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To Be A Great Trader, Think Like Wayne Gretzky

Justice Litle — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:05:25 +0000

Market forecasting can seem like a futile exercise. After all, 95% of the time, predicting what will happen next is impossible. But Justice Litle says its the huge opportunities on offer in the other 5% that make investing worthwhile. Here, he explains how traders can draw inspiration from ice-hockey legend Wayne Gretzky…

This from Taipan Daily:

Wayne Gretzky is widely regarded as the greatest ice hockey player of all time.

At first glance this is an odd thing. When you think of hockey players, you normally picture big, burly, broken-nosed guys with hulking frames and lighting-fast reflexes. (Or at least that’s what I picture. But then I’m not Canadian, eh.)

Gretzky, in contrast, was never all that big. At six feet and 185 pounds, he…

AlphaTrends 2008-09-11 10:47:00

Brian Shannon — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:47:00 +0000

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
~Wayne Gretzky

Deere (DE) Earnings – Why I’m Avoiding Equipment Stocks

Trader Mark — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:59:00 +0000

On this week's earnings preview I wrote this in regards to Deere (DE):Major ag equipment player Deere (DE) - I don't own the equipment stocks anymore; at some point the rising cost of steel, petrol products and the like will be hurting the bottom line ...