Their defensive protective instincts dominate Cancer whose aim in life is domestic and material security. They are extremely capable of self - sufficiency while giving the appearance sometimes of being clinging vines. They will take chances, but with somebody else's money. If their chance - taking is profitable, they watch their money like a hawk. They are quite good at meeting all their obligations and expect others to do the same.
Cancers are outstandingly successful in Business, and in buying and selling.
Which is a pity because they really need a home, a wife and children to make them complete. The Cancer character is the least understood of all the signs of the zodiac. It can range from the timid, dull, shy and withdrawn to the most brilliant. Famous Cancers are to be found throughout the whole range of humanity. They have a fundamentally conservative and home-loving nature, wanting a secure base to which the male can retire when he needs a respite from the stresses of life, and in which the female can exercise her strong maternal instincts.