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Born in 1877 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Jesse Livermore grew up in a modest farming family. His childhood was marked by a fascination with numbers and stock prices, which began at a remarkably young age. By the time he was fifteen, he had already snuck into a bucket shop—an informal gambling parlor for traders—where he quickly learned how to place high-risk bets. Utilizing his keen ability to discern patterns and trends, Livermore steadily turned modest stakes into considerable fortunes.