Taming the Lion

Richard Farleigh reveals the 100 secret strategies that he developed to enable him to succeed in the markets. 

During his time running a trading desk, Farleigh set out to develop a repeatable methodology based on observation and reasoning, not just on one-off flukes and luck, to enable him to outperform the market on a regular basis. 

The (potentially controversial) beliefs that he incorporates into his strategies include: 

- Markets tend to under-react, not overreact. 
- Big, obvious ideas offer great opportunities. 
- It is safe to invest with a consensus view. 
- Contrarian trading is usually irrational. 
- It is best to enter and exit the share market at the right times instead of always staying invested. 
- Price trends are well known but under-utilised. 
- Chartists are just astrologers. 
- Investment and trading are increasingly similar. 

Some of the techniques simply involve being better than other investors at some of the basics, including only chasing genuine opportunities, managing risks and coping with losses.