1900 – 1945 CE
The age of legendary speculators, market crashes, and the birth of regulation.
It's not about how much money you make, but how much money you keep.
— Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
"It's not about how much money you make, but how much money you keep."
Play the market only when all factors are in your favor.
— Jesse Livermore
"Play the market only when all factors are in your favor."
The market is never wrong — opinions often are.
"The market is never wrong — opinions often are."
A person watching the tide coming in can determine the spot which marks the high tide.
— Charles Dow
"A person watching the tide coming in can determine the spot which marks the high..."
To know values is to know the meaning of the market.
"To know values is to know the meaning of the market."
In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.
— Benjamin Graham
"In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a we..."
The real motive behind most transactions on the stock exchange is not investment but speculation.
— Richard Wyckoff
"The real motive behind most transactions on the stock exchange is not investment..."
Successful tape reading is a study of force. It requires ability to judge which side has the greates...
"Successful tape reading is a study of force. It requires ability to judge which ..."
Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars.
— Bernard Baruch
"Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by l..."
Knowledge is the greatest of all assets. It is more valuable than money.
— W.D. Gann
"Knowledge is the greatest of all assets. It is more valuable than money."
The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.
"The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible..."
Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, have been the consequence of actio...
"Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, have been the ..."
