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The 4 Types Of Speculative Trades

The 4 Types Of Speculative Trades

The 4 types of speculative trades are:

1. Good bets
2. Bad bets
3. Winning bets
4. Losing bets

So which of these is the key to profitable trading?

The goal is to make: Good Bets.
  • Bad Bets are just bad, stupid, emotional bets that you have no business with.
  • A Winning Bet just means you made money, it can still be either a good bet or a bad bet.
  • And Losing Bet just means you lost money, it can still be either a good bet or a bad bet.

Manage risk. And make good bets. Make good bets. Make good bets.

“There are really four kinds of trades or bets: good bets, bad bets, winning bets, and losing bets. Most people think that a losing trade was a bad bet. That is absolutely wrong. You can lose money even on a good bet. If the odds on a bet are 50/ 50 and the payoff is $ 2 versus a $ 1 risk, that is a good bet even if you lose. The important point is that if you do enough of those trades or bets, eventually you have to come out ahead.”

-Larry Hite, via Jack Schwager, Market Wizards (Amazon)

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