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> [I think that if people look deeply enough into their trading patterns, they find that, on balance, including all their goals, they are really getting what they want, even though they may not understand it or want to admit it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/i-think-that-if-people-look-deeply-enough-into-their-trading-patterns/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

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## Other authors on Look Deeply

## More by Ed Seykota

> [The idea of searching for some secret for trading success misses the point.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/the-idea-of-searching-for-some-secret-for-trading-success-misses-the/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [Longevity is the key to success,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/longevity-is-the-key-to-success/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [Risk no more that you can afford to lose, and also risk enough so that a win is meaningful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/risk-no-more-that-you-can-afford-to-lose-and-also-risk-enough-so-that/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [It is a happy circumstance that when nature gives us true burning desires, she also gives us the means to satisfy them. Those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/it-is-a-happy-circumstance-that-when-nature-gives-us-true-burning/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [Traders and Surfers both have to deal with feelings of missing out on the small ones, until the big one comes along. They also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/traders-and-surfers-both-have-to-deal-with-feelings-of-missing-out-on/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [I think that if people look deeply enough into their trading patterns, they find that, on balance, including all their goals, they are really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/i-think-that-if-people-look-deeply-enough-into-their-trading-patterns/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [The biggest secret about success is that there isn't any big secret about it, or if there is, then it's a secret from me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/the-biggest-secret-about-success-is-that-there-isn-t-any-big-secret/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [Markets are fundamentally volatile. No way around it. Your problem is not in the math. There is no math to get you out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/markets-are-fundamentally-volatile-no-way-around-it-your-problem-is/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [The trading rules I live by are: 1. Cut losses. 2. Ride winners. 3. Keep bets small. 4. Follow the rules without question. 5.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/the-trading-rules-i-live-by-are-1-cut-losses-2-ride-winners-3-keep/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [Trend following is an exercise in observing and responding to the ever-present moment of now](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/trend-following-is-an-exercise-in-observing-and-responding-to-the/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [If you can't take a small loss, sooner or later you will take the mother of all losses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/if-you-can-t-take-a-small-loss-sooner-or-later-you-will-take-the/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [Everybody gets what they want out of the market](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/everybody-gets-what-they-want-out-of-the-market/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [Fundamentals that you read about are typically useless as the market has already discounted the price, and I call them “funny-mentals”. However, if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/fundamentals-that-you-read-about-are-typically-useless-as-the-market/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [The trend is your friend except at the end where it bends](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/the-trend-is-your-friend-except-at-the-end-where-it-bends/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

> [Systems don't need to be changed. The trick is for a trader to develop a system with which he is compatible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-seykota/systems-don-t-need-to-be-changed-the-trick-is-for-a-trader-to-develop/)

[Ed Seykota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-seykota/)

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