New to trading - Got a bunch of books. Scared to learn outdated things.

Hello everyone,

This is my first post, I ended up finding this forum while searching for a book I own "The way of the Turtle". And Im glad I found it!

The thing is, Im new to trading, got into cryptos for about a year, but Im trading only from what I quickly learned on some videos/tradingview etc.

My portfolio has increased quite nicely and I thought I should be more pro on this. Im a former professional poker player (online mostly), and Im only 25 years old. I feel that I have a chance to make this work.

I got about 70 books from a retired trader that put an ad on a facebook page selling all those books for 5€, I thought the ad was for for me, I grabbed the chance and made 150km to go grab them.

The thing is... They are all old books pretty much, and Im scared to learn outdated stuff.
Still I believe there is some value on it of course, and the aspect of it being real books and helping me stay away from screens a bit seems wonderful.

If someone mind helping me, by pointing me on the right path, I would appreciate it, here is the list of all the books I have:
  1. Trading Commodities & Financial Futures - George Kleinman
  2. Technical Analysis for the Trading Professional - Constance Brown
  3. The Three Skills of Top Trading - Hank Pruden
  4. Options as a Strategic Investment - Lawrence G. McMillan
  5. How I trade for a living - Gary Smith
  6. The Japanese Chart of Charts - Seiki Shimizu
  7. Market Trading Tactics - Daryl Guppy
  8. Cybernetic Trading Strategies - Murray A. Ruggiero, Jr.
  9. Trading Chaos - Bill Williams & Justine Gregory-Williams
  10. Astro-Cycles & Speculative Markets - L. J. Jensen
  11. Gaming the Market - Ronald B. Shelton
  12. Stock Trading Techniques - Michael Harris
  13. Come Into My Trading Room - Dr. Alexander Elder
  14. New Trading Dimensions - Bill Williams,.PHD
  15. Beyond Greed and Fear - Hersh Shefrin
  16. Way of the Turtle - Curtis M. Faith
  17. Design, Testing and Optimization of Trading Systems - Robert Pardo
  18. How I made $2,000,000 In The Stock Market - Nicolas Danvas
  19. The New Fibonacci Trader Workbook - Robert Fischer
  20. Support & Resistance Simplified - Michael C. Thomsett
  21. Tape Reading & Markets Tactics - Humphrey B. Neill
  22. Gann Simplified - Clif Droke
  23. The Market Maker's Edge - Josh Lukeman
  24. Charting the Stock Market - The Wyckoff Method - Jack K. Hutson
  25. Real Options - Tom Copeland / Vladimir Antikarov
  26. Astro-Cycles: The Trader's Viewpoint - Larry Pesavento
  27. Cyclic Analysis - J. M. Hurst
  28. The Opening Price Principle - The Best Kept Secret on Wall Street - Larry Pesavento / Peggy MacKay
  29. Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques - Steve Nison
  30. W. D. Gann Treasure Discovered - Robert Krausz, MH.BCHE
  31. Mastering Elliot Wave - Glenn Neely
  32. Dynamic Trading - Robert C. Miner
  33. The Geometry of Stock Market Profits - Michael S. Jenkins
  34. Quantitative Trading - Ernest P. Chan
  35. Dynamic Trading Indicators - Mark W. Helweg & David C. Stendahl
  36. The Day Trader's Survival Guide - Christopher A. Farrell
  37. The Candlestick Course - Steve Nison
  38. Tolls and Tactics for the Master Day Trader - Oliver Velez & Greg Capra
  39. Technical Analysis and Stock Market Profits - Richard W. Schabacker
  40. Technical Analysis of Stock Trends - Robert D. Edwards and John Magee
  41. Encyclopedia of chart patterns - Thomas N. Bulkowski
  42. Trading Classic Chart Patterns - Thomas N. Bulkowski
  43. The Definitive Guide to Point and Figure - Jeremy du Plessis
  44. Geometry of Markets - Bryce T. Gilmore
  45. Intermarket Analysis - John J. Murphy
  46. Intermarket Technical Analysis - John J. Murphy
  47. New Market Timing Techniques - Thomas R- DeMark
  48. Profitable Candlestick Trading - Stephen W. Bigalow
  49. Pattern Classification - Richard O. Duda / Peter E. Hart / David G. Stork
  50. Selective Forex Trading - Don Snellgrove
  51. Planetary Harmonics of Speculative Markets - Larry Pesavento
  52. Financial Astrology - Lcdr. David Williams
  53. Profitability and Systematic Trading - Michael Harris
  54. Forecasting Financial Markets - Tony Plummer
  55. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Options and Futures - Scott Barrie
  56. The Mathematics of Technical Analysis - Clifford J. Sherry & Jason W. Sherry
  57. How to Read the Financial Pages - Michael Brett
  58. Astrology and Stock Market Forecasting
  59. The Stock Market Barometer - William Peter Hamilton
  60. Study Guide for Technical Analysis Explained - Martin J. Pring
  61. The Four Biggest Mistakes in Option Trading - Jay Kaeppel
  62. Stock Market Technique Number One & Two - Richard D. Wyckoff
  63. How Buffet Does It - James Pardoe
  64. The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets - Benoit B. Mandelbrot and Richard L. Hudson
  65. How I trade and Invest in Stocks and Bonds - Richard D. Wyckoff
  66. Studies in Tape Reading - Richard D. Wyckoff
  67. You can be a Stock Market Genius - Joel Greenblatt

Thank you very much in advance.

Cheers!
 
Damn, what a list and not a single one of them I would recommend.

And...

The thing is... They are all old books pretty much, and Im scared to learn outdated stuff.

Seriously??
 
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Hello everyone,

This is my first post, I ended up finding this forum while searching for a book I own "The way of the Turtle". And Im glad I found it!

The thing is, Im new to trading, got into cryptos for about a year, but Im trading only from what I quickly learned on some videos/tradingview etc.

My portfolio has increased quite nicely and I thought I should be more pro on this. Im a former professional poker player (online mostly), and Im only 25 years old. I feel that I have a chance to make this work.

I got about 70 books from a retired trader that put an ad on a facebook page selling all those books for 5€, I thought the ad was for for me, I grabbed the chance and made 150km to go grab them.

The thing is... They are all old books pretty much, and Im scared to learn outdated stuff.
Still I believe there is some value on it of course, and the aspect of it being real books and helping me stay away from screens a bit seems wonderful.

If someone mind helping me, by pointing me on the right path, I would appreciate it, here is the list of all the books I have:
  1. Trading Commodities & Financial Futures - George Kleinman
  2. Technical Analysis for the Trading Professional - Constance Brown
  3. The Three Skills of Top Trading - Hank Pruden
  4. Options as a Strategic Investment - Lawrence G. McMillan
  5. How I trade for a living - Gary Smith
  6. The Japanese Chart of Charts - Seiki Shimizu
  7. Market Trading Tactics - Daryl Guppy
  8. Cybernetic Trading Strategies - Murray A. Ruggiero, Jr.
  9. Trading Chaos - Bill Williams & Justine Gregory-Williams
  10. Astro-Cycles & Speculative Markets - L. J. Jensen
  11. Gaming the Market - Ronald B. Shelton
  12. Stock Trading Techniques - Michael Harris
  13. Come Into My Trading Room - Dr. Alexander Elder
  14. New Trading Dimensions - Bill Williams,.PHD
  15. Beyond Greed and Fear - Hersh Shefrin
  16. Way of the Turtle - Curtis M. Faith
  17. Design, Testing and Optimization of Trading Systems - Robert Pardo
  18. How I made $2,000,000 In The Stock Market - Nicolas Danvas
  19. The New Fibonacci Trader Workbook - Robert Fischer
  20. Support & Resistance Simplified - Michael C. Thomsett
  21. Tape Reading & Markets Tactics - Humphrey B. Neill
  22. Gann Simplified - Clif Droke
  23. The Market Maker's Edge - Josh Lukeman
  24. Charting the Stock Market - The Wyckoff Method - Jack K. Hutson
  25. Real Options - Tom Copeland / Vladimir Antikarov
  26. Astro-Cycles: The Trader's Viewpoint - Larry Pesavento
  27. Cyclic Analysis - J. M. Hurst
  28. The Opening Price Principle - The Best Kept Secret on Wall Street - Larry Pesavento / Peggy MacKay
  29. Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques - Steve Nison
  30. W. D. Gann Treasure Discovered - Robert Krausz, MH.BCHE
  31. Mastering Elliot Wave - Glenn Neely
  32. Dynamic Trading - Robert C. Miner
  33. The Geometry of Stock Market Profits - Michael S. Jenkins
  34. Quantitative Trading - Ernest P. Chan
  35. Dynamic Trading Indicators - Mark W. Helweg & David C. Stendahl
  36. The Day Trader's Survival Guide - Christopher A. Farrell
  37. The Candlestick Course - Steve Nison
  38. Tolls and Tactics for the Master Day Trader - Oliver Velez & Greg Capra
  39. Technical Analysis and Stock Market Profits - Richard W. Schabacker
  40. Technical Analysis of Stock Trends - Robert D. Edwards and John Magee
  41. Encyclopedia of chart patterns - Thomas N. Bulkowski
  42. Trading Classic Chart Patterns - Thomas N. Bulkowski
  43. The Definitive Guide to Point and Figure - Jeremy du Plessis
  44. Geometry of Markets - Bryce T. Gilmore
  45. Intermarket Analysis - John J. Murphy
  46. Intermarket Technical Analysis - John J. Murphy
  47. New Market Timing Techniques - Thomas R- DeMark
  48. Profitable Candlestick Trading - Stephen W. Bigalow
  49. Pattern Classification - Richard O. Duda / Peter E. Hart / David G. Stork
  50. Selective Forex Trading - Don Snellgrove
  51. Planetary Harmonics of Speculative Markets - Larry Pesavento
  52. Financial Astrology - Lcdr. David Williams
  53. Profitability and Systematic Trading - Michael Harris
  54. Forecasting Financial Markets - Tony Plummer
  55. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Options and Futures - Scott Barrie
  56. The Mathematics of Technical Analysis - Clifford J. Sherry & Jason W. Sherry
  57. How to Read the Financial Pages - Michael Brett
  58. Astrology and Stock Market Forecasting
  59. The Stock Market Barometer - William Peter Hamilton
  60. Study Guide for Technical Analysis Explained - Martin J. Pring
  61. The Four Biggest Mistakes in Option Trading - Jay Kaeppel
  62. Stock Market Technique Number One & Two - Richard D. Wyckoff
  63. How Buffet Does It - James Pardoe
  64. The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets - Benoit B. Mandelbrot and Richard L. Hudson
  65. How I trade and Invest in Stocks and Bonds - Richard D. Wyckoff
  66. Studies in Tape Reading - Richard D. Wyckoff
  67. You can be a Stock Market Genius - Joel Greenblatt

Thank you very much in advance.

Cheers!

No need for books! Just go the internet and do some research on technical analysis, how market react to news events/economic numbers and candlesticks and that's all you need. Next, get a practice account, observe the market, develop a trading system, papertrade the system EXACTLY like how you would trade in real life for AT LEAST 6 months to a year. If your system is profitable for at least 6 months, trade live! That's it.

Remember trading makes perfect. Good luck!
 
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Keep 4; 45+46; 64.

Sell the rest.
(I'd say "Burn 'em!" but there's a dollar to be had in there....:D)

You sure you don't want to keep "Astro-Cycles & Speculative Markets - L. J. Jensen" and "Planetary Harmonics of Speculative Markets - Larry Pesavento" or "Astrology and Stock Market Forecasting"? Those tea leaves are mighty useful... :sneaky:
 
You sure you don't want to keep "Astro-Cycles & Speculative Markets - L. J. Jensen" and "Planetary Harmonics of Speculative Markets - Larry Pesavento" or "Astrology and Stock Market Forecasting"? Those tea leaves are mighty useful... :sneaky:
Notice that. I think the "retired trader" was getting desperate or something.
 
Hello everyone,

This is my first post, I ended up finding this forum while searching for a book I own "The way of the Turtle". And Im glad I found it!

The thing is, Im new to trading, got into cryptos for about a year, but Im trading only from what I quickly learned on some videos/tradingview etc.

My portfolio has increased quite nicely and I thought I should be more pro on this. Im a former professional poker player (online mostly), and Im only 25 years old. I feel that I have a chance to make this work.

I got about 70 books from a retired trader that put an ad on a facebook page selling all those books for 5€, I thought the ad was for for me, I grabbed the chance and made 150km to go grab them.

The thing is... They are all old books pretty much, and Im scared to learn outdated stuff.
Still I believe there is some value on it of course, and the aspect of it being real books and helping me stay away from screens a bit seems wonderful.

If someone mind helping me, by pointing me on the right path, I would appreciate it, here is the list of all the books I have:
  1. Trading Commodities & Financial Futures - George Kleinman
  2. Technical Analysis for the Trading Professional - Constance Brown
  3. The Three Skills of Top Trading - Hank Pruden
  4. Options as a Strategic Investment - Lawrence G. McMillan
  5. How I trade for a living - Gary Smith
  6. The Japanese Chart of Charts - Seiki Shimizu
  7. Market Trading Tactics - Daryl Guppy
  8. Cybernetic Trading Strategies - Murray A. Ruggiero, Jr.
  9. Trading Chaos - Bill Williams & Justine Gregory-Williams
  10. Astro-Cycles & Speculative Markets - L. J. Jensen
  11. Gaming the Market - Ronald B. Shelton
  12. Stock Trading Techniques - Michael Harris
  13. Come Into My Trading Room - Dr. Alexander Elder
  14. New Trading Dimensions - Bill Williams,.PHD
  15. Beyond Greed and Fear - Hersh Shefrin
  16. Way of the Turtle - Curtis M. Faith
  17. Design, Testing and Optimization of Trading Systems - Robert Pardo
  18. How I made $2,000,000 In The Stock Market - Nicolas Danvas
  19. The New Fibonacci Trader Workbook - Robert Fischer
  20. Support & Resistance Simplified - Michael C. Thomsett
  21. Tape Reading & Markets Tactics - Humphrey B. Neill
  22. Gann Simplified - Clif Droke
  23. The Market Maker's Edge - Josh Lukeman
  24. Charting the Stock Market - The Wyckoff Method - Jack K. Hutson
  25. Real Options - Tom Copeland / Vladimir Antikarov
  26. Astro-Cycles: The Trader's Viewpoint - Larry Pesavento
  27. Cyclic Analysis - J. M. Hurst
  28. The Opening Price Principle - The Best Kept Secret on Wall Street - Larry Pesavento / Peggy MacKay
  29. Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques - Steve Nison
  30. W. D. Gann Treasure Discovered - Robert Krausz, MH.BCHE
  31. Mastering Elliot Wave - Glenn Neely
  32. Dynamic Trading - Robert C. Miner
  33. The Geometry of Stock Market Profits - Michael S. Jenkins
  34. Quantitative Trading - Ernest P. Chan
  35. Dynamic Trading Indicators - Mark W. Helweg & David C. Stendahl
  36. The Day Trader's Survival Guide - Christopher A. Farrell
  37. The Candlestick Course - Steve Nison
  38. Tolls and Tactics for the Master Day Trader - Oliver Velez & Greg Capra
  39. Technical Analysis and Stock Market Profits - Richard W. Schabacker
  40. Technical Analysis of Stock Trends - Robert D. Edwards and John Magee
  41. Encyclopedia of chart patterns - Thomas N. Bulkowski
  42. Trading Classic Chart Patterns - Thomas N. Bulkowski
  43. The Definitive Guide to Point and Figure - Jeremy du Plessis
  44. Geometry of Markets - Bryce T. Gilmore
  45. Intermarket Analysis - John J. Murphy
  46. Intermarket Technical Analysis - John J. Murphy
  47. New Market Timing Techniques - Thomas R- DeMark
  48. Profitable Candlestick Trading - Stephen W. Bigalow
  49. Pattern Classification - Richard O. Duda / Peter E. Hart / David G. Stork
  50. Selective Forex Trading - Don Snellgrove
  51. Planetary Harmonics of Speculative Markets - Larry Pesavento
  52. Financial Astrology - Lcdr. David Williams
  53. Profitability and Systematic Trading - Michael Harris
  54. Forecasting Financial Markets - Tony Plummer
  55. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Options and Futures - Scott Barrie
  56. The Mathematics of Technical Analysis - Clifford J. Sherry & Jason W. Sherry
  57. How to Read the Financial Pages - Michael Brett
  58. Astrology and Stock Market Forecasting
  59. The Stock Market Barometer - William Peter Hamilton
  60. Study Guide for Technical Analysis Explained - Martin J. Pring
  61. The Four Biggest Mistakes in Option Trading - Jay Kaeppel
  62. Stock Market Technique Number One & Two - Richard D. Wyckoff
  63. How Buffet Does It - James Pardoe
  64. The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets - Benoit B. Mandelbrot and Richard L. Hudson
  65. How I trade and Invest in Stocks and Bonds - Richard D. Wyckoff
  66. Studies in Tape Reading - Richard D. Wyckoff
  67. You can be a Stock Market Genius - Joel Greenblatt

Thank you very much in advance.

Cheers!

Some of those are out-of-print and hard to come by. There are classic's in there and some silly ones. Some would consider it a treasure, Do your research.

Market forces are composed of human judgement, motivated by emotion. The spectrum of human emotions are the same as they ever were.

Principals are durable.

It's supportive to know what came before, with what is happening now, so that what must come next comes into view.
 
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