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 Scared to learn outdated things.

Whatever you do don't read No. 2 on the list. Nothing worthwhile. Burn it. I mean its written by a woman after all.

A woman, Constance Brown, who has traded for many years institutional money and has a daily global advisory service.

But you should probably listen to all posters trashing the list. They know.
 
Turiacus said:
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 They are all old books pretty much, and Im scared to learn outdated stuff.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!
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I am ex-online poker pro(cash games), as you must know you do not learn to be a winner in poker by reading books. Trading is like poker, it's about making the best decisions in each "hand"(trade), and learning from mistakes.
 
SunTrader said:
Whatever you do don't read No. 2 on the list. Nothing worthwhile. Burn it. I mean its written by a woman after all.

A woman, Constance Brown, who has traded for many years institutional money and has a daily global advisory service.
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You are only trashing this book because it was written by a woman??!! LOL Be careful you are gonna end up on the #MeToo list! Something bad is gonna happen to you when #TimesUp! They are watching...LOL

This woman's actually got some stuff. She used to work for Eastman Kodak company and Eastman Kodak was going to release their new product which was digital camera but at the end decided not to; she wrote them an executive report telling them that's a big mistake, Eastman Kodak company didn't listen to her so she resigned and went to work in Wall Street. We all know what happened to Eastman Kodak Co.? They went bankrupt after 20 years.

She's CMT and actually uses technical analysis when managing her funds. Her results is audited and her market calls are documented. Institutions study her. I don't recommend reading any of the books because I believe in learning by doing but I wouldn't single her book out.
 
Turiacus said:
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!
More...
This list is definite proof that technical analysis doesn’t work! The original owner, the poor bastard never did find the golden goose he was looking for!
 
lawrence-lugar said:
Read all of them. -- But don't expect any one book to basically instantly make you rich.

It's important you establish a general, well-rounded, and open-minded foundation to the market.
From there, you'll start to slowly see and realize a faint glimmer of light at the end of the trading tunnel o_O, :confused:

...Kind of like the initial Creation of the Universe...The Big Bang,
You have to appreciate The Game, the Process, the Trade, the Art...don't rush into it...and you'll be a true ET, extraterrestrial trader, -- don't be a fly-by-night bozo trader who will disappear in two months.

2018.
(also keep in mind...wherever you go...99.7% of people are full of crap and/or not successful.)
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What? I can’t believe! The no reader is recommending someone read all these books??:D
 
JSOP said:
You are only trashing this book because it was written by a woman??!! LOL Be careful you are gonna end up on the #MeToo list! Something bad is gonna happen to you when #TimesUp! They are watching...LOL

This woman's actually got some stuff. She used to work for Eastman Kodak company and Eastman Kodak was going to release their new product which was digital camera but at the end decided not to; she wrote them an executive report telling them that's a big mistake, Eastman Kodak company didn't listen to her so she resigned and went to work in Wall Street. We all know what happened to Eastman Kodak Co.? They went bankrupt after 20 years.

She's CMT and actually uses technical analysis when managing her funds. Her results is audited and her market calls are documented. Institutions study her. I don't recommend reading any of the books because I believe in learning by doing but I wouldn't single her book out.
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I thought my post was dripping with enough sarcasm - directed at the book bashers and NOT obviously against Constance Brown whatsoever who I respect a helluva lot and WHY I singled her book out - that anyone could see it.

Guess not.
 
SunTrader said:
I thought my post was dripping with enough sarcasm - directed at the book bashers and NOT obviously against Constance Brown whatsoever who I respect a helluva lot and WHY I singled her book out - that anyone could see it.

Guess not.
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Suntrader...how is the weather in boca raton? I have Constance Browns book.
 
kmiklas said:
Based on the advice in these books, I find winning on 4 out of 7 trades... sometimes 3 out of 5.

I remember when the moon aligned with Venus, AND Jupiter aligned with Mars. The VIX went into a spin-cycle!
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JSOP said:
Should've told this guy who lost $4 million trading XIV on Feb. 6 just past. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-06/xiv-trader-loses-4-million-and-3-years-work-here-his-story?sort_by=thread&sort_order=ASC&items_per_page=50&page=0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2 What was the star alignment like on that day? :)
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Rule number one in trading: Make sure Uranus is covered!
 
volpri said:
Suntrader...how is the weather in boca raton? I have Constance Browns book.
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Yup got it and another.

Anyone who says you can't learn how to trade from a particular book is right. Accumulated knowledge is the point of reading something whether or not it is related to the task at hand. Though you knew that already.

But it's always Sunny in Philadelphia Boca. 73° thanks for asking.
 
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