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Linda Bradford Raschke

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Linda Bradford Raschke is an accomplished trader, born in 1956. She is renowned in the financial markets for her unique trading strategies and profound insights. Raschke has over 30 years of experience in futures and options trading and has held senior positions in several prominent financial institutions.

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“I try to wait until things set up just right before I take a trade. Then, when I'm ready to take the trade, I slowly count to ten before I pick up the phone. It's better to have the wrong idea and good timing than the right idea and bad timing.”

Trying Ideas Waiting Ready Ten Picks Trade Phones Timing Right Ideas Wrong Ideas Bad Timing

Author:Linda Bradford Raschke

“Perhaps my number one rule is: Don't try to make a profit on a bad trade, just try to find the best place to get out.”

Trying Numbers Trade Profit Best Place

Author:Linda Bradford Raschke

“There are too many unpredictable things that can happen within two months. To me, the ideal trade lasts ten days, but I approach every trade as if I'm only going to hold it two or three days.”

Ifs Two Happens Lasts Three Months Ten Approach Ideals Trade Unpredictable Two Months Unpredictable Things

Author:Linda Bradford Raschke

“I believe that only short-term price swings can be predicted with any precision. The accuracy of a prediction drops off dramatically, the more distant the forecast time. I'm a strong believer in chaos theory.”

Believe Strong I Believe Term Theory Chaos Believer Swings Predictions Short Term Accuracy Precision Forecasts Chaos Theory

Author:Linda Bradford Raschke

“The truth is that once you get down on the trading floor, you find that the traders come from all walks of life. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to be a trader. In fact, some of the best traders whom I knew down on the floor were surf bums. Formal education didn't really seem to have much to do with a person's skill as a trader.”

Persons Facts Seems Walks Truth Is Skills Scientist Formal Trading Rockets Surf Traders Walks Of Life Formal Education Trading Floor

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“Imbalance or abnormity is never so dangerous as when it is widely perceived or accepted as being normal. The worst thing you can do is not to try.”

Trying Can Do Worst Dangerous Normal Accepted Worst Things Imbalance

Author:Linda Bradford Raschke

“I believe my most important skill is an ability to perceive patterns in the market. I think this aptitude for pattern recognition is probably related to my heavy involvement with music.”

Thinking Believe Important I Believe Ability Skills Patterns Heavy Recognition Perceive Related Involvement Aptitude

Author:Linda Bradford Raschke

“The third important ingredient for achieving peak performance is attitude. Attitude is how you deal with the inevitable adverse situations that occur in the markets. Attitude is also how you handle the daily grind, the constant 2 steps forward and 2 steps back.”

Important Deals Attitude Situation Steps Achieve Performances Thirds Constant Handle Inevitable Ingredients Grind Steps Forward Adverse Peak Performance Daily Grind

Author:Linda Bradford Raschke

“Speech may be silver but silence is golden. Traders with the golden touch do not talk about their success.”

May Silence Speech Golden Silver Silence Is Traders Silence Is Golden

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“If you ever find yourself tempted to seek out someone else's opinion on a trade, that's usually a sure sign that you should get out of your position.”

Ifs Should Opinion Position Trade Finding Yourself Tempted

Author:Linda Bradford Raschke

“Some of the best trades come when everyone gets very panicky. The crowd can often act very stupidly in the markets. You can picture price fluctuations around an equilibrium level as a rubber band being stretched -- if it gets pulled too far, eventually it will snap back. As a short-term trader, I try to wait until the rubber band is stretched to its extreme point.”

Ifs Trying Waiting Term Levels Band Trade Crowds Extremes Short Term Snaps Equilibrium Rubber Traders Fluctuation Very Stupid Rubber Bands

Author:Linda Bradford Raschke

“The good traders are the ones who can hold their ground the majority of the month and participate in that small handful of trades that are windfalls. The real skill is in not LOSING money!”

Real Months Skills Losing Trade Majority Handful Traders Losing Money

Author:Linda Bradford Raschke

“If you ever have to ask someone else's opinion on a trade, you shouldn't be in it.”

Ifs Asks Opinion Trade

Author:Linda Bradford Raschke

“Writing down your trades is the best exercise in the world.”

World Writing Exercise Trade Best Exercise

Author:Linda Bradford Raschke

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Born: 1956
Known for: Trader
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