“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.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantLooksMayEnoughGoalBalanceIncludingPatternsTrading Author:Ed Seykota
“Traders and Surfers both have to deal with feelings of missing out on the small ones, until the big one comes along. They also have to deal with feelings of staying with the big one.” FeelingsBigsDealsMissingStayingTradersSurferMissing Out Author:Ed Seykota
“Markets are fundamentally volatile. No way around it. Your problem is not in the math. There is no math to get you out of having to experience uncertainty.” WayProblemMathUncertainty Author:Ed Seykota
“It’s all about sticking to your plan and experiencing feelings as they arise. If you are unwilling to feel your feelings, the temptation is to avoid them by jumping off your system” IfsFeelsFeelingsPlansAriseTemptationJumpingUnwillingJumping Off Author:Ed Seykota
“My style is basically trend following, with some special pattern recognition and money management algorithms.” SpecialStyleManagementPatternsFollowingRecognitionTrendsMoney ManagementAlgorithms Author:Ed Seykota
“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.” IfsIdeasBigsSecretMissingTradingAbout Success Author:Ed Seykota
“Psychology motivates the quality of analysis and puts it to use. Psychology is the driver and analysis is the road map.” UseQualityPsychologyAnalysisMapsDriversRoad Maps Author:Ed Seykota
“A lot of people would rather understand the market than make money” PeopleMaking Money Author:Ed Seykota
“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.” KnowsLittlesAbleOrderHappeningsWavePhysicsTidesRight TimeSurfingFluidDynamicsResonanceCharting Author:Ed Seykota