The essence of trading is its simplicity and the application of trading is its complexity. Did I come up with that or was it said by somebody else? I have no idea. I just feel it makes sense. When I was just starting out I tried to get as much information about trading as I could. And very early in that quest for knowledge I came across the small pearls of wisdom relating to trendlines, S&Rs, MAs and patterns. But, somehow, that didn't seem enough. My lengthy travel demanded something more - surely there must be a special, complex pot of golden knowledge that I need to find, drink from it and voila...I would be transformed into a trader. And the harder I looked for it the more frustrated I became - why was it hidden so well?! In the end I started trading with the sparse knowledge I had - and lo and behold - I realized that I have been looking at the wrong places. It came to me that the complexity in the art of trading does not lie within the trading - but within the artist himself! Applying the art of trading is what makes trading so difficult. Finding the depth of an artist is far more complex proposition - it is the place where the real journey can begin. I am on my way...