PROVE ALL THINGS AND HOLD FAST TO THAT WHICH IS GOOD
The Bible tells us this and it is well worth remembering. Many people believe that it is wrong to buy at new high levels or to sell at new low levels but it is most profitable and you must prove this to yourself because when you do buy at newhigh levels or sell at new low levels you are going with the trend of the market and your chances for making profits are much better than guesswork or buying or selling on hope or fear.
PROLONGED ADVANCES
After commodities have had a prolonged advance and wind up with a fast, active, runaway market in most cases they come down very quickly and much faster or in a shorter period of time than when they go up. That is why you must keep up somedaily charts at the end of a fast move and keep up the weekly charts to determine the first change in trend and be able to go with it.
SHARP DECLINE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
This usually follows a rapid advance and the first sharp declines which may last from one month to as much as seven weeks usually corrects an overbought position and leaves the market in position for a secondary advance.When you are able to catch the extremes at the end of any great time cycle you can make a large amount of money in one year’s time trading in fast active markets, and some very large profits in one month’s time. It makes no difference whether you catch the extreme low or the extreme high – the opportunities are great for making money providing you select the commodity that will lead.
LARGE PROFITS ON SMALL RISKS
You can make large profits on small risks provided you use a STOP LOSS order, and apply all the rules and wait for a definite indication of a change in trend up or down before you make a trade.
FIXED IDEAS AND FIXED PRICES
Never get a fixed idea of just how high any price is going to go or just how low they are going. Never buy or sell on a price that you fix because you may be trading on hope or fear and not following the trend of the market and applying rules which will determine when the trend is changing.
TOO LATE OR TOO SOON
You can lose money or miss opportunity by getting into the market too soon or getting out too late. That is not waiting until a definite change in trend is indicated, or failing to act in time when you see a definite change in trend. Wait until youhave a well defined indication that the trend is changed, then buy or sell. Follow all the rules in my book “How to Make Profits on Commodities”. There are many rules in my book “How to Make Profits Trading in Commodities” which are not inthis course of instruction and by using all the rules you will make a greater success.
HOPE AND FEAR
I repeat this because I have seen so many people go broke trading on hope or fear. You will never succeed buying or selling when you hope the market is going up or down. You will never succeed by making a trade because you fear the market isgoing up or down. Hope will ruin you, because it is nothing more than wishful thinking and provides no basis for action. Fear will often save you if you act quickly when you see that you are wrong. “The fear of the market is the beginning of wisdom”
. Knowledge which you can only obtain by deep study will help you make a success. The more you study past records the surer you are to be able to detect the trend of the future.
MAKE THE MARKET MOVE YOUR WAY
You must learn to realize that you cannot make the market go your way, you must go the market’s way and must follow the trend. Many successful business men(到这里就接上次的了)