no wonder he is a fanatic about cutting losses, he learned the hard way.
In his orginal interview he says:
"The elements of good trading are: (1) cutting losses, (2) cutting losses, and (3) cutting losses"
It is easy to conflate this with:
"keep losses small, keep losses small, keep losses small"
But they are not the same thing.
As Covel says in his 2004 book, "Trend Following":
"I’ve had the chance to review his monthly performance data for the decade of the 1990s. The month-by month numbers are eye popping. Seykota takes big risks, and he gets big rewards"
