Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
My sitting tight
Portuguese translation:
minha paciência
English term
My sitting tight
Got that? My sitting tight!" Also, recall Eckhardt's comment on the subject: "One common adage ... that is completely wrongheaded is: You can't go broke taking profits. That's precisely how many traders do go broke. While amateurs go broke by taking large lasses, professionals go broke by taking small profits."
Proposed translations
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, New Zealand, Scottish, British, UK, Irish, US, Australian) 
, Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
minha paciência
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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-05-20 22:30:16 GMT)
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Pelo contexto, o autor está explicando que muitos corretores deixam de ganhar mais dinheiro porque, quando o título comprado começa valorizar, eles vendem antecipadamente, em vez de esperar uma valorização maior (sitting tight!). Portanto, paciência é importante com transações que estão se valorizando, para esperar um lucro maior.
to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act. "The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve"
to wait; to wait patiently. (This does not necessarily refer to sitting.)
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Meu posicionamento firme
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expressisverbis
3 hrs
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Obrigado, Sandra!
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Danik 2014
1 day 58 mins
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Obrigado, Dani!
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Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
ficando firme
Brazil
Legal, Business, Corporate Translations
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
minha persistência constante
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expressisverbis
2 hrs
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Obrigada, Sandra!
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Danik 2014
23 hrs
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Obrigada, Danik!
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Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
aguardar sem agir
Brazil
German, English, Spanish to Portuguese!
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: German to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, English to German, and 2 more.
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