27 Quotes by Alexander Elder

The goal of a successful trader is to make the best trades. Money is secondary.

Remember, your goal is to trade well, not to trade often.

To be a good trader, you need to trade with your eyes open, recognize real trends and turns, and not waste time or energy on regrets and wishful thinking.

The market does not know you exist. You can do nothing to influence it. You can only control your behavior.

Every winner needs to master three essential components of trading; a sound individual psychology, a logical trading system and good money management. These essentials are like three legs of a stool – remove one and the stool will fall, together with the person who sits on it.

Beginners focus on analysis, but professionals operate in a three dimensional space. They are aware of trading psychology their own feelings and the mass psychology of the markets.

When a beginner wins he feels brilliant and invincible Then he takes wild risk and loses everything.

Many traders ride an emotional roller coaster and miss the essential element of winning: the management of their emotions.

The markets are unforgiving, and emotional trading always results in losses.