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> [I haven't seen much correlation between good trading and intelligence. Some outstanding traders are quite intelligent, but a few aren't. Many outstanding intelligent people are horrible traders. Average intelligence is enough. Beyond that, emotional makeup is more important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/i-haven-t-seen-much-correlation-between-good-trading-and-intelligence/)

[William Eckhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-eckhardt/)

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## More by William Eckhardt

> [One common adage...that is completely wrongheaded is: You can't go broke taking profits. That's precisely how many traders do go broke. While amateurs go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/one-common-adage-that-is-completely-wrongheaded-is-you-can-t-go-broke/)

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> [I know of a few multimillionaires who started trading with inherited wealth. In each case, they lost it all because they didn't feel the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/i-know-of-a-few-multimillionaires-who-started-trading-with-inherited/)

[William Eckhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-eckhardt/)

> [Amateurs go broke taking large losses, professionals go broke taking small profits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/amateurs-go-broke-taking-large-losses-professionals-go-broke-taking/)

[William Eckhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-eckhardt/)

> [Good systems tend to violate normal human tendencies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/good-systems-tend-to-violate-normal-human-tendencies/)

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> [In many ways, large profits are even more insidious than large losses in terms of emotional destabilization. I think it's important not to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/in-many-ways-large-profits-are-even-more-insidious-than-large-losses/)

[William Eckhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-eckhardt/)

> [What feels good is often the wrong thing to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/what-feels-good-is-often-the-wrong-thing-to-do/)

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> [If the losses don't hurt, your financial survival is tenuous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/if-the-losses-don-t-hurt-your-financial-survival-is-tenuous/)

[William Eckhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-eckhardt/)

> [It's much easier to learn what you should do in trading than to do it. Good systems tend to violate normal human tendencies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/it-s-much-easier-to-learn-what-you-should-do-in-trading-than-to-do-it/)

[William Eckhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-eckhardt/)

> [Don't think about what the market's going to do; you have absolutely no control over that. Think about what you're going to do if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/don-t-think-about-what-the-market-s-going-to-do-you-have-absolutely/)

[William Eckhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-eckhardt/)

> [Don't think about what the market's going to do; you have absolutely no control over that. Think about what you're going to do if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/don-t-think-about-what-the-market-s-going-to-do-you-have-absolutely-2/)

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> [You can be very promiscuous in your research, but not in your trading.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/you-can-be-very-promiscuous-in-your-research-but-not-in-your-trading/)

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> [The desire to maximize the number of winning trades (or minimize the number of losing trades) works against the trader. The success rate of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/the-desire-to-maximize-the-number-of-winning-trades-or-minimize-the/)

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> [If a betting game among a certain number of participants I played long enough, eventually one player will have all the money. If there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/if-a-betting-game-among-a-certain-number-of-participants-i-played/)

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> [The market likes to lull you into the false security of high success rate techniques, which often lose disastrously in the long run. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/the-market-likes-to-lull-you-into-the-false-security-of-high-success/)

[William Eckhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-eckhardt/)

> [People want to buy cheap and sell dear; this by itself makes them countertrend. But the notion of cheapness or dearness must be anchored…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eckhardt/people-want-to-buy-cheap-and-sell-dear-this-by-itself-makes-them/)

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