"Forex Book" Posts
Trade Your Way To Financial Freedom by Van Tharp
By Lawrence
Summary: One of the most important books on money management you will ever come across. It is also the trading book that everyone loves to hate. Recommended to all newcomers. Book Information Trade Your Way To Financial Freedom Written by Van Tharp [starreviewmulti id=2 tpl=31 size=’12’ average_size=’24’]
Street Smarts: High Probability Short-Term Trading Strategies by Linda Bradford Raschke and Laurence Connors
By Lawrence
Summary: This book is one of the best books on short term discretionary trading setups. Clear rules and actual examples provided to illustrate the points. It is not a book giving you mechanical trading systems to copy from. Should be required reading for all daytraders. Highly recommended. Book Information Street Smarts: High Probability Short-Term Trading […]
Investment Biker: Around the World with Jim Rogers by Jim Rogers
By Lawrence
Summary: Good travel book with many interesting stories. The unique blending of Jim Rogers’ opinion about each country from the investment angle adds substance to the stories. An overall good read. Book Information Investment Biker: Around the World with Jim Rogers Written by Jim Rogers [starreviewmulti id=2 tpl=31 size=’12’ average_size=’24’]
Fractal Market Analysis: Applying Chaos Theory to Investment and Economics by Edgar E. Peters
By Lawrence
Summary: Good book on the subject with reasonably clear explanation. College level math a requirement to read the book. Not a book for traders in general. More like a book for academics interested in analyzing market behaviours from afar. Book Information Fractal Market Analysis: Applying Chaos Theory to Investment and Economics Written by Edgar E. […]
Investment Secrets of a Hedge Fund Manager: Exploiting the Herd Mentality of the Financial Markets by Laurence A. Connors and Blake E. Hayward
By Lawrence
Summary: Good book with clear trading rules. Many statistics and actual examples are there to explain what the trading setups are trying to accomplish. Not a book for beginners as the information provided are quite technical in nature. The language used can be offending to people who cannot put down their ego to see what […]
Beyond Technical Analysis: How to Develop and Implement a Winning Trading System, 2nd Edition by Tushar S. Chande
By Lawrence
Summary: Great introduction to trading system design. Not too complex, not too dry. Detail enough to be the text book on trading system design if it were used in a college degree course. The examples in the book are easy to understand even if you are not using TradeStation. Some statistics background necessary. Highly recommended […]
Trading Systems: A New Approach to System Development and Portfolio Optimisation by Emilio Tomasini and Urban Jaekle
By Lawrence
Summary: One of the better trading system design intro for anyone interested in trading system development and deployment. Covered all aspects of trading system design in relatively understandable language for people without scientific research background. Example trading models are provided for open discussion. Highly recommended to not just those interested in systematic trading but also […]
Naked Forex: High-Probability Techniques for Trading Without Indicators by Alex Nekritin and Walter Peters
By Lawrence
Summary: A strong advocate of chart trading without using indicators. The point of view is not new, as it is the practice for majority of successful professional daytraders. It is, however, first time a book coming out to say that trading can be done with simpler and well defined trading plans based on several chart […]
The Day Trader’s Advantage: How to Move from One Winning Position to the Next by Howard Abell
By Lawrence
Summary: A decent trading psychology book with many interviews on well-known traders. Focus on daytrading with outline on the author’s unique approach to making trading decisions. Interesting read and everything still applicable even today. Book Information The Day Trader’s Advantage: How to Move from One Winning Position to the Next Written by Howard Abell [starreviewmulti […]
The Inner Game of Trading by Robert Koppel and Howard Abell
By Lawrence
Summary: A good summary of the psychological profile necessary for consistent profitability in trading. The strength of this book is that it is telling the story as it is – not everyone can become a great trader but it is possible to train anyone in becoming a good one as long as the person is […]
