Investing is a lot different than trading, given the objectives and time horizons. You have to adjust with them and continually change your methods.” “I like to compare markets to natural events… markets are living, breathing organisms. Marty’s approach was to find parallels to the markets in natural phenomena and “to try to replicate in the markets.” He equates these moves, or curves, in the markets to the changing ocean tides. He looked for change in velocity in the market when making a trade, with the goal of selling at the top of a sine curve and buying the bottom of the curve. Marty says the S&P contract was “made for me, as I’m a market timer.”. His career began to take off in the early ’80s, especially with the launch of the S&P futures contract in 1982. He began using a technical approach to trading and he synthesized elements of other people’s styles to form his own trading method. Realized at age 33 that he needed a methodology to succeed in the markets. However, he had a “penchant for gambling” and longed to work for himself as a speculator.Ĭredits his wife with giving him the confidence to stop being a loser and to become a winner. There, he focused on company fundamentals and was paid a salary. He began his Wall Street career as a securities analyst. Dreams are accomplished with persistence and hard work. Schwartz tells students, “I’m here to tell you that you can achieve anything you want, if you put the work in.”. One recurring theme from the early portion of his talk is, “it didn’t kill me so it made me stronger.”. He was decked early on with some pretty poor grades, but he fought to get back on track and completed his studies successfully. Marty Schwartz begins his talk by relating some of his experiences as an Amherst student back in the 1960s (a technological “stone age” by comparison to today). Those of us who are students of trading and life may find a few pearls in the highlights below: For now, let’s absorb some of the wisdom and life lessons he imparts to the students at Amherst.
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