Quotes of the Day

The results of the large Spanish study known as PREDIMED were so dramatic. The group receiving the olive oil had about a one-third lower incidence (31%) of stroke, heart attack, and death than the low-fat group, and the mixed-nuts group showed a similar reduced risk (28%). By the numbers, the nuts-or-olive-oil "Mediterranean" diet appeared to be as powerful as statins, in terms of number needed to treat (NNT), for primary prevention of heart disease-meaning a population that had not yet experienced an "event" or a clinical diagnosis. [2023] - Peter Attia

Marriages are more likely to fail when one partner not only does not mirror the other's expressions of happiness, but instead shows expressions of contempt. [2004] - Allan Pease

Average household size is used to help determine the proper unit mix. If you lean that the average size is 3.7 persons per household, then pursuing a building with a mix of studio and one-bedroom apartments won't work. [2017] - Bryan M. Chavis

Buying when stochastics are in oversold territory and selling when they are in overbought territory is a strategy that is used quite often by range traders with a great deal of success, but once the market stops range trading and begins trending, then relying on stochastics could lead to a tremendous amount of losses. [2009] - Kathy Lien

Assume we are in a profitable long position and the market is about to hit our trailing stop, when we have a good entry and nice profits, we sometimes will take out half our profits and place a stop on the other half and just let the market run and see what happens. The decision to get out of all or part of your position is mostly a psychological call. It probably is more appropriate for experienced traders who trust their “feel” of the market. [2004] - Bill Williams