Speculation is a hard and trying business, and a speculator must be on the job all the time, or he'll soon have no job to be on.
( Jesse Livermore )
Much success can be attributed to inactivity. Most investors cannot resist the temptation to constantly buy and sell.
( Warren Buffett )
They’ve done studies, you know. Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.
( Brian Fantana )
I believe in analysis and not forecasting.
( Nicolas Darvas )
The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy, and the time of maximum optimism is the best time to sell.
( John Templeton )
At the root of all financial bubbles is a good idea carried to excess.
( Seth Klarman )
There is a time to go long, a time to go short and a time to go fishing.
( Jesse Livermore )