Whenever I enter a position, I have a predetermined stop. That is the only way I can sleep. I know where I'm getting out before I get in. The position size on a trade is determined by the stop, and the stop is determined on a technical basis... I never think about [stop vulnerability], because the point about a technical barrier - and I've studied the technical aspects of the market for a long time - is that the market shouldn't go there if you are right.
Novice Traders trade 5 to 10 times too big. They are taking 5 to 10% risks on a trade they should be taking 1 to 2 percent risks. - Bruce Kovner
Novice Traders trade 5 to 10 times too big. They are taking 5 to 10% risks on a trade they should be taking 1 to 2 percent risks.
- Bruce Kovner
The Heisenberg principle - If something is closely observed, the odds are it is going to be altered in the process. The more a price pattern is obser… - Bruce Kovner
The Heisenberg principle - If something is closely observed, the odds are it is going to be altered in the process. The more a price pattern is obser…
Fundamentalists who say they are not going to pay any attention to the charts are like a doctor who says he's not going to take a patient's temperatu… - Bruce Kovner
Fundamentalists who say they are not going to pay any attention to the charts are like a doctor who says he's not going to take a patient's temperatu…
I caught hold of the great bull market in soybeans in 1977. I had no idea what I was doing, incidentally. - Bruce Kovner
I caught hold of the great bull market in soybeans in 1977. I had no idea what I was doing, incidentally.
The first rule of trading - there are probably many first rules - is don't get caught in a situation in which you can lose a great deal of money for … - Bruce Kovner
The first rule of trading - there are probably many first rules - is don't get caught in a situation in which you can lose a great deal of money for …
If you personalize losses, you can't trade. - Bruce Kovner
If you personalize losses, you can't trade.
If you don't work very hard, it is extremely unlikely that you will be a good trader. - Bruce Kovner
If you don't work very hard, it is extremely unlikely that you will be a good trader.
My experience with novice traders is that they trade three to five times too big. They are taking 5 to 10 percent risks on a trade when they should b… - Bruce Kovner
My experience with novice traders is that they trade three to five times too big. They are taking 5 to 10 percent risks on a trade when they should b…
Whenever I enter a position, I have a predetermined stop. That is the only way I can sleep. I know where I'm getting out before I get in. The positio… - Bruce Kovner
Whenever I enter a position, I have a predetermined stop. That is the only way I can sleep. I know where I'm getting out before I get in. The positio…
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