Summary of Money management and Trading Guidelines (John Murphy)

經典啊，每個交易前都應該複習一下。

1. Trade in the direction of the intermediate trend.
2. In uptrends, buy the dips; in downtrends, sell bounces.
3. Let profits run, cut losses short.
4. Use protective stops to limit losses.
5. Don’t trade impulsively; have a plan.
6. Plan your work and work your plan.
7. Use money management principles.
8. Diversify, but don’t overdo it.
9. Employ at least a 3 to 1 reward-to-risk ratio.
10. When pyramiding (adding positions), follow these guidelines.
a. Each successive layer should be smaller than before.
b. Add only to winning positions.
c. Never add to a losing position.
d. Adjust protective stops to the breakeven point.
11. Never meet a margin call; don’t throw good money after bad.
12. Close out losing positions before the winning ones.
13. Except for very short term trading, make decisions away from the market, preferably when the markets are closed.
14. Work from a long term to short term.
15. Use intraday charts to fine-tune entry and exit.
16. Master interday trading before trying intraday trading.
17. Try to ignore conventional wisdom; don’t take anything said in the financial media too seriously.
18. Learn to be comfortable being in the minority. If you’re right on the market, most people will disagree with you.
19. TA is a skill that improves with experience and study. Always be a student and keep learning.
20. Keep it simple; more complicated isn’t always better.