Replies to post #104169 on Zeev's Turnips Patch-No Politics (ZEEV)

[jrhana]

Livermore suffered from a serious untreated clinical depression in his later years which surely limited his effectiveness.

I still find some of his exploits and market calls quite extraordinary.

When he was at his peak, he was a short to intermediate investor/trader par excellence

I believe his theories and his life are indeed worth studying.

[wahz]

"He shot his wife and then shot himself in a murder/suicide in that summer semi-mansion, as it was in foreclosure and his last possession."

This is plainly not true. He did not shoot his wife.