Charles Dow Quotes

• The man who begins to speculate in stocks with the intention of making a fortune usually goes broke, whereas the man who trades with a view of getting good interest on his money sometimes gets rich.

  Charles Dow

  Men, Views, Sometimes

  Charles Dow, Shread, Paul (2009). “Dow Theory Unplugged: Charles Dow's Original Editorials & Their Relevance Today”, p.314, Traders Press

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• The public, as a whole, buys at the wrong time and sells at the wrong time. The average operator, when he sees two or three points profit, takes it; but, if a stock goes against him two or three points, he holds on waiting for the price to recover, with oftentimes, the result of seeing a loss of two or three points run into a loss of ten points.

  Charles Dow

  Running, Loss, Average

  Charles Dow, Shread, Paul (2009). “Dow Theory Unplugged: Charles Dow's Original Editorials & Their Relevance Today”, p.298, Traders Press

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• Pride of opinion has been responsible for the downfall of more men on Wall Street than any other factor.

  Charles Dow

  Wall, Pride, Men

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• The one fact pertaining to all conditions is that they will change.

  Charles Dow

  Facts, Conditions

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• In most bull markets there comes a time when the public controls fluctuations and the efforts of the largest operators are insufficient to check the rising tide.

  Charles Dow

  Effort, Investing, Rising

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• To know values is to know the meaning of the market

  Charles Dow

  Knows, Values

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