What books to read?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by michael21, May 22, 2011.

  1. Books are written by losers , if they could trade they would do it and make money from trading.

    95% buy books from losers and learn losing traits of stupid writers.

    Mark my words when you apply the crap from the books in real trading.

    They were 95 % club of writers , so they wrote books and marketed themselves as great traders , old addage behind every genius is an ordinary bloke trying to express himself.
     
    #11     May 23, 2011
  2. bstay

    bstay

    Good to know, Thanks.
     
    #12     May 23, 2011
  3. bstay

    bstay

    I enjoyed reading the Market Wizards and New Market Wizards from Jack Schwager and also the above Kathy Lien book. I don't consider them "stupid writers" and "losers" and "crap". You don't have to read them of course.
     
    #13     May 23, 2011
  4. bstay

    bstay

    “I just wait until there is money lying in the corner, and all I have to do is go over there and pick it up. I do nothing in the meantime. Even people who lose money in the market say, ‘I just lost my money now I have to do something to make it back.’ No, you don’t. You should sit there until you find something.” – by Jim Rogers (when he was interviewed).

    “Jim Rogers said it perhaps most colorfully, ‘I just wait until there is money lying in the corner, and all I have to do is go over there and pick it up. I do nothing in the meantime’. In essence, by not wanting to trade, I had inadvertently transformed myself into a master of patience. By forcing myself to wait until there was a trade that appeared so compelling that I could not stand the thought of not taking it, I had vastly improved the odds.” - from New Market Wizards (as narrated by Jack Schwager).
     
    #14     May 23, 2011
  5. bstay

    bstay

    You can also seek out traders' interviews such as attached. I collected quite a few over the years. Personal experiences that you eventually can relate after some years.
     
    #15     May 23, 2011
  6. Visaria

    Visaria

    A book i read a long time ago:

    The Super Traders: Secrets and Successes of Wall Street's Best and Brightest
     
    #16     May 23, 2011
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    M21;
    I reread the Rich Dennis , M Weinstein...chaptesr past 30 days.....
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    Faith ''Inflector''Curtis book is helpful.

    Amen;
    Especially the Mint fund manager ''respect risk'',
    especially the Rich ''Turtle'' Dennis chapter.
    :cool:

    Especially the Mark Weinstein ''High Percentage trader''Even though many turtles specialize in low percentage homeruns.LOL

    But speaking of high %%, can you believe what M Marcus did????[same book];
    wow ,100% hit rate in CA real estate. Strange but I believe it, said he lost 100 %[all] California Real Estate -Emotional trading.

    Word/words to the wise

    :D :cool:
     
    #17     May 23, 2011
  8. Visaria

    Visaria

    Mind of a Trader: Lessons in Trading Strategy from the World's Leading Traders by Alpesh Patel
     
    #18     May 23, 2011
  9. IMO the most important statement ever made regarding trading.
     
    #19     May 23, 2011
  10. I very much agree... it pertains to what buffet said (I think) "don't lose money"
     
    #20     May 23, 2011