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TableofContents
IntroductionTheEssenceofTradingHowtoFindanEdgeLookforMinimumRiskPointsIsThereaTradingFormula?WhyTradingCannotBeReducedtoSimpleRulesHowtoDevelopCompetenceFirstRequirementofSuccessSecondRequirementofSuccessQuestionstoAskYourself
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TradingMethodOutlineWyckoff’sTradeManagementTakeaFreePositionSelectiveDayTradingWaitforWideSwingsDistinguishingPullbacksfromaChangeinTrendOneMan’sMeatPitfallsTheSixthSenseinTradingThePowerofCommitmentThePrinceofFloorTradersKeeneHowSuccessHappensFullTimeLearningfrom
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MistakesWhatTradingisNotInertiaManipulationNotaProblemAdvantageOverBigTradersTheTradingObjectiveBefore,During,andAftertheTradeTheIdealWorkEnvironmentHowMoneyisMadeTradingDrivenbyPsychologicalNeedsStartwithMinimumSizeStartRightorNotatAllEnteringattheRightTimeGetOn!
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SpecializeWhattoTradeInterdependenceOnBreakEvenTradesExpertAlwaysHaveaStopTrailingStopsHowtoManageanOpenTradeTheImportanceofImmediateTrendStayOutofQuietMarketsStrong,HighMomentumMovesNeverMoveYourStopNeverAverageaLoser
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GunforAbsoluteProfitsFourReasonstoCloseaTradeVolumeAsaCrucialIndicatorHowtoEvaluateVolumePriceFactorsEverythingStrengthandVolumeDon’tEnterafterProlongedMovesChancesDecreaseasMoveContinuesDayTradingIsFine,But...TheUseofMarketCyclesinWyckoff’sDayGettingtotheBottomof
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ThingsNoOneKnowsHowtoAnticipateBigMovesScalpingDevelopingSubconsciousCompetenceDiscretionaryTradingChartingandHindsightBiasProperUseofChartsWideVisionLocalTrendsvs.GeneralTrendsIdentifyingTrend,Range,Accumulation,andDistributionDiscardAllMechanicalHelps
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WatchingOneMarketInsufficientMarketAbsorptionRangeDoesNotMeanReversalDocumentAllTradesProfessionalLossesAreTinyBigSwingsandLargeVolumesWhatisthe‘Best’TradingStyle?TradingAsaProfessionDayTradingvs.SwingTradingCan’tTellHowFarWaitforaBreakout
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Re-enterOnaPullbackUseVolumeonBreakoutHowtoMoveYourStopPlayingDominoesNoTrend,NoTradeImpairedTradingTired,Hungry,Horny,orUpsetTheFoundationofStrongTradingPsychologyOneIdeaintoaMethodOnTrading“Teachers”FormingaTradingCharacterConclusion-TheFinalLesson
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ExpertTrader:93Trading
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LessonsofRichardWyckoff
FrankMarshall
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Copyright©2014byFrankMarshallAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,withoutwrittenpermissionfromtheauthor,exceptfortheuseofbriefquotationsinareview.
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Publisher:MarshallPressFirstedition:2014Byreadingthisbook,youacknowledgethattradingisriskyandyoucouldhavesubstantiallossesthatexceedyourcapitalinvestment.Tradingfinancialinstrumentsprofitablyisverydifficultandisnotforeveryone.Thisisaninformationalbook
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andnothingassociatedwithitshouldbeconstruedasspecificadvicetobuyorsell(ornotbuyorsell)anyfinancialinstruments,orbeimpliedasawaytoguaranteeprofitabletrading.Nooneassociatedwithitacceptsanyliabilityforanylossesordamagesrelatingtoanycontentinhere.Anymentionoftradesinfinancial
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instrumentsshouldbeassumedtobehypothetical.Werecommendthatyouconsultwithalicensed,qualifiedprofessional,beforemakinganyinvestmentdecisions.Itistheindividual’sresponsibilitytoperformduediligenceinregardstoalltradesandentitieswithwhichyouchoosetodobusiness.
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Dedication
ToHermannHesse,
forhelpingmefollowmyvision.
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Introduction
AfterwritingTheBestTradingLessonsofJesseLivermore,afriendwhoreadthebookandlikeditasked:“Whydon’tyouwriteasimilarbookaboutWyckoff?”Hehadapoint.RichardWyckoff(1873-1934)wasanimmenselysuccessfultrader(‘stock
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operator’)speculatingintheearly1900s.Whatmadehimdifferentwasnotjusthisunprecedentedsuccess,buthisabilitytounderstandandexplainthecomplexnatureofthemarketsinawaythatmadesense.Ifhesawfartherthanothers,itwasbecausehe‘standingontheshouldersofgiants’.WyckoffbuiltontheworkofLivermore,Keene,
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Morgan,andotherwealthyspeculators.Fortunately,Wyckoffwasnotstingyinsharinghisinsights.Hehadmuchtosayaboutexperttrading,ashedevotedthelatterpartofhislifetowritingandlecturing.Thepresentvolumesummarizeshisbestlessons.AsaretheinsightsofJesseLivermore,Wyckoff’swisdomis
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timeless.WhilereadingandthinkingaboutWyckoff’stradingapproach,onegetsthedistinctimpressionthathewastherealdeal,thathe‘gotit’.Hiswealthconfirmedthat.Wyckoffputmuchemphasison‘tapereading’.Bythat,Wyckoffmeantwhatwemeantodaybywatching‘priceaction’,thefluctuationsofpricesupanddown,
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combinedwithpayingattentiontotheorderflow(level2).Incaseyoudonotgettoreadthewholebook,Ihaveputthemostcruciallessonsatthebeginning.HowdidWyckoffoperate?Whatapproachworkedforhim?Howdidhetrade?Whatdoesitmeantobeanexpert?IhavefocussedonWyckoff’s
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practicaltradingadviceasopposedhismoretheoreticalviewsthatareoutlinedelsewhere(‘compositeoperator’...etc.).Itishardtoimaginenothavingone’stradingenrichedbypracticalinsightsandtipsofoneofthebesttradersofalltime.FrankMarshall
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WestPalmBeach,July2014
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OtherBooksbyFrank
Marshall
TheBestTradingLessonsofJesseLivermore-75tradinglessonsfromthegreatestspeculatorofalltime.ContainsthemostcrucialtradinglessonsoftheReminiscencesofaStockOperatorinoneplace,
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extractedandlabelledforconvenience,withabriefdiscussionfollowingeachlesson.TradingEssentials:HowtoCutYourLearningCurve-Mosttradersblowtheiraccountandquitindisgust.Itdoesn'thavetobethatway.TradingEssentialsreveals20keylessonsfrommytrading
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experience,andgiveshelpfulsuggestionsonwhatittakestosucceedintheultracompetitivefieldoftrading.Regardlesswhetheryoutradestock,forex,bonds,futures,oroptions,youwillfindmanyusefulpointersthatcancutyourlearningcurvesignificantly.
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TheEssenceofTrading
“Tradingseemstous:Thescienceofdeterminingfromthetapetheimmediatetrendofprices.Itisjudgingfromwhatappearsonthetapenow,whatislikelytobeshowninfiveminutesormore.Itbearsnorelationtoclairvoyanceandwedonotbelievethatspiritsof
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departedfriendscouldbeofassistancetostudents.TapeReadingisrapid-firehorsesense.ItsobjectistodeterminewhetherUnionPacific,whichisnow159,willsellat160before158,orviceversa;tomakedeductionsfromeachsucceedingtransaction—everyshiftofthemarketkaleidoscope;tograspanew
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situation,forceitlightning-likethroughtheweighingmachineofthebrain,andtoreachadecisionwhichcanbeacteduponwithcoolnessandprecision—allwithinthespaceofafewseconds.Itisgaugingthemomentarysupplyanddemandinparticularstocksandinthewholemarket,comparingtheforcesbehindeachandtheir
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relationship,eachtotheotherandtoall.”Discussion:Wyckoffisclearthattradingisaboutdeterminingthepresenttrendthroughaseriesofdeductions.Deductionmeansreasoningfromparticularstoreachasingleconclusion(suchas‘trendisup’,‘trendisdown’,or‘themarketisin
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arange’).Wyckoff’sreferencetoadecisionwindowofonly‘afewseconds’suggeststhathewasadaytrader.
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HowtoFindanEdge
“Atraderislikethemanagerofadepartmentstore;intohisofficearepouredhundredsofreportsofsalesmadebythevariousdepartments.Henotesthegeneraltrendofbusiness,whetherdemandisheavyorlightthroughoutthestore,butlendsspecialattentiontothe
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linesinwhichdemandisabnormallystrongorweak.Whenhefindsdifficultyinkeepinghisshelvesfullinacertaindepartment,heinstructshisbuyers,andtheyincreasetheirbuyingorders;whencertaingoodsdonotmoveheknowsthereislittledemand(market)forthem,therefore,helowershisprices—offersinducements
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topossiblepurchasers.”Discussion:Howdoesonefindanedge?Wyckoffhintsthatspecialattentionmustbepaidtosituationswhereoneormoreelementsare‘abnormallystrongorweak’.Alledgesarebasedonimbalances.Whenthemarketforcesareoutofbalanceandnotin
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equilibrium,thereareedgespresent.Recognizingthosetimesiswhatprofitabletradingisallabout.
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LookforMinimumRisk
Points
“Themarketisatug-o'-war.Successfultapereadingrequiresabilitytojudgewhichsidehasthegreatestpullingpowerandonemusthavethecouragetogowiththatside.Therearecriticalpointswhichoccurineach
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swing,justasinthelifeofabusinessorofanindividual.Atthesejuncturesitseemsasthoughafeather'sweightoneithersidewoulddeterminetheimmediatetrend.Anyonewhocanspotthesepointshaseverythingtowinandlittletolose,forhecanalwaysplaywithastopplacedclosebehindtheturningpointorpointof
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resistance.”Discussion:Professionaltradersfocusonminimizingrisk.Oneofthebestwaystodothatistoenterat‘turningpoints’,placingthestopjustbeyondthem.Inpractice,thatmeansenteringpullbacksintrends.Apullbackisaspecialtypeofaturningpoint.Whena
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pullbackends,thetrendresumes,offeringalowriskopportunityforentry.WewillseehowWyckofftradedpullbackslater.
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IsThereaTrading
Formula?
“Iftradingwereanexactscience,onewouldsimplyhavetoassemblethefactors,carryouttheoperationsindicated,andtradeaccordingly.Butthefactorsinfluencingthemarketareinfiniteintheirnumberand
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character,aswellasintheireffectuponthemarket,andtoattempttheconstructionofatradingformulawouldseemtobefutile.However,somethingofthekind(intherough)maydevelopasweprogressinthisinvestigation,soletuspreserveopenminds.”Discussion:Wyckoffdidnot
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feelthattradingcanbereducedtoanexactformula,duetothefactthattherearesimplytoomanyvariablestoconsider(‘infiniteintheirnumber’isanexaggerationonhispart,butgetsthepointacross).Hedoessay,however,thatsometradingguidelinesshouldbeinplace.Tradingdoesnothavetobewholly
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mechanicalordiscretionary.Wyckoffaimedforbalance,butputmoreemphasisonthediscretionaryapproach.
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WhyTradingCannotBe
ReducedtoSimpleRules
“Butrealtradingtakeseverythingintoaccount—everylittlecharacterwhichappearsonthetapeplaysitspartinformingoneoftheendlessseriesof‘movingpictures.’Inmanyyears'studyofthetape,Idonot
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rememberhavingseentwoofthese‘pictures’whichwereduplicates.Onecanrealizefromthishowimpossibleitwouldbetoformulateasimplesetofrulestofiteverycaseoreventhemajorityofthem,aseachday'ssessionproduceshundredsofsituations,which,sofarasmemoryserves,areneverrepeated.
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Thesubjectoftradingisthereforepracticallyinexhaustible,whichmakesitallthemoreinterestingtothemanwhohasacquiredthe‘studyhabit.’"Discussion:Nosituationrepeatsitselfexactly.Sowhenyoucreateasimplesetofrulesbasedonthepast,theyarelikelynottofitfuture
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situations.Wyckoffdoesnotrecallamarketsituationeverrepeating100%.Therearealwaysnewsubtletiesandnuances.Themarketevolves.Everydayisnew.Thisisthestrengthofadiscretionaryapproach.Purelymechanicalsystemcannottakethatintoaccountwithalimitedsetofsimplerules.Wyckoffhadgreatrespectfor
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thecomplexityofthemarkets,andhistradingapproachreflectedthat.
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HowtoDevelop
Competence
“Atraderabsorbsinformationandfollowsadefiniteandthoroughlytestedplan,whichaftermonthsandyearsofpracticebecomessecondnaturetohim.Hismindformshabitswhichoperateautomatically
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inguidinghismarketventures.Nointelligenthumanneedbetoldthatwhentheskydarkensandthethunderrollsthere'slikelytobeashower.Heunconsciouslynotesthepreliminarysigns,donsaraincoatandtakesanumbrella.Longpracticewillmakethetraderjustasproficientin
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forecastingstockmarketevents,buthisintuitionwillbereinforcedbylogic,reason,andanalysis.”Discussion:Ifthereisnoexactwinningformula,howissuccesspossible?Wyckoffoutlineshisrecipefordevelopingcompetence:
Information+Plan+
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Experience+Analysis=Expertise
Withoutinformation,yourtradingisblind.Withoutplan,yourtradingisinconsistent.Withoutexperience,yourtradinghasnoedge.Withoutanalysis,yourtradingislost.
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Missanycomponentandyourtradingwillbeineffective.
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FirstRequirementof
Success
“First,hemustbeabsolutelyself-reliant.Adependentpersonwhosejudgementhangsuponthatofotherswillfindhimselfswayedbyathousandoutsideinfluences.Atcriticalpointshisjudgementwillbeuseless.He
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mustbeabletosay:‘Thefactsare—;theresultingindicationsare—;thereforeIwilldosoandso.’”Discussion:Absoluteself-reliancemeansdoingone’sownthinking,basedonfacts(price/orderflow).Itisgoodtobeamemberofatradingcommunity,butultimatelyonemustthinkforoneself
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andmakeone’sowntradingdecisions.Nobodycanholdyourhand.Tradingisanindependentendeavor.
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SecondRequirementof
Success
“Nexthemustbefamiliarwiththetechnicalitiesofthemarket,sothateverylittleincidentaffectingpriceswillbegivendueweight.Heshouldknowthehistory,earningsandfinancialconditionofthecompaniesin
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whosestockheistrading;thewaysofthemanipulators;thedifferentkindsofmarkets;beabletomeasuretheeffectofnewsandrumors;knowwhenandinwhatstocksitisbesttotrade;measuretheforcesbehindthem;knowwhentocutalossandtakeaprofit.Hemuststudythevariousswingsandknowwherethemarketandhis
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stockstand;mustrecognizetheinherentweaknessorstrengthofthemarket;understandthebasisorlogicofmovements.Heshouldstudythefundamentalsandsiftthewheatfromthechaff;recognizetheturningpointsofthemarket;seeinhismind'seyewhatishappeningonthefloor.Hemusthavethenervetostand
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aseriesoflosses;persistencetokeephimattheworkduringadverseperiods;self-controltoavoidovertradingandaphlegmaticdispositiontobalancehimatalltimes.”Discussion:Thereissomuchtomasterasatrader.Wyckoffsummarizesmanytechnicalandpsychologicalaspects.Tradingisacomplex
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taskthatrequiresadevelopmentofmasteryinnumerousareas.NoticeWyckoffdoesnotsaythat‘tradingissimple’,asispopularnowadayswithmanytradingcoachesandauthors.Thereisnoideaof“findagoodsetup,tradeit,andbecomeamillionaire.”Ifonly.
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QuestionstoAskYourself
“Successisonlyforthefew,andtheproblemistoascertain,withtheminimumexpenditureoftimeandmoney,whetheryouarefittedforthework.These,inanutshell,arethevitalquestions:1.Doyouhavetechnicalknowledgeofthemarketand
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thefactorswhichmoveit?2.Doyouhavesufficientcapitalwhichyoucanaffordtoloseinanefforttodemonstrateyourtradingability?3.Canyoudevoteyourentiretimeandattentiontothestudyandthepracticeofthisscience?4.Areyousofixedfinanciallythatyouarenotdependent
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uponyourpossibleprofits,andsothatyouwillnotsufferifnoneareforthcomingnoworlater?”Discussion:Wyckoffbidsyoutotask:areyourtechnicalskills,capital,commitment,andfinancialstabilityuptopar?Noticethelastquestionimpliesthatatradermustbe
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okwithfailure.IsWyckoffbeingnegative?Notatall.Youmustbeokwithlosingmoney,otherwiseyouwon’tbeabletomanageyouropenpositionsproperly.Thequestionalsosuggestsdetachmentfromprofits.Tradingiseasierwhenitisnotmoneyfocussed.Theprofessionalisfocussedondoingtherightthing.Money
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takescareofitself.Itisnottheimmediategoal,buttheoutcomeofgoodtrading.
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TradingMethodOutline
“Thisisonegreatadvantagethetraderhasoverotheroperatorswhodonotemploymarketscience.Byaprocessofeliminationhedecideswhichsideofthemarketandwhichstockaffordsthebestopportunity.Heeithergetsinattheinceptionofamovementorwaitsforthe
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firstreactionafterthemovehasstarted.Heknowsjustaboutwherehisstockwillcomeonthereactionandjudgesbythewayitthenactswhetherhisfirstimpressionisconfirmedornullified.Afterhegetsinitmustcomeuptoexpectationsorheshouldabandonthetrade.Ifitisabullmove,thevolumemustincreaseandtherestof
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themarketoffersomesupportoratleastnotopposeit.Thereactionsmustshowasmallervolumethantheadvances,indicatinglightpressure,andeachupwardswingmustbeoflongerdurationandreachanewhighlevel,oritwillmeanthattherisehasspentitsforceeithertemporarilyorfinally.”
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Discussion:Wyckoffoutlinestheessentialsofhistradingmethodhere.Thecomponentsare:1.Enteronabreakoutorapullback.2.Keepthetradeonifitismeetingtheexpectations.3.Lookforincreasingvolumewhenit’salongtrade.4.Lookforlightvolumeon
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reactions.Allfouraresolidideas,thathavestoodthetestoftime.
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Wyckoff’sTrade
Management
“IbuyandsellwhenIgetmyindications.IngoingintoatradeIdonotknowwhetheritwillshowaprofitoraloss,orhowmuch.ItrytotradeatapointwhereIcansecureprotectionwithastop...sothatmyriskis
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limited.IfthetradegoesinmyfavorIpushthestopupassoonaspossible,toapointwheretherecanbenoloss.Idonotletprofitsrunblindlybutonlysolongasthereappearsnoindicationonwhichtoclose.Nomatterwheremystoporderstands,Iamalwaysonthewatchfordangersignals.SometimesI
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getthemwayinadvanceofthetimeatradeshouldbeclosed;inotherinstancesmy‘getout’willflashontothetapeassuddenlyandasclearlydefinedasastreakoflightningagainstablacksky.Whenthetapesays‘getout’IneverstoptoreckonhowmuchprofitorlossIhaveorwhetherIamaheadorbehindontheday.Istriveforan
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increasingaverageprofitbutIdonotkeepmyeyesomuchonthefractionsorpointsmadeorlost,somuchasonmyself.”Discussion:Wyckoffoutlinestheprinciplesofhistrademanagement.Thereadingoforderflowasasignaltogetoutisworthnoting.Mosttraderstodaydonotbother
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withorderflow(level2),asitseemstobetoomuchwork.Toaprofessional,thereisnosuchthingas‘toomuchwork’ifithelpshim.Therearegreatrewardsatstake.Whenthestakesarehigh,itiscrucialtogeteveryadvantage.
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TakeaFreePosition
“Mystopwasmoveddownsotherecouldn'tbealoss,andsoonaslightrallyandanotherbreakgavemeanewstopwhichinsuredaprofit,comewhatmight...Istronglyadvocatethismethodofprofitinsuring.Thescientificeliminationoflossisoneofthemostimportant
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factorsintheart,andtheoperatorwhofailstoproperlyprotecthispaperprofitswillfindthatmanyapointwhichhethoughthehadcinchedhasslippedawayfromhim.Whenyoupushastopclosebehindariseoradecline,youleavethewayopenforafurtherprofit;butwhenyouclosethetradeofyourown
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volition,youshutoffallsuchchances.Thiswholeplanofusingstopsisasortofsqueezingoutthelastdropofprofitfromeachtradeandneverlosinganypartthatcanpossiblyberetained.”Discussion:Wyckoffwouldtakeafreepositionusingswinglowsandhighsasthe
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tradewentinhisfavor.Heneverusedfixedtargetswithinflexibleprofit/lossratios.Hegunnedforabsolutereturns.
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SelectiveDayTrading
“Manyopportunitiesforprofitdevelopfromeachday'smovements;onlytheverychoicestshouldbeactedupon.Thereshouldbenohaste.Themarketwillbetheretomorrowincasetoday'sopportunitiesdonotmeetrequirements.”
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Discussion:Wyckoffwasadaytrader,butaselectiveoneatthat.Youdon’thavetotakeeverysignalyousee.Ifyouthinkoftradingasplayingpoker,imaginehavingtheabilitytoplayonlyifyouhavetheaces.Mosttradersdonottakeenoughadvantageofselectivity.
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WaitforWideSwings
“Theremustbewideswingsifprofitsaretoexceedlosses,andthethingtodois,waitforgoodopportunities.‘Themarketisalwayswithus’isanoldandatruesaying.Wearenotcompelledtotradeandresultsdonotdependonhowoftenwetrade,butonhowmuchmoneywemake.”
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Discussion:Itisagoodreminderthatthemarketisnotgoinganywhere.Itwillstillbeheretomorrow.Thereisnoneedtopushactionwherethereisn’tany.
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DistinguishingPullbacks
fromaChangeinTrend
“...oneofthefinestpointsintheartoftradingisthatofdistinguishingapullbackfromachangeintrend.Agoodwaytodothissuccessfullyistofigurewhereastockisduetocomeafteritmakesanupturn,
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allowingthatanormalpullbackisfromone-halftotwo-thirdsofthedecline.Thatis,whenastockdeclinestwoandahalfpointswecanlookforatleastapointandaquarterrallyunlessthepressureisstillon.Incasethedeclineisnotover,therallywillfallshort.”Discussion:Wyckoff’srule
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fora‘normal’pullbackisaretracementof50%to66%.Thisruleworksquitewelleventoday.Lookatthechartofyourfavoriteinstrument.Howdeeparenormalpullbacks?
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OneMan’sMeat
“Theresultswhichareattainabledependsolelyupontheindividual.Eachmustworkouthisownmethodoftrading,basedonsuggestionsderivedfromthesestudiesorfromothersources.Itwilldoubtlessbefoundthatwhatisoneman'smeatisanother'spoison,and
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thatnoamountofbooklearningwillavailifthestudentdoesnotputhisknowledgetoanactualtestinthemarket.”Discussion:Findyourownway.Youcannottradesomebodyelse’ssystem.Ithastobeyourown.
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Pitfalls
“Anxietytomakearecord,toavoidlosses,tosecureacertainprofitforthedayorperiodwillgreatlywarpthejudgement,andleadtoalowpercentageofprofits.Tradingisagooddeallikelayingeggs.Ifthehenisnotlefttopickupthenecessaryfoodsandretireinpeaceto
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hernest,shewillnotproduceproperly.Ifsheisworriedbydogsandsmallboys,ortriestolayseveneggsoutofmaterialforsix,thenetproceedsmaylooklikeanomelet.Thetrader’sprofitsshoulddevelopnaturally.Heshouldbuyorsellbecauseitisthethingtodo—notbecausehewantstomakeaprofitor
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fearstomakealoss.”Discussion:Oneofthemostcommonproblemsdaytradersfacepsychologicallyiswantingtobookawinningday,everyday.Ofcourse,thatisalosingproposition,asthemarketsimplydoesnotgiveyouopportunitiestomakemoneyeverysingleday.
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TheSixthSenseinTrading
“Bypropermentalequipmentwedonotmeanthemereabilitytotakealoss,definethetrend,ortoexecutesomeothermovecharacteristicoftheprofessionaltrader.Werefertotheactiveordormantqualitiesinhismake-up.Thepowertodrillhimselfintotherightmentalattitude;to
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stiflehisemotion,fear,anxiety,elation,recklessness,totrainhismindintoobediencesothatitrecognizesbutonemaster—thetape—these,ifpossessed,wouldbeasvaluableinshapingtheresultasnaturalability,orwhatiscalledthesixthsenseintrading.”
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Discussion:Wyckoffequatesthe‘sixth’senseintradingwiththeabilitytomasterone’sinternalworldinsuchawaythatalltradingisdeterminedstrictlybytechnicalconsiderations.Itamountstomasteryofthetechnicalsideaswellascontrolofoneself.
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ThePowerofCommitment
“Somepeoplearebornmusicians,othersseeminglyvoidofmusicaltaste,developthemselvesintovirtuosos.ItistheamountofIWILLinamanwhichmakeshimmediocreorpre-eminent—inWallStreetparlance,aduborabigtrader.”
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Discussion:Themostpowerfulfactorinachievingsuccessiscommitment.Talentisnotnearlyenough.
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ThePrinceofFloorTraders
“Thosewhoknew‘Jakey’whenhebeganhisWallStreetcareer,wereimpressedbyhisabilitytoreadthetape,andfollowthetrend.Histalentforthisworkwasdoubtlessborninhim;timeandexperiencehaveintensifiedituntilnowheisconsideredbythemajorityof
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hisfellows,thePrinceofFloorTraders.”Discussion:Wyckoffisdescribingoneofthebesttradersheknew.Thethreequalitiesheadmiresinthismanarereadingpriceaction(‘tape’),followingthetrend,andexperience.
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Keene
“WhateverlaurelsMr.Keenehaswonasanoperatororsyndicatemanager,donotdetractfromhisreputationasatrader.Hisscrutinyofthetapeissointensethatheappearstobeinatrancewhilehismentalprocessesarebeingworkedout.Heseemstoanalyzeprices,
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volumes,andfluctuationsdowntothefinestimaginablepoint,thentelephonestothefloortoascertainthecharacterofthebuyingorsellingincertainactivestocks.Withthisauxiliaryinformationhecompleteshisjudgementandmakeshiscommitments.Mr.Keenestandsto-dayonthepinnacleoffameasa
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trader,andhisdailypresenceatthetickerissufficientevidencethattheworkpaysandpayswell.”Discussion:JamesR.Keene(1838-1913)wasashrewdspeculatorwhomanagedfundsforbothMorganandRockefeller.AdmiredbothbyWyckoffandLivermore,Keenewasindeedasharp
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studentofthemarketsandpriceaction.Wyckoffespeciallyadmiredhisclosescrutinyofpriceactionandunderstandingofvolume.
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HowSuccessHappens
“Successinthisfieldusuallyresultsfromyearsofpainstakingeffortandabsoluteconcentrationuponthesubject.Itrequiresthatonedevotehiswholetimeandattentiontothetape.Heshouldhavenootherbusinessorprofession.‘Amancannotservetwo
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masters,’andthetapeisatyrant.”Discussion:Wyckoffiteratesthatsuccessisamatterofmakingamajorcommitment,tothepointwhereitbecomesone’schiefoccupation.Hedoesnotfeelthattakingpartialinterestwillleadtosuccess.
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FullTimeLearningfrom
Mistakes
“Onecannotbecomeatraderbygivingthetickerabsenttreatment;norbyrunningintohisbroker'sofficeafterlunch,orseeing‘howthemarketclosed’fromhiseveningnewspaper.Hecannotstudythisartfromthe
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farendofatelegraphortelephonewire.Heshouldspendtwenty-sevenhoursaweekattheticker,andmanymorehoursawayfromitstudyinghismistakesandfindingthe‘why’ofhislosses.”Discussion:One’smistakesprovidethebestlearningopportunities.Everytrade
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shouldbefollowedbya‘postmortem’session,adissectionofwhatwentwrongifthetradewasaloser.Curiously,Wyckoffdoesnotmentionstudyingone’swinners.Winningtakescareofitself;itislosingthatmustbelearnedfrom.
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WhatTradingisNot
“Tradingisnotmerelylookingatthetapetoascertainhowpricesarerunning.Itisnotreadingthenewsandthenbuyingorselling‘ifthestockactsright.’Itisnottradingontips,opinions,orinformation.Itisnotbuying‘becausetheyaregoingup,’orselling
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‘becausetheylookweak.’Itisnottradingonchartindicationsorbyothermechanicalmethods.Itisnot‘buyingondipsandsellingonbulges.’Norisitanyofthehundredotherfoolishthingspractisedbythemillionsofpeoplewithoutmethod,forethought,orcalculation.”
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Discussion:Tolearnwhatsomethingis,itisgoodtoknowwhatitisnot.Tradingrequiresatestedmethodandcarefulthought.Itisnotamatterofactingonawhimoranimpulse.
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Inertia
“Themarketislikeaslowlyrevolvingwheel.Whetherthewheelwillcontinuetorevolveinthesamedirection,standstillorreversedependsentirelyupontheforceswhichcomeincontactwithitshubandtread.Evenwhenthecontactisbroken,andnothingremainstoaffectits
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course,thewheelretainsacertainimpulsefromthemostrecentdominatingforce,andrevolvesuntilitcomestoastandstillorissubjectedtootherinfluences.”Discussion:Themarkethasatendencytokeepdoingwhatithasdoingrecently,unlessotherthingsinterfere.Thisis
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anoldandanimportantprincipleofspeculation.
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ManipulationNota
Problem
“Theelementofmanipulationneednotdiscourageanyone.Manipulatorsaregianttraders,wearingseven-leaguedboots.Thetrainedearcandetectthesteady‘clump,clump,’astheyprogress,andthefootprints
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arerecognizedinenormousquantitiesofstockappearingonthetape.Littlefellowsareatlibertytotiptoewhereverthefootprintslead,buttheymustbewarythatthegiantsdonotturnquicklyandcrushthem.”Discussion:Intoday’sageofHFT(HighFrequencyTrading),co-location,and
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flashcrashes,manytradersworryaboutmanipulation.Butmanipulationwasalwayspresent,eveninWyckoff’sday.Anditisvolumethatrevealsit.Nothingcanhidehugevolumes,whichshowsthatbigtradershavesprungtoaction.Payattentiontovolumepatterns.
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AdvantageOverBig
Traders
“Thetraderhasmanyadvantagesoverthelongswingoperator.Heneverventuresfarfromshore;thatis,heplayswithaclosestop,neverlayinghimselfopentoalargeloss.Accidentsorcatastrophescannotseriously
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injurehimbecausehecanreversehispositioninaninstant,andfollowthenew-formedstreamfromsourcetomouth.Ashispositiononeitherthelongorshortsideisconfirmedandemphasized,heincreaseshisline,thusfollowingupandcumulatingtheadvantagegained.”Discussion:Wyckoffpoints
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outtheadvantagesoftradingona‘shoestring’.Itiseasytogetoutofapositionwhentradingsmall.Largetraderssimplydonothavethisoptionastheirtradingmovesthemarket.
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TheTradingObjective
“Thisistheobjectivepointofthetrader—tomakeanaverageprofit.Inamonth'soperationshemaymake$3,500andlose$3,000—anetprofitof$500toshowforhiswork.Ifhecankeepthisaverageup,tradingin100-sharelots,throughoutayear,hehasonlytoincreasehis
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unitto200,300,and500sharesormore,andtheresultswillbetremendous.”Discussion:Tradesmallandbepatient.Ifyoucanwinwithconsistency,youcanincreaseyourtradingsize.
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Before,During,andAfter
theTrade
“Thetraderevolveshimselfintoanautomatonwhichtakesnoteofasituation,weighsit,decidesuponacourseandgivesanorder.Thereisnoquickeningofthepulse,nonerves,nohopesorfears.Theresultproduces
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neitherelationnordepression.Thereisequanimitybefore,during,andafterthetrade.”Discussion:Emotionalstateofatradershouldnotfluctuate.Tradingdecisionsaretobemaderationallyandnoemotionalityshouldbepresentatanytime.
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TheIdealWork
Environment
“Forperfectconcentrationasaprotectionfromthetips,gossipandotherinfluenceswhichaboundinabroker'soffice,heshould,ifpossible,secludehimself.Atinyroomwithaticker,adeskandprivatetelephoneconnection
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withhisbroker'sofficeareallthefacilitiesrequired.Theworkrequiressuchdelicatebalanceofthefacultiesthattheslightestinfluenceeitherwaymaythrowtheresultagainstthetrader.Hemaysay:‘Nothinginfluencesme,’butunconsciouslyitdoesaffecthisjudgementtoknowthatanothermanisbearishatapointwherehethinksstocks
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shouldbebought.Themerethought,"Hemayberight,"hasadeterringinfluenceuponhim;hehesitate;theopportunityislost.Nomatterhowthemarketgoesfromthatpoint,hehasmissedacogandhismentalmachineryisthrownoutofgear.Silenceisamuchneededlubricanttothetrader'smind.The
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advisabilityofhavingevenanewstickerintheroom,isasubjectfordiscussion.Thetapetellsthepresentandfutureofthemarket.”Discussion:Tradingdecisionsaredelicate,andthusrequiretheproperenvironment.Eliminatedistractions.Wyckoffrecommendedsilenceastheidealwork
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environment.Intoday’scontext,thatwouldmeannotjustquietinyourtradingroom,butalsonocontactwiththeothersviaemail,facebook...etc.Whenyoutrade,justtrade.Bepresentandmindfultoeverythingthatistakingplaceinfrontofyou.
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HowMoneyisMade
“Moneyismadeintradingbyanticipatingwhatiscoming—notbywaitingtillithappensandgoingwiththecrowd.”Discussion:Goingwiththecrowdoftenmeansenteringtoolate.Agoodtraderseesthemove
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asitisstarting,havinganticipateditinhisanalysis.Thatusuallymeansenteringonthebreakout,orthefirstpullback.
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TradingDrivenby
PsychologicalNeeds
“Thetraderofslightexperiencesuffersmentalanguishifthestockdoesnotinstantlygohisway;heisafraidofalargeloss,hencehisjudgementbecomeswarped,andheclosesthetradeinordertosecure
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mentalrelief.Astheseareallsymptomsofinexperience,theycannotbeovercomebyavoidingtheissue.Thebraveandthebusiness-likethingtodoistowaderightintothegameandlearntoplayitunderconditionswhicharetobemetandconqueredbeforesuccesscanbeattained.”Discussion:Howmany
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tradingdecisionsdoyoumakeinordertosecurementalrelief(‘tofeelbetter’)?Wyckoffgivesanexampleofatraderclosinghispositioninordertoexperienceamorecomfortablepsychologicalstate.Ofcourse,itdoesnothavetobeanexit.Sometradersenterinordertorelieveaninnertension.
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Needlesslytosay,tradingtomakeoneselfcomfortableisthewrongandtheexpensivethingtodo.Itisgoodideatoseewhichofyourtradingdecisionsarebasedpurelyonunmetpsychologicalneeds.
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StartwithMinimumSize
“Afteracompleteabsorptionofeveryavailablepieceofeducationalwritingbearingupontrading,itisbesttocommencetradingintensharelots,soastoacquiregenuinetradingexperience.Thismaynotsuitsomepeoplewithapropensityforgambling,wholookuponthe
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ten-sharetraderasapiker.Theaveragelambwith$10,000wantstocommencewith100to500-sharelots—hewishestostartatthetopandworkdown.Itisonlyaquestionoftimewhenhewillhavetotradeinten-sharelots.Tousitseemsbettertostartatthebottomwithtenshares.Thereisplentyoftimein
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whichtoincreasetheunitifyouaresuccessful.Ifsuccessisnoteventuallyrealizedyouwillbemanydollarsbetteroffforhavingventuredtheminimumquantity...Thinkofababy,justlearningtowalk,beingenteredinaracewithprofessionalsprinters!“Discussion:Thereisnorushtotradebig,ifyouarejust
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startingout.Proveyourselfbytradingsmallfirst.Youcanalwaysscalebiglater,afteryouhavedemonstratedyouredgeandexpertise.
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StartRightorNotatAll
“Tradingishardwork,hencethosewhoarementallylazyneednotapply.Norshouldanyonetowhomitwillmeanworryastowherehisbreadandbutteriscomingfrom.Money-worryisnotconducivetoclear-headedness.Over-anxiety
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upsetstheequilibriumofatradermorethananythingelse.Soifyoucannotaffordthetimeandmoney,andhavenotthenecessarysupplyofpatience,betterwait.Startrightornotatall.”Discussion:Itisanoldsayingthatscaredmoneyloses.Youcannotbeconcernedabout
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moneyandactinanobjective,detachedway.Greedcloudsyourjudgementandmakesyourtradingweakandhesitantwhenitneedstobestronganddecisive.Itishardtodotherightthingwhenyouarethinkingaboutmoney.
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EnteringattheRightTime
“Forthetraderthereisapsychologicalmomentwhenhemustopenorclosehistrade.Hisordersmustthereforebe‘atthemarket.’Hagglingoverfractionswillmakehimlosethethreadofthetape,upsethispoiseandinterrupttheworkingsofhismentalmachinery.”
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Discussion:Wyckoffbelievedinenteringatthemarket(‘jumpingin’)attherightmoment.Enteryourpositionwhenyourconvictionhasreacheditsapex.
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GetOn!
“...asthetradergenerallygoeswiththetrenditisacaseof‘getonorgetleft.’Byallmeans‘geton.’”Discussion:Wyckoffbelievedinenteringtrendswhentheybegin.Thoughsometimeshewaitedforpullbacks,healsotraded
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breakoutswhenhefelttheevidencewassufficienttopullthetrigger.
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Specialize
“Itisbetterforatradertotradeinonestockthantwoormore.Stockshavehabitsandcharacteristicswhichareasdistinctasthoseofhumanbeingsoranimals.Byaclosestudythetraderbecomesintimatelyacquaintedwiththesehabitsandisabletoanticipatethestock'saction
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undergivencircumstances.Astockmaybestubborn,sensitive,irresponsive,complaisant,aggressive;itmaydominatethetapeortrailalongbehindtherest;itiswhimsicalandcoquettish;itmaywhisper,babblelikeabrookorroarlikeacataract.Itsmoodsmustbestudiedifyouwouldknowitandbendittoyourwill.
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Studyimpliesconcentration.Apersonwhotradesinadozenstocksatatimecannotconcentrateonone...Bettertoconcentrateononeortwostocksandstudythemexhaustively.Youwillfindthatwhatappliestoonedoesnotalwaysfittheother:eachmustbejudgedonitsownmerits.Thevaryingpricelevels,volumes,percentageof
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floatingsupply,investmentvalues,themanipulationandotherfactors,alltendtoproduceadifferentcombinationineachparticularcase.”Discussion:Specializeinwhatyoutrade.Itisbettertobeamasterofoneinstrumentthanajackofall.
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WhattoTrade
“Thetradermustendeavortooperateinthatstockwhichcombinesthewidestswingswiththebroadestmarket;hemaythereforefrequentlyfindittohisadvantagetoswitchtemporarilyintootherissueswhichseemtoofferthequickestandsurestprofits.It
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isnecessaryforustobecomefamiliarwiththecharacteristicsoftheprincipalspeculativemediumsthatwemayjudgetheiradvantagesinthisrespect,aswellastheirweightandbearinguponagivenmarketsituation.”Discussion:By‘widestswings’,Wyckoffmeant
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tradingwhatmoves.Ifitdoesn’tmove,youcannotmakemoney.Thisprincipleisiteratedbyallgreattraders.
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Interdependence
“Thevariousstocksinthemarketarelikeagiganticfleetofboats,allhitchedtogetherandbeingtowedbythetugs‘MoneySituation,’and‘BusinessConditions’...Theleadersarefirsttofeeltheimpulse;theothersfollowinturn.Shouldthetugshalt,thefleetwillrunalongfor
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awhileunderitsownmomentum,andtherewillbeacertainamountofbumping,backingandfilling.Incasethedirectionofthetugsischangedabruptly,thebumpingisapttobesevere.Obviously,thoseintherearcannotgainandholdtheleadershipwithoutanall-aroundre-adjustment."
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Discussion:Instrumentsmoveintandem.Thisistrueforstocks,buttherearealsostrongcorrelationsbetweendifferentmarketsandtheinstrumentswithineachmarket.Thenatureofthebeastisinterdependence.
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OnBreakEvenTrades
“...thetrader'sproblemisnotonlytoeliminatelosses,buttocoverhisexpensesasquicklyasmaybe.Ifhehasacoupleofpointsprofitinalongtrade,thereisnoreasonwhyheshouldletthestockrunbackbelowhisnetbuyingprice.Herecircumstancesseemtocallforastoporder,
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sothatnomatterwhathappens,hewillnotbecompelledtopayoutmoney.Thisstopshouldnotbethrustinwhennetcostistooclosetothemarketprice.Reactionsmustbeallowedfor.”Discussion:Wyckoffstronglybelievedintakingafreeposition,oncethemarkethas
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movedadistancethatallowedforareaction.
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Expert
“Atraderisessentiallyonewhofollowstheimmediatetrend.Anexpertcanreadilydistinguishbetweenachangeoftrendandareaction.Whenhismentalbarometerindicatesachangehedoesnotwaitforastopordertobehit,butcleanshouseorreverseshisposition
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inatwinkling.Thestoporderatnetcostis,therefore,ofadvantageonlyincaseofareversalwhichissudden,pronounced,andwithnoforewarning.”Discussion:Oneofthehardestthingsintradingistellingthedifferencebetweenareactionandachangeoftrend.Indeed,inWyckoff’s
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thinking,thatiswhatdistinguishesanexpertfromtherest.Spottingachangeoftrend,anexpertdoesnotwaitforhisstoptobehit.Heclosestheposition,possiblyreversingit.Thusabreakevenstopisusefultoanexpertonlyincasesofsuddenorunexpectedmarketmoves(‘spikes’).
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AlwaysHaveaStop
“Iknowatraderwhooncebought500sharesofSugarandthenwentouttolunch.Hepaid25centsforwhatheate,butonreturningtothetapehefoundthetotalcostofthatlunchwas$5,000.25.Hehadleftnostoporder,Sugarwasdowntenpoints...”
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Discussion:Wyckoffbelievedinalwayshavingastop.Withoutastop,youexposeyourselftothepossibilityofmakinganinfiniteloss.Notagoodideaforyouraccount.
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TrailingStops
“Acloserstopmaybeobtainedbynotingthe‘pointsofresistance’—thelevelsatwhichthemarketturnsafterareaction.Forexample,ifyouareshortat130andthestockbreaksto128,ralliesto129,andthenturnsdownagain,thepointofresistanceis129.Incaseoftemporaryabsence
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orinterruptiontotheservice,agoodstopwouldbeabove129.Iftheoperatorwishestouseanautomaticstop,averygoodmethodisthis:Supposetheinitialtradeismadewithaone-pointstop.Foreveryoneeightthestockmovesinyourfavor,changethestoptocorrespond,sothatthestopisnevermorenorlessthanone
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pointawayfromtheextrememarketprice.Thisgraduallyandautomaticallyreducestherisk,andifthetraderbeatallskilful,hisprofitsmustexceedlosses.Assoonasthestopisthusraisedtocovercommissions,itwouldseembestnottomakeitautomaticthereafter,butletthemarketdevelopitsownstoporsignaltogetout.”
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Discussion:Wyckoffusedtrailingstops.Heindicatesthatanautomatictrailingstopwasacceptableuntilyoutakeafreeposition.Afterthat,itisagoodideatoallowthemarkettodeterminewheretoplacethetrailingstop,accordingtorecentswinghighsorlows.
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HowtoManageanOpen
Trade
“Fear,hesitation,anduncertaintyaredeadlyenemiesofthetrader...Thereforecommitmentsshouldbenogreaterthancanbebornebyone'ssusceptibilityinthisrespect.Hesitationmustbeovercome
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byselftraining.Toobserveapositiveindicationandnotactuponitisfatal—moresoinclosingthaninopeningatrade.Theappearanceofadefiniteindicationshouldbeimmediatelyfollowedbyanorder.Secondsareoftenmorevaluablethanminutes.Thetraderisnotthecaptain—heisbuttheengineerwhocontrolsthemachinery.The
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tapeisthepilotandtheengineermustobeyorderswithpromptnessandprecision.Uncertaintymaybereducedbytheuseofstops,orbyclosingatradewheneverone'scourseisnotentirelyclear.“Discussion:Theidealmentalstateisoneinwhichanobservationcorresponds
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closelytoaction.Havingeliminatedhesitation,anexperttraderactsinstantlyexecutinghisdecisions.
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TheImportanceof
ImmediateTrend
“Wehavedefinedatraderasonewhofollowstheimmediatetrend.Thismeansthathepursuesthelineofleastresistance.Hegoeswiththemarket—hedoesnotbuckit.Theoperatorwhoopposestheimmediatetrend
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pitshisjudgementandhishundredormoresharesagainsttheworld'ssupplyordemandandtheweightofitsmillionsofshares.Armedwithabroom,heistryingtostaytheincomingtide.Whenhegoeswiththetrend,theforcesofsupply,demandandmanipulationareworkingforandwithhim.”
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Discussion:Wyckoffbelievedingoingwiththetrend.Infact,makingprofitpresupposesatrend:pricemustmoveinthedirectionofone’spositioninordertogetoutahead.Goingwiththetrendmeansthatthetemporarysupply/demandimbalanceisonone’sside,addingstrengthtothemove,decreasingthe
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probabilityofthestopbeinghit.
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StayOutofQuietMarkets
“Amarketwhichswingswithinacoupleofpointscannotbesaidtohaveatrend,andisagoodoneforthetradertoavoid.Thereasonis:unlesshecatchestheextremesofthelittleswings,hecannotpaycommissions,takeoccasionallossesandcomeoutahead.
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Noyachtcanwininadeadcalm.Asitcostshimnearlyhalfapointtotrade,eachriskshouldcontainaprobabletwotofivepointsprofit,oritisnotjustified.”Discussion:Ifthemarketdoesnothavelargeenoughswings,itishardtopaythecommissionsandcovertheoccasionallosses.Makesure
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thatthereissufficientvolatilitytopotentiatesignificantmovesbeforeyoutrade.
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Strong,HighMomentum
Moves
“Amechanicalengineer,giventheweightofanobject,theforceoftheblowwhichstrikesit,andtheelementthroughwhichitmustpass,canfigureapproximatelyhowfartheobjectwillbedriven.Sothetrader,bygaugingthe
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impetusortheenergywithwhichastockstartsandsustainsamovement,decideswhetheritislikelytotravelfarenoughtowarranthisgoingwithit—whetheritwillpayitsexpensesandremuneratehimforhisboldness.Theordinarytip-tradingspeculatorgulpsapointortwoprofitanddisdainsaloss,
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unlessitisbigenoughtostranglehim.Thetradermustdotheopposite—hemustcutouteverypossibleeighthlossandsearchforchancestomakethree,fiveandtenpoints.Hedoesnothavetograspeverythingthatlookslikeanopportunity.Itisnotnecessaryforhimtobeinthemarketcontinuously.Hechoosesonlythebestofwhat
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thetapeoffers.”Discussion:Oneofthegreatestadvantagesthataretailtraderhasistheabilitynottotrade,tostayout,andwaitonlyforthebestopportunities.Unfortunately,fewnewtradersusethisadvantage.
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NeverMoveYourStop
“Iftheoperatorisshakenoutofhisholdingsimmediatelyafterenteringthetrade,itdoesnotprovehisjudgementisinerror.Someaccidentmayhavehappened,someuntowarddevelopmentinaparticularissue,ofsufficientweighttoaffecttherestofthelist.Itistheseunknown
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quantitiesthatmakethelimitationoflossesmostimportant.Insuchacaseitwouldbefollytochangethestopsothattheriskisincreased.This,whilecustomarywiththepublic,issomethingatraderseldomdoes.Eachtradeismadeonitsownbasis,andforcertaindefinitereasons.Atthe
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outsettheamountofriskshouldbedecidedupon,and,exceptinveryrareinstances,shouldnotbechanged,exceptonthesideofprofit.Thetradermusteliminate,notenhance,hisrisk.”Discussion:Onthesideofprofit,Wyckoffusedtrailingstopsplacedjustbeyondarecentmajorswinghighor
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low.Onthesideoflosses,heusedstops,whichhenevermoved,andwhichwereintendedtotakehimoutofthemarketwhentheimprobableoccurred.Trademanagementisalwaysaboutminimizing,notincreasingrisk.
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NeverAverageaLoser
“Averagingdoesnotcomewithintheprovinceofthetrader.Averagingisgropingforthetoporbottom.Thetradermustnotgrope.Hemustseeandknow,orheshouldnotact.”Discussion:Anotherwayofsayingthatis,neveraddtoa
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losingposition.Neverbuyonthewaydown,orsellonthewayup.
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GunforAbsoluteProfits
“Itisimpossibletofixarulegoverningtheamountofprofittheoperatorshouldaccept.Inageneralway,thereshouldbenolimitsetastotheprofits.Adeal,whenentered,maylookasthoughitwouldyieldthreeorfourpoints,butifthestrengthincreaseswiththeadvanceit
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mayruntenpointsbeforethereisanysignofahalt.”Discussion:Wyckoffdidnotbelieveintakingprofitsatfixedratios.Onemustreadthemarketandthendecidewheretoexit.Ofcourse,suchactivetrademanagementrequireslotofexperienceandstrongmentalmakeup.
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FourReasonstoClosea
Trade
“Tradermustcloseatrade:(1)whenthetapetellshimtoclose(2)whenhisstopishit(3)whenhispositionisnotclear(4)whenhehasalargeorsatisfactoryprofit”
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Discussion:Theyareallgoodreasonstocloseatrade.Whenpriceactionindicatesareversal,whenyourstopishit(assumingthereisnoautomaticcloseorder),whenthingsareunclear(‘range’),orwhentheprofitisquitelarge,areallimportantconditionstoconsiderwhenactivelymanagingyour
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position.
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VolumeAsaCrucial
Indicator
“Thehandofthedominantpower,whetheritbeaninsider,anoutsidemanipulatororthepublic,isshownin...volumes.Thereasonissimple.Thesebigfellowscannotputtheirstocksupordownwithout
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tradinginenormousamounts.”Discussion:Donotignorevolume.Itshowsthehandoflargetraders.Whenamovehasstrongparticipation,itismorelikelytocarrythrough.
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HowtoEvaluateVolume
“Volumesmustbevaluedinproportiontotheactivityofthemarket,aswellastherelativeactivityofthatparticularissue.Nosetrulecanbeestablished.Ihaveseenatradermakemoneyfollowingtheleadofa1000-sharelotofNorthwestwhichsomeonetookatafraction
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abovethelastsale.OrdinarilyNorthwestisasluggishinvestmentstock,andthissizelotappearedastheforerunnerofanactivespeculativedemand.”Discussion:Volumemustevaluatedonarelativebasis,withrespecttothebroadmarketanditsusuallevels.Forinstance,ifaninstrument
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showsvolumelevelsthataredoubleofnormal,thisisanindicationthatsomethingunusualistakingplace.Moneyismadewhensuchimbalancesarepresent.
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PriceFactorsEverything
“Sofarasthetraderisconcerned,hedoesnotcarewhetherthemoveismadebyamanipulator,agroupoffloortraders,thepublicoracombinationofall.Thefiguresonthetaperepresenttheconsensusofopinion,theeffectofmanipulationandthesupply
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anddemand,allcombinedintoconcreteunits.Thatiswhytapeindicationsaremorereliablethanwhatanyonehears,knowsorthinks.”Discussion:ItisatenetofDowtheorythatpricediscountseverything.Wyckoffpointsoutthereasonforitsreliability:it
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factorsinallinfluences,seenandunseen.
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StrengthandVolume
“Thecomparativeactivityofthemarketonbulgesandbreaksisaguidetothetechnicalconditionofthemarket.Forinstance,duringadecline,ifthetickerisveryactiveandthevolumeofsaleslarge,voluntaryorcompulsoryliquidationisindicated.Thisisemphasized
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if,onthesubsequentrally,thetapemovessluggishlyandonlysmalllotsappear.Inanactivebullmarketthetickerappearstobechokedwiththevolumeofsalespouredthroughitontheadvances,butonreactionsthequantitiesandthenumberofimpressionsdecreaseuntil,liketheoceanatebbtide,themarketisalmostlifeless.”
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Discussion:Ifastrongtrendisunderway,volumeshouldbelargeronthemoveswiththetrend,thanonthereactions.
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Don’tEnterafterProlonged
Moves
“Ofcourse,thesethingsaremereguideposts,asthetrader'sactualtradingisdoneonlyonthemostpositiveandpromisingindications;buttheyarevaluableinteachinghimwhat
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toavoid.Forinstance,hewouldbewaryaboutmakinganinitialshortsaleofSmeltersaftera15-pointbreak,evenifhisindicationswereclear.Theremightbeseveralpointsmoreontheshortside,buthewouldrealizethateverypointfurtherdeclinewouldbringhimclosertotheturningpoint,andaftersucha
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violentbreakthesafestmoneywasonthelongside.”Discussion:Toputitsimply,donotbuyafterlotofbuying,anddonotsellafterlotofselling.Themarketdoesnotmoveinastraightline.Donotenterafterprolongedmoves.
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ChancesDecreaseasMove
Continues
“Itisseldomthatthemarketrunsmorethanthreeorfourconsecutivedaysinonedirectionwithoutareaction,hencethetradermustrealizethathischancesdecreaseastheswingisprolonged.”
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Discussion:Samepointasabove.Eveninstrongtrends,themarketdoesnotmoveinonedirectionindefinitely.
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DayTradingIsFine,But...
“Thedailymovementsofferhisbestopportunities;buthemustkeepinstockswhichswingwideenoughtoenablehimtograbaprofit.”Discussion:Again,youcannotmakeprofitifthemarket’stradingrangeistoonarrow.
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TheUseofMarketCycles
inWyckoff’sDay
“Itisanastonishingfact,andonewhichwehaveneverbeforeseeninprint,thatthereisamarketcyclewhichrunsalmostexactlyonehour.Watchitforyourselfwhennextattheticker,andyouwillfindthatifanupward
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movementculminatesat10:25,thereactionusuallywilllasttill10:55,andtheapexofthenextupswingwilloccuraboutthirtyminuteslater.Ihaveactuallystoodwatchinhand,havingdecidedwhattodo,waitingforthehighorlowmomentonwhichtosellorbuy,andhaveoftenhitwithinafractionofthebestobtainable
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figure.WhythisisIdonotattempttoexplain,butithappensveryoften.Ihavefrequentlyusedthisideaasatestofthemarket'sstrengthorweakness,inthisway:Ifadeclineendedacertainmomentandthesubsequentrallyonlylastedtenminutes,insteadofthenormalhalfhour,Iwouldconsideritanindicationof
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weaknessandwouldlookforafurtherdecline.”Discussion:Inhisday,Wyckoffspottedadailypatternofpricebehavior.Whilethisparticularpatternobviouslynolongerworksafter80years,itgivesusaprecedent.Howdoesyourfavoriteinstrumentactonatypicalday?Whendoesit
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usuallyturn?Whendothemainmoveshappen?Whattypicallyhappensat10am?At11am?Atnoon?At2pm?
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GettingtotheBottomof
Things
“Hestudies,figures,analyzes,anddeduces.Heknowsexactlywherehestands,whatheisdoingandwhy.Fewpeoplearewillingtogototheverybottomofthings.Isitanywonderthatsuccess
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isforthefew?”Discussion:Anexpertknowswhatheisdoing.Ofcourse,thisisatruismanditwouldbetrivial,ifitweren’tformanytraderswhosimplygamble,insteadofknowingexactlywhattheiredgeisandhowtomilkit.
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NoOneKnows
“Whenamarketisinthemidstofabigmove,noonecantellhowlongorhowfaritwillrun.”Discussion:Strongtrendsrunfartherthananyoneimagines.Findarecentstrongtrendonthechartofyourfavoriteinstrument.Didyouthinkit
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wasgoingtogothatfar?Andwhatdoesthatsayaboutprofittakingstrategiesinbigmoves?
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HowtoAnticipateBig
Moves
“Whenadullmarketshowsitsinabilitytoholdrallies,orwhenitdoesnotrespondtobullishnews,itistechnicallyweak,andunlesssomethingcomesalongtochangethesituation,thenextswingwillbedownward.
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Ontheotherhand,whenthereisagradualhardeninginprices;whenbearraidsfailtodislodgeconsiderablequantitiesofstock;whenstocksdonotdeclineuponunfavorablenews,wemaylookforanadvancingmarketinthenearfuture.Noonecantellwhenadullmarketwillmergeintoaveryactiveone;thereforethe
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tradermustbeconstantlyonthewatch.Itisfoolishforhimtosay:‘Themarketisdeaddull.Nousegoingdowntowntoday.Theleadersonlyswunglessthanapointyesterday.Nothinginsuchamarket.’Suchreasoningisapttomakeonemisstheverychoicestopportunities,i.e.thoseofgettinginonthegroundfloorofabigmove.”
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Discussion:Bigmovesstartfromdullmarkets,notfromactiveones.Whenthemarketis‘goingnowhere’,paycloseattention,andwaitforastrongmovethatiscertaintoeventuallyhappen.
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Scalping
“Thereareotherwaysinwhichatradermayemployhimselfduringdullperiods.Oneistokeeptabonthepointsofresistanceintheleadersandplayonthemforfractionalprofits.This,weadmit,isaratherprecariousoccupation,astheoperatingexpenses
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constituteanextremelyheavypercentageagainsttheplayer,especiallywhentheleadingstocksonlyswingapointorsoperday...Wecannotrecommendit.Itwillnotasarulepaythetradertoattemptscalpingfractionsoutoftheleadersinadullmarket.Commissions,taxstampsandtheinvisibleeighth,inadditiontofrequent
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losses,formtoogreatahandicap.”Discussion:Wyckoffdidnotrecommendscalping.Themathisagainstit,asthecommissionsconstituteasignificantpercentageofpossibleprofits.Thevigwilleatyoualive.Waitforstrongmoveswithwideswings.
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DevelopingSubconscious
Competence
“Thetraderoperatesonwhatthepriceshowsnow.Heisnotweddedtoanyparticularinstrument,and,ifhechooses,canworkwithoutpencil,paperormemorandaofanysort.Healsohashiscodeofrules—lessclearly
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definedthanthoseofthechartist.Somanydifferentsituationspresentthemselvesthathisrulesgraduallybecomeintuitive—asortofsecondnatureisevolvedbyself-trainingandexperience.”Discussion:Wyckoffspokeofunconsciouscompetencebeforethetermbecamefashionable.Heexplainsthe
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makingofadiscretionary,‘intuitive’trader.Hisguidingruleseventuallyevolveintoaformofintuition,throughlongobservationandexperience.
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DiscretionaryTrading
“AfriendtowhomIhavegivensomepointsintradingonceaskedifIhadmyrulesalldownsofinethatIknewjustwhichtouseatcertainmoments.Iansweredhimthus:Whenyoucrossastreetwherethetrafficisheavy,doyoustoptoconsultasetofrulesshowingwhentorun
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aheadofatrolleycarorwhennottododgeawagon?No.Youtakealookbothwaysandatthepropermomentyouwalkacross.Yourmindmaybeonsomethingelseoryoumaybereadingyournewspaperwhilecrossing—yourjudgementtellsyouwhentostartandhowfasttowalk.Thatistheattitudeofthe
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trainedtrader.”Discussion:Greatelucidation!Asamastertrader,Wyckoffusedhisjudgementanddiscretionhonedthroughthousandsofhoursofobservationandexperience.Itisn’tthathehadnorules;heclearlydid.Buttheyhaveevolvedintoa‘tradingsense’,whichtold
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himwhichactionwasthebestatanytime.
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ChartingandHindsight
Bias
“Nowifchartswereaninfallibleguidenoonewouldhavetolearnanythingmorethanitscorrectinterpretationinordertomakebigmoney.Ourcorrespondentsays,‘afterathoroughtrialofthechartI
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findthatIcouldhavemadeaveryconsiderablesumifIhadfollowedtheindicationsshown.’Buthewouldnothavefollowedtheindicationsshown.Heisfoolinghimself.Itiseasytolookoverthechartafterwardsandseewherehecouldhavemadecorrectplays,butIventuretosayhenevertestedtheplanunderproper
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conditions.Letanyonewhothinkshecanmakemoneyfollowingacharthaveafriendprepareit,keepingsecretthenameofthestockandtheperiodcovered.Thenputdownonpaperapositivesetofruleswhicharetobestrictlyadheredto,sothattherecanbenoguesswork.Eachsituationwillthencallfora
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certainplayandnodeviationistobeallowed.Coverupwithasheetofpaperallbutthebeginningofthetestchart,graduallyslidingthepapertotherightasyouprogress.Recordeachorderandexecutionjustasifactuallytrading.Putmedownascopperingeverytradeandwhendonesendmeacheckforwhatyouhave
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lost.Ihaveyettomeetthemanwhohasmademoneytradingonafigurechartoveranextendedperiod.Anykindofachartwillshowsomeprofitsattimes,butthetestis:Howmuchmoneywillitmakeduringseveralmonths'operations?”Discussion:Soberingwords.
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Ifmakingmoneywassimplyaboutrecognizingafewchartpatterns,therewouldbemanymoretradingmillionaires.Heproposesamanualsystemtesting.Willthetradingrulesmakemoneyoveraperiodofmanymonths?Wyckoffpointsoutthehindsightfallacy:itseemseasytotradelookingbackatthechartattheendofthe
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day.Butthingsareharderinrealtime.
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ProperUseofCharts
“Thechartgivesthedirectionofcomingmoves;thetapesays‘when.’”Discussion:Wyckoffrecommendsusingorderflow(‘Level2’)inordertopinpointentry.
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WideVision
“Thetraderseeseverythingthatisgoingon;thechartplayer'svisionislimitedtooneinstrument.Bothaimtogetinrightandgowiththetrend,buttheeyethatcomprehendsthemarketasawholeistheonewhichcanreadtrendsmostaccurately.”
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Discussion:Don’tignorethetrendcontext.Whatisthemarketdoingasawhole?Isyourinstrumenttheonlyonetrending?Oristherewideparticipation?
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LocalTrendsvs.General
Trends
“Ifonewishesamechanicaltrendindicatorasasupplementandaguidetohistrading,hehadbestkeepachartcomposedoftheaveragedailyhighandlowofeightortenleadingstocks.Suchacompositechartisof
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novaluetothetraderwhoscalpsandclosesouteverythingdaily.Butitshouldbenefitthosewhoreadthetapeforthepurposeofcatchingtheimportantfiveortenpointmoves.Suchatraderwillmakenocommitmentsnotinaccordancewiththetrend,asshownbythischart.Hisreasonisthatevenawell
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plannedbullcampaigninastockwillnotusuallybepushedtocompletioninthefaceofadowntrendinthegeneralmarket.Thereforehewaitsuntilthetrendconformstohisindication.”Discussion:Whatisthetrendofthegeneralmarket?‘Local’trendshavelesschanceofpersistingthan
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‘general’trendsthathavemulti-marketparticipation.
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IdentifyingTrend,Range,
Accumulation,and
Distribution
“Itseemshardlynecessarytosaythatanuptrendinanychartisindicatedbyconsecutivehighertopsandbottoms,likestairsgoingup,andthereversebyrepeatedstepstowardalowerlevel.A
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seriesoftopsorbottomsatthesamelevelshowsresistance.Aprotractedzig-zagwithinashortradiusaccompaniedbyverysmallvolumemeanslifelessness,butwithnormalorabnormallylargevolume,accumulationordistributionismoreorlessevidenced.”Discussion:Distinguishing
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trendsfromrangesisthemostbasicskillthatatradermustacquireinordertobesuccessful.
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DiscardAllMechanical
Helps
“Theproficienttraderwilldoubtlessprefertodiscardallmechanicalhelps,becausetheyinterferewithhissensingthetrend...Weadvisestudentstostandfreeofmechanicalhelpssofarasitispossible.”
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Discussion:Wyckoffwasnotafanofblindlyfollowingmechanicalrules.Atrainedeyecanspottrendsbetter.
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WatchingOneMarket
Insufficient
“Ourcorrespondentinsaying‘achartisbutacopyofthetape’doubtlessreferstothechartofonestock.Thefulltapecannotpossiblybecharted.Thetapedoestellthestory,butchartingoneortwostocksislikerecording
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theactionsofoneindividualasexemplifyingtheactionsofaverylargefamily.”Discussion:Tradeincontext.Inotherwords,beawareofhowyourtradefitsintothewholemarketpicture.
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MarketAbsorption
“JustnowItookasmalltriangularpieceofblottingpaperthree-eighthsofaninchatitswidest,andstuckitontheendofapin.Ithenthrewablotofinkonapaperandputtheblotterintocontact.Theinkfairlyjumpedupintotheblotter,leavingthepapercomparativelydry.
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Thisisexactlyhowthemarketactsonthetapewhenitsabsorptivepowersaregreaterthanthesupply—largequantitiesaretakenattheofferedpricesandatthehigherlevels.Pricesleapforward.Thedemandseemsinsatiable.Aftertwoorthreeblotshadthusbeenabsorbed,theblotterwouldtakenomore.It
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wasthoroughlysaturated.Itsdemandsweresatisfied.Justinthiswaythemarketcomestoastandstillatthetopofariseandhangsthere.Supplyanddemandareequalizedatthenewpricelevel.ThenIfilledmypenwithink,andletthefluidrunoffthepointandontotheblotter.(Thisillustratedthedistributionofstocksinthe
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market)Beyondacertainpointtheblotterwouldtakenomore.Adropformedandfelltothepaper.(Supplyexceededdemand.)ThemoreIputontheblotterthefasterfellthedrops.(Liquidation—marketseekingalowerlevel.)Thisisasimplewayoffixinginourmindstheprincipalopposingforcesthatareconstantlyoperatinginthe
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market—absorptionanddistribution,demandandsupply,supportandpressure.Themoreadeptatraderbecomesinweighingandmeasuringtheseelements,themoresuccessfulhewillbe.”Discussion:Afittinganalogyofhowthemarketabsorbsorders.
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RangeDoesNotMean
Reversal
“Whenastockholdssteadywithinahalfpointradiusitdoesnotsignifyareversaloftrend,butratherahaltingplacefromwhichanewmoveineitherdirectionmaybegin.”
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Discussion:Itshouldbepointedoutthatwhenpricepausesandformsatemporaryrange,itismorelikelytoresumemovinginthedirectionoftheprevioustrendthanagainstit.
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DocumentAllTrades
“Agoodwaytowatchtheprogressofanaccountistokeepabookshowingdates,quantities,prices,profitsandlosses,alsocommission,taxandinterestcharges.Besideeachtradeshouldbeenteredthenumberofpointsnetprofitorloss,togetherwitharunningtotal
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showingjusthowmanypointstheaccountisaheadorbehind.Achartoftheselatterfigureswillpreventanyonefoolinghimselfastohisprogress.Peoplearetooapttoremembertheirprofitsandforgettheirlosses.”Discussion:Ofcourse,nowadays,softwarekeepsthe
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scoreforyou.Yet,itisagoodexercisetorecordthetradesyourself,examiningthetechnicalandthementalfactorsthatwentintoyourtradingdecisions.
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ProfessionalLossesAre
Tiny
“Thelossestakenbyanexperttraderaresosmallthathecantradeinmuchlargerunitsthanonewhoisawayfromthetapeorwhoistradingwithanarbitrarystop.Thetraderwillseldomtakeoverhalfapointtoa
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pointlossforthereasonthathewillgenerallybuyorsellat,orcloseto,thepivotalpointorthelineofresistance.”Discussion:Ifthereisonethingthatprofessionalsareverygoodat,itisminimizingrisk.Theyenteratpricepointsthatallowthemtousetightstops.
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BigSwingsandLarge
Volumes
“Thebigmoneyintradingismadeduringveryactivemarkets.Bigswingsandlargevolumesproduceunmistakableindicationsandaharvestfortheexperiencedoperator.”
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Discussion:Wyckoffgivesarecipeforidealmarketconditions,whichmeansbigswingsandlargevolumes.Suchmovesareapttogofar.
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Whatisthe‘Best’Trading
Style?
“Ifhismake-upissuchthathecancloselyfollowthesmallswingswithprofit,graduallybecomingmoreexpertandsteadilyincreasinghiscommitments,hewillshortly‘arrive’bythatroute.Ifhisdispositionissuchthat
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hecannottradeinandoutactively,butiscontenttowaitforbigopportunitiesandpatientenoughtoholdonforlargeprofits,hewillalso‘getthere.’Itisimpossibletosaywhichstyleoftradingwouldproducethebestaverageresults,becauseitdependsaltogetheruponindividualqualifications.”
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Discussion:Thereisnosuchthingasthe‘best’universalstyleoftrading,because‘thebest’dependsonone’stechnicalskillsandmentalmakeup.Thekeyisfindingatradingstylethatcaterstoyourstrengths.
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TradingAsaProfession
“Tradingisessentiallyaprofessionforthemanwhoismentallyactiveandflexible,capableofmakingquickandaccuratedecisionsandkeenlysensitivetothemostminuteindications...Speculationisabusiness.Itmustbelearned.”
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Discussion:Wyckoffdidnotbelievetradersareborn.Theyaremade.Tradingisabusiness,justlikeanyother.
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DayTradingvs.Swing
Trading
“...atradermightfinditbothdifficultandlessprofitabletooperatesolelyforthelongswings.Inthefirstplace,hewouldbeobligedtolettwentyorthirtyopportunitiespassbytoeveryonethathewouldaccept.Thesmallswingsof
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onetothreepointsgreatlyoutnumberthefiveandtenpointmovements,andtherewouldbeaconsiderablepercentageoflosingtradesnomatterhowheoperated.”Discussion:Wyckofffeltthatdaytradingforsmallermoveswasok,astherearemanytradablemoves.Waitingsolelyforverylargemoves
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meansmissingoutonmanymediumones.Bepicky,butnottoopicky.Itisagameofselectivity,butnotagameofperfection.
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Can’tTellHowFar
“Recenttradingobservationsandexperimentshaveconvincedmethatitisimpracticableandalmostimpossibletogaugetheextentofamovementbyitsinitialfluctuations.Manyimportantswingsbegininthemostmodestway.Thetopofanimportantdeclinemay
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presentnothingmorethanalightvolumeandadriftingtendencytowardlowerprices,subsequentlydevelopingintoaheavy,slumpymarket,andendinginaviolentdownwardplunge.”Discussion:Bigmovesbegininsmallways.Andnoonehasanyideahowfartheywillgo.
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WaitforaBreakout
“...theoperatorshouldaimtocatcheveryimportantswingintheleadingactivestock.Todothishemustactpromptlywhenastockgoesintoanewfieldorotherwisegivesanindication,andhemustbereadytofollowwhereveritleads.Ifithasbeenmovingwithinathree-pointradius
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andsuddenlytakesonnewlifeandactivity,burstingthroughitsformerbounds,hemustgowithit.”Discussion:ThisthemeiscommontoWyckoff,asitwastoLivermore.Waitforabreakout.Takenointerestuntilthen.
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Re-enterOnaPullback
“Ifthestockrisesthreepointsandthenreversesoneoroneandahalfpointsonlightvolume,hemustlookuponitasaperfectlynaturalreactionandnotachangeoftrend.Theexpertoperatorwillnotordinarilyletallofthreepointsgetawayfromhim.Hewillkeeppushinghis
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stopupbehinduntilthefirstgoodreactionputshimoutatclosetothehighfigure.Thisleaveshiminapositiontorepurchaseonthereaction,providednobetteropportunitypresentsitself.Havingpurchasedatsuchatime,hewillselloutagainasthepriceoncemoreapproachesthehighfigure,unlessindicationspointtoits
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forgingthroughtoanewhighlevel.”Discussion:Afterbeingtakenout,re-enteronapullback,andthenexitonstrength.Soforexampleinanuptrendchannel,buyonapullbackinthebottompartofthechannel.Exitintheupperhalfofthechannel.
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UseVolumeonBreakout
“Themorewestudyvolumes,thebetterweappreciatetheirvalueintrading.Itfrequentlyoccursthatastockwillworkwithinathree-pointrangefordaysatatimewithoutgivingoneachanceforarespectable-sizedscalp.Withoutgoingoutoftheseboundaries,itsuddenly
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beginscomingoutonthetapeinthousandsinsteadofhundreds.Thisisevidencethatanewmovementhasstarted,butnotnecessarilyinthedirectionwhichisfirstindicated.Thetradermustimmediatelygowiththetrend,butuntilitisclearlydefinedandthestockbreaksthroughitsformerlimitswithlargeandincreasing
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volumes,hemustexercisegreatcaution.”Discussion:Asuddenincreaseinvolumeisasignthatthetradershouldpaycloseattentionandbereadytotradeinthedirectionofthetrend.
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HowtoMoveYourStop
“Supposetheoperatorsellsastockshortat53anditbreaksto51.Heisfoolishnottobringhisstopdownto511/4unlessthemarketisripeforaheavydecline.Withhisstopatthispointhehastwochancesoutofthreethattheresultwillbesatisfactory:(1)Thepricemaygolowerand
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yieldafurtherprofit;(2)Thenormalrallyto52willcatchhisstopandenablehimtoputthestockoutagainatthatprice.Thethirdcontingencyisthatitwillrallytoabout511/4,catchhisstopandthengolower.Hecanscarcelymournoverthelossofafurtherprofitinsuchacase.”Discussion:Wyckoff’stight
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trailingstopmightgiveusapause.However,ifheistakenout,heisreadytore-enterthemarketonapullback,solosinghisposition(whiletakingsignificantprofitsoffthetable!)isnotaproblem.
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PlayingDominoes
“Mentalpoiseisanindispensablefactorintrading.Themindshouldbeabsolutelyfreetoconcentrateuponthework;thereshouldbenofeelingthatcertainthingsaretobeaccomplishedwithinagiventime;nofear,anxiety,orambition.Whenatraderhashis
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emotionswellinhand,hewillplayasthoughthegameweredominoes.Whenanythinginterfereswiththisattitudeitshouldbeeliminated.If,forexample,therebeanunusualseriesoflosses,thetraderhadbettersuspendoperationsuntilhediscoversthecause.”Discussion:Thecomfort
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levelswhiletradingshouldbethesameaswhenpayingdominoes,inotherwords,itshouldbeacomfortableandarelaxedexperience.
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NoTrend,NoTrade
“Themarketmaybeunsuitedtotradingoperations.Whenpricesdriftupanddownwithouttrend,likeashipwithoutarudder,andfewpositiveindicationsdevelop,thepercentageoflosingtradesisapttobehigh.Whenthisconditioncontinuesitiswelltoholdoff
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untilthecharacterofthemarketchanges.”Discussion:Whenindoubt,stayout.Directionlessmarketsresultinwhipsaws,notprofits.
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ImpairedTrading
“...thetradershouldbecarefultotradeonlyinsuchamountsaswillnotinterferewithhisjudgement.Ifhefindsthataseriesoflossesupsetshimitisaneasymattertoreducethenumberofsharesone-halforaquarteroftheregularamount,oreventotenshares
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sothatthedollarsinvolvedarenolongerafactor.Thisgiveshimachanceforalittleself-examination.”Discussion:Tradethesizethatiscomfortable,thatdoesnotimpairyourjudgement.Youcannotstayobjectivewhenyoufeeluncomfortable,asyouwillbepronetobaseyourdecisionsonyour
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feelings.
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Tired,Hungry,Horny,or
Upset
“Ifapersonisinpoorphysicalconditionorhismentalalertnessbelowparforanyreason,hemaybeunabletostandtheexcitementattendingthework.Lossofsleep,forexample,mayrenderone
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unfittocarryallthequotationsinhishead,ortoplanandexecutehismovesquicklyandaccurately.Whenanythingofthiskindoccurswhichpreventsthefreeplayofallthefacultiesitisbesttobringtheday'sworktoaclose.”Discussion:Traderested,nottired.Itisalsonotagood
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ideatotradehungry,horny,orupset.
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TheFoundationofStrong
TradingPsychology
“Iendeavortoperfectmyselfinclearheadedness,quicknessofthought,accuracyofjudgement,promptnessinplanningandexecutingmyplays,foresight,intuition,courage,andinitiative.Masterfulcontrolofmyself
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intheserespectswillproduceawinningaverage—itismerelyaquestionofpractice.”Discussion:Thefoundationofstrongtradingpsychologyisself-mastery.Self-masterymeanstwothings:1.Preferringlong-termconsequencestoshort-term
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gratification.and2.Theabilitytodothe‘hard’thing,ifitisrequired.Thinkaboutyourtrading,andyourlife.Wherehaveyoudemonstratedthese?Howcanyouincreaseandimproveyourself-mastery?
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OneIdeaintoaMethod
“Tobesureitispossibleforapersontotakeanumberofthe‘tricksofthetrade’hereinmentionedandtradesuccessfullyonthesealone.Evenoneideawhichformspartofthewholesubjectmaybeworkedandelaborateduponuntilitbecomesamethodinitself.Thereare
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endlesspossibilitiesinthisdirection.”Discussion:WhileWyckoffrecommendsathoroughstudyofthemarketsandtrading,healsosaysthatyoucantakeasingleideaandevolveitintoyourowntradingmethod.Tobesuccessful,youneedonegoodideaandmakeityourown.
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OnTrading“Teachers”
“FrequentrequestsaremadeforthenameofsomeonewhowillteachtheArtofTrading.Idonotknowofanyoneabletoreadthetapewithprofitwhoiswillingtobecomeaninstructor.Thereasonisverysimple.Profitsfromthetapefarexceedanythingthatmightbeearnedintuition
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fees.”Discussion:Itisnaivetothinkthataprofessionalwilldiscloseallhistricks.That’snottosaythatthereisn’tlotofgood,tradingwisdomoutthere.Buttoexpectsomebodytogiveyouallhissecretsissilly.Nothingbutyourownmindcanmakeyouasuccess.
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FormingaTrading
Character
“...eventhosewhogetprettywellalonginthesubjectwillbescaredtodeathatastringoflossesandquitjustwhentheyshoulddiginharder.Forinadditiontolearningthearttheymustformasortoftradingcharacter,which
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noamountofreversescandiscouragenorturnbackandwhichconstantlystrivestoeliminateitsownweakpointssuchasfear,greed,anxiety,nervousnessandthemanyothermentalfactorswhichgotomakeorunmaketheprofitcolumn.”Discussion:Whileworkingonyourtrading,youare
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workingonyourself.Thisisoneoftheadvantagesofbeingatrader.Youevolveanddevelopasaperson.Tradingisn’tdisconnectedfromwhoyouareorfromtherestofyourlife.
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Conclusion-TheFinal
Lesson
UnlikeJesseLivermore,RichardWyckoffkepthiswealthtiltheendofhislife.Andsoheleftuswiththefinallesson:onceyoubecomesuccessful,payyourselffirst.Protectwhatyouhavemade.Donotrisk
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allyourprofitstrading.Wyckoffdidn’t.Hetookthemoneyoffthetableandtooka‘freeposition’inlife,enjoyingthefruitsofhislabors.Marketschange,andthereisnoguaranteeofcontinuedsuccess.Manytraderswhomadetheirfortunesretire.Youcannotstepintothesamerivertwice.Aftermakinghis
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millions,Wyckofffocussedontradingeducation.Tradingtakesitstoll.Thereistimeforhardwork,butalsoforhappytimes.Lifehassomuchmoretooffer.Byallmeans,enjoythegame,butbesmartaboutit.HappyTradingandGoodLuck.:)
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“Thegameofspeculationis
themostuniformlyfascinatinggameinthe
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thestupid,thementallylazy,thepersonofinferior
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