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*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger\/trader\/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** \u2014 Editor\u2019s Note
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Sun Tzu, known for his treatise The Art of War<\/a>, would have made an excellent trader.\u00a0 The principles he taught for\u00a0successful military strategy are just as applicable today\u00a0for\u00a0stock traders\u00a0as they were 2500 years ago when originally penned for military strategists.\u00a0 There have been quite a few traders (myself included) who have benefitted from a thorough study of Sun Tzu\u2019s strategic principles.\u00a0 It might just be a good idea to dive into them yourself.\u00a0 Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n

\"art<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/b>Although The Art of War is a 2500 year old military treatise it could just as easily be written for today\u2019s stock trader as the principles outlined therein are as applicable in the stock market as in the theatre of war.\u201d (The Crosshairs Trader<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe stock market is a war between buyers and sellers, who each want to take the others money.\u201d (Sarhan Capital<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cIn war, you cannot control the enemy nor know exactly what they will do. In trading, you cannot control the market nor know for sure what it will do.\u201d (Learn to Trade The Market<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cSun Tzu recognized how difficult it can be for a general \u2014 who has deployed his troops and made commitments to his senior officers and<\/i> his ruler \u2014 to change his battle plans as combat circumstances change.\u201d (CFA Institute<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cLearn to trade when it is favorable to do so. But it is even more important to learn not to trade when situations do not permit.\u201d (Big Fat Purse<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere victory is defined as achieving one\u2019s investment objectives and the enemy is defined as any movements in the portfolio that stand in the way, the 13 chapters of Sun Tzu\u2019s tome read like a class in post-modern strategic and tactical asset allocation.\u201d (Financial Post<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you spend time every morning engaged in developing your own plan, I think you’re bound to see steady and significant improvement.\u201d (Money Show<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cMost struggling traders don\u2019t understand their “enemy” \u2014 the markets in this case \u2014 but they likely know themselves.\u201d (Futures Magazine<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cI did not really understand the principles and application of Sun Tzu\u2019s \u2018The Art of War\u2019 till I lost a lot of money in trading and investing.\u201d (John Yii<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cAsk a dozen people to name the best business book ever and chances are several of them will say, <\/b>“The Art of War.” (Business Insider<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u2026and the book:<\/p>\n

Sun Tzu\u2019s Art of War for Traders and Investors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s get back to the battlefield.<\/em><\/p>\n

David Blair<\/b><\/p>\n

THE CROSSHAIRS TRADER
\n<\/b>www.thecrosshairstrader.com<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

no relevant postions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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