In my experience, markets come down a lot quicker than they go up. Doesn't that contradict the
theory?
The market movement before it goes down may be a distributive process. I call them M-tops. The point you
use to measure the time element is not the price high, but an oscillator high, which precedes the price high. That, in
fact, is a major cornerstone of his work. The theory had different properties that I learned, and it has been extremely
helpful to me.
For the record, what is the name of Laundry's book?
There is no book. He just extolled his theory through his various newsletters. He also had some pamphlets.
Actually, it was kind of funny. After I mentioned him in a Barren's article, he got a lot of inquiries for his pamphlets.
He is a little eccentric. His response was, "I don't have any copies available." He should have printed them and made
some money.
I developed and synthesized a number of indicators that I used to determine when the market was at a lower-
risk entry point. I focused on determining mathematicalprobabilities. Although occasionally there are situations where
the market goes three standard deviations instead of two, based on the likelihood that 98 percent of the moves will
stop at two standard deviations, I'll take that bet any day of the week. And, if I am wrong, I am going to use risk
control and stop myself out X dollars away. That is the most critical element.
Anyway, I subscribed to all these letters, developed a methodology, and traded like crazy. By mid-1979,1
hadrun $5,000 up to $140,000 in just two years.
When did you turn from a loser to a winner?
When I was able to separate my ego needs from making money. When I was able to accept being wrong.
Before, admitting I was wrong was more upsetting than losing the money. I used to try to will things to happen. I
figured it out, therefore it can't be wrong. When I became a winner, I said, "I figured it out, but if I'm wrong, I'm
getting the hell out, because I want to save my money and go on to the next trade." By living the philosophy that my
winners are always in front of me, it is not so painful to take a loss. If I make a mistake, so what!
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