Stock Market Update: Should you allocate more capital to the Nasdaq?
Again I am reminded here that no matter what is happening in the world, the best way to get steady performance is with a portfolio of systems diversified across a range of strategies / markets / timeframes. It may underperform the hot sector at times, but it has a much better chance of out-performing long term.
Trading Quote of the Week
“To anticipate the market is to gamble. To be patient and react only when the market gives the signal is to speculate.”
~ Jesse Livermore
Why This Quote Matters Now This week’s swings after the dip last week were driven by tariff chatter, earnings surprises, and shifting headlines. This is a a perfect reminder that guessing is expensive. Premature trades often lead to frustration, not profit.
Patience Over Prediction Livermore’s words echo one of the most important truths in trading: reacting to clear, objective signals is the professional approach. Predicting, on the other hand, is just rolling the dice with your capital.
Headlines Can Be Dangerous Geopolitical moves, economic data drops, and policy changes can all whip the market into a frenzy. But chasing that noise puts traders right in the emotional danger zone. Your trading systems exist to keep you out of that trap and firmly on the path of rules-based execution.
Systematic Trading Wins in the Long Run The disciplined trader follows tested systems that define exactly when to enter, exit, and manage risk. That’s speculation done right, making decisions based on probability, not emotions.
In Summary Good trading is not about predicting the next move, it’s about waiting for the market to show its hand and acting decisively when it does.
Final Thought
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I know that many of you trade using Amibroker, some use Realtest, still others TradingView / Metastock / Beyond Charts / Meta Trader and maybe some others as well.
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I look forward to hearing from you!
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I appreciate you – thanks for reading.
Remember – You are only one trading system away!
Adrian Reid
Founder – Enlightened Stock Trading
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