Don't Be A Hero. Don't Have An

I Spend My Day Trying To Make Myself As Happy And Relaxed As I Can Be. If I Have Positions Going Against Me, I Get Right Out; If They Are Going For Me, I Keep Them.

Fundamentals Might Be Good For The First Third Or First 50 Or 60 Percent Of A Move, But The Last Third Of A Great Bull Market Is Typically A Blow-off, Whereas The Mania Runs Wild And Prices Go Parabolic... There Is No Training, Classroom Or Otherwise, That Can Prepare For Trading The Last Third Of A Move, Whether It's The End Of A Bull Market Or The End Of A Bear Market.

My Off-the-cuff Remarks At The University Of Virginia Were With Regard To Global Macro Traders, Who Are On-call 24/7 And Of Whom There Are Likely Only A Few Thousand Successful Practitioners In The World Today. Macro Trading Requires A High Degree Of Skill, Focus And Repetition. Life Events, Such As Birth, Divorce, Death Of A Loved One And Other Emotional Highs And Lows Are Obstacles To Success In This Specific Field Of Finance.

Trading Gives You An Incredibly Intense Feeling Of What Life Is All About.

I Am More Scared Now That I Was At Any Point Since I Began Trading, Because I Recognize How Ephemeral Success Can Be In This Business. I Know That To Be Successful, I Have To Be Frightened. My Biggest Hits Have Always Come After I Have Had A Great Period And I Started To Think That I Knew Something.