Why You Should Read Quotes About Trading
Smart traders understand that the wisdom of others can provide valuable insight and direction. That’s why quotes about trading are so powerful — they offer lessons in mindset, trading strategy, trading psychology, risk management and more that can guide you toward trading success.
Consciously learning from people that have gone before you, who are already profitable traders, is a great way to accelerate your progress and accomplish your trading goals. As you will see below, there is huge wisdom in some simple statements… do not dismiss these as superficial because it takes a lot of trading experience to distil down complex trading concepts to elegant statements such as the quotes about the stock market that you find here.
One of the best things is that all successful traders have been through their fair share of setbacks, and the best of them share the lessons that they’ve learned along the way. They show us that while you will inevitably encounter challenges and experience failure, it is imperative learn from them and keep going!
After all, nobody makes money from quitting!
Fortunately for us, some of the greatest trading minds have condensed their wisdom into meaningful quotes that we can call upon to help motivate us when we need it the most. Sometimes we can get stuck or bogged down with our trading, but by seeking out a little guidance and inspiration you can reframe and broaden your mind and turn any situation around.
So, from motivational quotes to cautionary anecdotes, here is a collection of quotes on trading from some of my favourite trading mentors and authors to impart a little wisdom…
Richard Dennis
Here are interesting 6 quotes about trading by Richard Dennis.
Paul Tudor Jones
Here are 8 insightful quotes about trading by Paul Tudor Jones.
Ray Dalio
Here is 1 powerful quote about trading by Ray Dalio.
Ed Seykota
Here are 8 thought provoking quotes about trading by Ed Seykota.
Dr. Van K. Tharp
Here are 7 extremely useful quotes about trading by Dr. Van K. Tharp. You can learn more in our detailed trader profile of Dr. Van K. Tharp.
Mark Weinstein
Here is a quote about trading by Mark Weinstein that we found particularly insightful.
Tom Baldwin
Here is a quote about trading by Tom Baldwin that we found particularly relevant when thinking about trading psychology.
Larry Hite
Here are 8 very direct quotes about trading by Larry Hite that we think are insightful and worth learning from.
Mark Douglas
Here are 9 quotes about trading by Mark Douglas that we think you will find useful. You can learn about Mark Douglas in our detailed trader profile.
Tom Basso
Here are 4 quotes about trading by Tom Basso that remind us how to remain calm while we are trading. They don’t call Tom ‘Mr Serenity’ for nothing!
Jerry Parker
Here are 2 quotes about trading by Jerry Parker that I found helpful. I met Jerry at a trading event and found him to be extremely insightful and a huge inspiration for my own trading.
Richard Weissman
Here are 4 quotes about trading by Richard Weissman that helped me on my trading journey. I have been a fan of Richard for many years after reading his trading book ‘Mechanical Trading Systems‘. We have written a detailed trader profile of Richard Weissman for you to learn more about him.
Larry Williams
Here are 7 quotes about trading by Larry Williams that we think you will find useful.
Robert Pardo
I really want to find more quotes about trading by Robert Pardo because I have learnt an enormous amount about backtesting from his book ‘Evaluation and Optimization of Trading Strategies‘. You can learn more in our detailed trader profile of Robert Pardo.
Brett Steenbarger
Here are 10 quotes about trading by Brett Steenbarger that we think you will find useful.
Michael Covel
Michael Covel is a very vocal figure in the area of trend following, so it is not surprising we were able to find quite a few quotes about trading from him. Here are some that we particularly liked.
Alexander Elder
I read ‘Trading for a Living‘ many years ago and it was instrumental in my trading approach at the time. Here are 5 quotes about trading by Alexander Elder that are worth considering.
Jack Schwager
The ‘Market Wizards‘ books were extremely important in my early trading journey as they lead me to discover systematic trading and backtesting. I am extremely grateful to Jack for his insightful interviews in these books. Here are 7 quotes about trading by Jack Schwager that we think you will find useful.
Thomas Stridesman
Here is 1 quote about trading by Thomas Stridesman that really defines systematic trading.
Michael Steinhardt
Here are 3 quotes about trading by Michael Steinhardt that really stood out to me while I was assembling this article.
William O’Neil
Here are 4 quotes about trading by William O’Neil that we think you will find useful.
David Ryan
Here are 3 quotes about trading by David Ryan that we particularly liked.
Michael Marcus
Here are 4 quotes about trading by Michael Marcus that we liked, however I do think he is being way too aggressive when he said to bet less than 5%… I would suggest risking less than 1% on each trade if you really want your risk management to keep you in the game long term!
Bruce Kovner
Here are 4 quotes about trading by Bruce Kovner that we liked and think you will find useful in your own trading.
Gary Bielfeldt
This quote about trading by Gary Bielfeldt is absolutely spot on in it’s description of the characteristics of great traders.
Marty “Buzzy” Schwartz
Here are 5 quotes about trading by Marty “Buzzy” Schwartz that we found valuable and hopefully you do too!
Jeff Bezos
Now Jeff Bezos is clearly not a trader. He is an ultra successful CEO, but these quotes can very well be applied to the stock market as well as business and life.
James B. Rogers
Jim Rogers has a quite different trading approach than I do, however, these trading quotes are quite useful and insightful so I wanted to include them here..
Brian Gelber
Here are 2 quotes about trading by Brian Gelber that provide some useful perspective about trading psychology.
Tony Saliba
Here are 2 quotes about trading by Tony Saliba that we think you will find useful.
Bill Lipschuta
This quote about trading by Bill Lipschuta is absolutely the essence of trend following. This is my favourite trading strategy!
Conclusion about these quotes about stock market traders and trading
Use these words whenever you need a boost or guidance through a trading challenge… share the ones that particularly resonate with you and display them somewhere prominent, so you have a little inspiration on hand!
Remember you’re only one system away!
Adrian
