The ski racer on his edge tears around the gate, spraying ice shards in his wake. –Terry Chitwood From 1995-1997 I ski raced (mainly giant slalom) at the amateur level, living in Vail Colorado for most of the latter two years. The giant-slalom course got icy around the gates, especially for the later racers. I […]
Wild Wisdom, Insights for Traders: In the Mirror
I look into the mirror and I see a falcon, gazing at me. –Terry Chitwood As I read my poem I am reminded of the poem “Circles” by Rilke. Here is an excerpt: “I am circling around God, around the ancient tower and I have been circling for a thousand years, and I still don’t […]
Wild Wisdom, Insights for Traders: Barracuda Teeth
sunny day swimming underwater in a tropical ocean suddenly face-to-face with a barracuda sharp teeth glimmering in the sun’s rays –Terry Chitwood A sunny day. The market winging upward, price floating on a cloud, until suddenly—it crashes. Meet the barracuda, ripping a chunk out of price, pulling the market down as the barracuda rapidly descends. […]
Wild Wisdom, Insights for Traders: The Serpentine Path
coiled cobra ready to strike –Terry Chitwood The poisonous snake, carrying deadly venom, crawls sinuously across the path. The market, a deadly predator, moves in a serpentine course across the screen. Both show no mercy. One can take your money; the other can take your life. One can take your body; the other can take […]
Wild Wisdom, Insights for Traders: Eagle Eyes
dusk only the eagle can see –Terry Chitwood The orange sun reflects off the golden eagle’s eyes, turning the world into flame. Perfectly still, gliding on wings of silence, the eagle surveys his domain. Dusk descends . . . and so does the eagle with no prey in sight. The Big Picture Viewing the market […]
Wild Wisdom, Insights for Traders: Sun at Night
Sun at Night the black panther’s yellow eyes illumine the night –Terry Chitwood In the market, it’s always night. Uncertainty reigns. Trading patterns can’t be clearly seen … murky waves moving chaotically, changing speeds with abandon, shadows within shadows. Learning to navigate the night is essential in trading and in life. Open Your Eyes Gliding […]
Wild Wisdom, Insights for Traders: Winter Storm
geese fly south chant a warning winter storm –Terry Chitwood Our instincts warn us of danger, keeping us safe from the perils that pursue us. Shadow: “Perils that pursue us? Are you paranoid, Terry?” Terry: “There’s a big difference between paranoia and awareness. In dreams, we must turn and face the pursuer before the pursuit […]
Wild Wisdom, Insights for Traders: White Tiger Crouching
shadows like stripes across the path white tiger crouching –Terry Chitwood The white tiger is the path, black stripes across a white body, symbolizing wholeness like the yin/yang symbol from Taoism. The white tiger’s fierceness, born in the deep jungle, sharpened by the will to survive, radiates from its body. As if formed from a […]
Wild Wisdom, Insights for Traders: Stalking the Market
a wolf howls its undulating cry echoes through the canyon –Terry Chitwood The market undulates, rising and falling in sinuous waves, threading a path gradually upward like a monk ascending a winding path to the mountaintop, covered in mist, beckoning the monk onward—toward the heavenly gate. The market undulates, falling gradually like a river […]