Maybe as a person, but that's not how he comes across in his writing, and I only know him from his writing. Hey, there's nothing wrong with a big ego, it can be useful, as long as you know it's there and factor it into the picture. Why else would he make a blanket statement like that, on Yahoo btw ( does Yahoo bring out the best in anybody?) about a book he's never read? Ego is the most flattering explanation, as envious snobbery would be the other likely explanation, since he is SO tiresomely prone to bringing up Duke U., and his neurotic overachieving yuppie family life. I mean he presents himself as such a learned trader, yet he doesn't even "work his own trades" as he puts it. He's a stockpicker, and his full service broker handles his actual entry and exit for him.
You of all people should acknowledge that your background in technical analysis is MUCH more extensive than that of Gary B. Smith, so why should a househubby who just took up stock picking a couple of years ago be authoritatively doling out quickie chart readings to novice traders for a living? Just because he can construct a paragraph, and has some Sports Illustrated credits on his resume? I've checked out ol' Gar's advice every since he tried out Jeff Cooper's methods last year, and I am impressed by his seemingly levelheaded progress as a trader, but he's got to have SOME ego to pass himself off as a TA authority. I take it with a grain of salt---the guys at the street.com write too much to be able to focus fully on their trading, or reading the volumes of their contemporaries. |
