#1 The market pays you to be disciplined.

#2 Be disciplined every day, in every trade, and the market will reward you. But do not claim to be disciplined if you are not 100% of the time.

#3 Always lower your trade size when you are trading poorly.

#4 Never turn a winner into a loser.

#5 Your biggest loser can not exceed your biggest winner.

#6 Develop a methodology and stick with it. Do not change methodologies for day to day.

#7 Be yourself. Do not try to be someone else.

#8 You always want to be able to come back and play the next day.

#9 Earn the right to trade bigger.

#10 Get out of your losers.

#11 The first loss is the best loss.

#12 Do not hope and pray. If you do, you will lose.

#13 Do not worry about news. It is history.

#14 Do not speculate, if you do, you will lose.

#15 Love to lose money.

#16 If your trade is not going anywhere in a given timeframe, it is time to exit.

#17 Never take a big loss. Only a big loss can hurt you.

#18 Make a little bit everyday, dig your ditches, do not fill them in.

#19 Hit singles not home runs.

#20 Consistency builds confidence and control

#21 Learn to sweat out (scale out) your winners.

#22 Make the same type of trades over and over – be a bricklayer.

#23 Do not over-analyze, do not procrastinate. Do not hesitate, if you do, you will lose.

#24 All traders are created equal in the eyes of the market.

#25 It is the market itself that wields the ultimate scale of justice.

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The Dakar Rally was traditionally an off-road multi-stage race from Paris to Dakar, Senegal. However, due to fears of terrorist attacks, the Rally was cancelled last year – and this year moved to an entirely different continent, South America. 540 teams started the 2009 Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 3rd, and, after 9,578 kilometres (5,951 mi) in 14 stages, will return to Buenos Aires on January 17th.

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Some people might say I am stupid buying stock of a company in trouble such as Ford [[F]], I am not an American citizen and I drive a German made car, while being a swing trader, it is hip taking risks from time to time and pushing the adrenaline high.

I was driving on Saturday morning in downtown Jounieh when I suddenly found myself behind this Coca-Cola delivery truck, it was really amazing and astonishing seeing its back and specially the way it was promoting a favorite drink of mine and a newly launched product.

I am not really sure how excited consumers will be drinking this product after seeing such mess and dirt rolling around their town.

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