《股票作手回忆录·第九章·1907大恐慌·做空封神》第11节
I did pretty well, even if I can now see where my campaign was tactically inadequate. When summer came the market got dull. It was a cinch that there would be nothing doing in a big way until well along in the fall. Everybody I knew had gone or was going to Europe. I thought that would be a good move for me. So I cleaned up. When I sailed for Europe I was a trifle more than three-quarters of a million to the good. To me that looked like some balance. I was in Aix-les-Bains enjoying myself. I had earned my vacation. It was good to be in a place like that with plenty of money and friends and acquaintances and everybody intent upon having a good time. Not much trouble about having that, in Aix. Wall Street was so far away that I never thought about it, and that is more than I could say of any resort in the United States. I didn’t have to listen to talk about the stock market. I didn’t need to trade. I had enough to last me quite a long time, and besides, when I got back I knew what to do to make much more than I could spend in Europe that summer.
注释摘要
这段文字是利弗莫尔在讲述自己1907年做空战役中的一个战术间歇期。他说自己做得还不错，但他以一种事后回顾的口吻承认，那场战役从战术上看仍有欠缺。这种自我解剖的语气很重要。它不是一个胜利者在夸耀，而是一个永远在复盘的学生在审视自己的作业。他已经赚到了远超常人想象的财富，但他关注的不是数字，而是方法上的不完美。这正是本书作为人性文本的核心价值之一：它不断展示主…