Alexander Elder’s Best Trading Tips: The 3 Ms and the Rules from “Trading for a Living” Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe Alexander Elder’s best-known trading principle is the “3 Ms”: Mind, Method, and Money. Get all three right and you trade like a professional; ignore any one and you blow […]
Nicolas Darvas and the Box System: His Best Trading Rules and Quotes Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe Nicolas Darvas was a professional dancer who turned a stock-market education from 200 books into a fortune of $2,000,000, using a method he called the Box System. The Box System works like this: […]
Richard Dennis Trading Rules: What the Turtle Trader Can Teach You Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe Richard Dennis was a commodities speculator nicknamed the “Prince of the Pit” who turned a few hundred dollars of borrowed money into more than $200 million, and his most-quoted lesson is that discipline beats […]
Paul Tudor Jones Trading Tips: 9 Rules from the Macro Legend (With Quotes) Last updated: 14 June 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe Paul Tudor Jones is the macro trader behind Tudor Investment Corporation, and his most repeated trading tip is simple: play defense before offense. He says he spends his day thinking about losing […]
Ed Seykota’s Best Trading Tips and Quotes (Explained for Real Traders) Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe Ed Seykota is the trend-follower who turned $5,000 into $15,000,000 over twelve years, and his most-quoted lesson is the simplest one in trading: cut your losses. When asked for the elements of good trading, […]
