Strategies for Big Winners Michael Covel has spent over a decade making trend trading accessible to the average investor. Those who have listened and taken heed to his advice have done well in the wild markets over the past four years, while buy and hold investors have ridden the proverbial price roller coaster to […]
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Michael Covel has written an easy to read and understand book entitled “Trend Commandments: Trading for Exceptional Returns” FT Press, that condenses and explains the principles of successful trend followers. This book is based on the author’s extensive 15-year study of the world’s top trend following traders such as Ed Seykota, Paul Tudor Jones, the
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After reading several hundred trading books I have come to the conclusion that the vast majority are a complete waste of time. However the 10% or so that are good can be life changing and improve your trading dramatically. In looking through my trading library for life changing books, checking out the top sellers
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I first read the original version of this book over eight years ago, and it was the book that finally gave me the overall structure I needed to understand all the dynamics of trading. I have read hundreds of trading books, and this one still stands head and shoulders above the rest. It explains
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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator has stood the test of time. You know that you are talking to a trader when they love this book and have read it over and over again. It teaches principles that successful traders will be using for many years to come. Like all classic texts, this book doesn’t feel dated, despite being in
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A book review for Brent Penfold’s book “The Universal Principles of Successful Trading: Essential Knowledge for All Traders in All Markets” This book is excellent for traders that are ready to accept its lessons. You need a foundation in trading to understand the importance of what the book is advising, and take the
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The following list of books is based on results from 155 people when I asked the poll question: What ten books helped you make the most money trading in the markets? I was curious to see what I had missed in my decades of reading the best books on trading and the stock market. I
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Do you really, really, want to be a trader? There is no secret system, method, or guru that will make you a successful trader. Trading is work, trading is taking the hits, managing risk, and learning how to navigate the markets you trade. It is no different than any
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The great thing about the modern social media world is that we have the ability to connect with like minded people. While being facebook friends and following traders on twitter it is amazing how like minded many of us are. There are ten interests that are very common among traders
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I have had many traders asking me for my top option book picks over the years so I thought it would be a great blog topic. In my journey through reading hundreds of trading books these are my favorite 10 that benefited me the most in my option education over the years. I picked books
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