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Trading & Technical Analysis

Charts, trends, options and trading systems, plus the stories of traders who made it. Trading is risky and most people lose money. Listed from beginner to advanced.

Market Wizards
Jack D. Schwager
Beginner

Interviews with successful traders about how they think about risk, discipline and edge.

How to Day Trade for a Living
Andrew Aziz
Beginner

An introduction to day-trading tools, setups and risk management. Day trading is high-risk, and most people who try it lose money.

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Edwin Lefèvre
Beginner

A fictionalized account widely understood to be based on the speculator Jesse Livermore, and one of the most quoted trading books ever written.

Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets
John J. Murphy
Intermediate

A comprehensive reference on chart patterns, trends, indicators and intermarket analysis.

Technical Analysis Explained
Martin J. Pring
Intermediate

A widely used guide to trend, momentum and sentiment indicators and how analysts combine them.

Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques
Steve Nison
Intermediate

The book that introduced candlestick charting to many Western traders, with patterns and how to use them alongside other tools.

Market Wizards: Next Generation
Jack D. Schwager
Intermediate

A further collection of trader interviews in Schwager’s long-running Market Wizards series.

Trading in the Zone
Mark Douglas
Intermediate

Focuses on the mindset of consistency: thinking in probabilities, accepting risk and following your plan.

Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom
Van K. Tharp
Intermediate

Covers position sizing, expectancy and the psychology of building and following a trading system.

Following the Trend
Andreas F. Clenow
Intermediate

A practical look at systematic trend following in futures markets, including how such strategies behave in good and bad periods.

Options as a Strategic Investment
Lawrence G. McMillan
Advanced

A long-standing reference on options strategies, pricing concepts and risk.

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