.
...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 24th, 2010, 04:58 AM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
The market is never "wrong". I don't know...

The market is never "wrong".

I don't know who said it first though. There is more I've taken from the link below
in case any newbie might not understand the meaning.

The last thing inside...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 23rd, 2010, 11:58 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
But...if you trade well you make money, right??...

But...if you trade well you make money, right?? (this is a reply, not a one-liner)
Forum: Traders Hideout December 12th, 2010, 04:12 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 203,747
Posted By stephenszpak
Some quotes are long, but might fit on futures.io...

Some quotes are long, but might fit on futures.io (formerly BMT) if shortened.
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Every winner needs to master three essential...
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