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Don’t focus on making money; focus on protecting what you have

Don’t focus on making money; focus on protecting what you have

Risk management is paramount. Avoid being reckless with your portfolio. Focus on minimizing losses before chasing profits. Financial markets are ever-changing. Traders and investors must stay informed, adjust strategies, and be flexible to survive and thrive.

Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1

Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1

Losing money means you lose your base for compounding returns, which is essential for long-term wealth growth. Avoid unnecessary risks. The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient. Successful investing often requires patience. Those who chase quick gains or panic-sell during downturns end up losing to disciplined, patient…

Survival and Risk Management in Dynamic Financial Markets

Survival and Risk Management in Dynamic Financial Markets

Financial markets are ever-changing. Traders and investors must stay informed, adjust strategies, and be flexible to survive and thrive Don’t focus on making money; focus on protecting what you have Risk management is paramount. Avoid being reckless with your portfolio. Focus on minimizing losses before chasing profits.

The Unstoppable Drive

The Unstoppable Drive

When I was younger, there was something in me. I had passion. I may not have known what I was going to do with that passion, but there was something and I still feel it. It’s this little engine that roars inside of me, and I just want to keep going and going

Buyers and Sellers Both Believe They’re Astute

Buyers and Sellers Both Believe They’re Astute

One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute

Embrace Small Losses to Avoid Catastrophic Ones

Embrace Small Losses to Avoid Catastrophic Ones

If you can’t take a small loss, sooner or later you will take the mother of all losses.

Market Realities

Market Realities

The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent

Elements of good trading

Elements of good trading

The elements of good trading are: (1) cutting losses (2) cutting losses, and (3) cutting losses. If you can follow these three rules, you may have a chance.

Right Strategy to Outperform

Right Strategy to Outperform

Many investors make the mistake of buying high and selling low while the exact opposite is the right strategy to outperform over the long term

Emotional discipline Key Success

Emotional discipline Key Success

The key to trading success is emotional discipline. If intelligence were the key, there would be a lot more people making money trading… I know this will sound like a cliché, but the single most important reason that people lose money in the financial markets is that they don’t cut their losses short.

Hank Clayton

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