Category: Trader Resources

Books, videos, audio, software, and all that stuff.

Top Trading Reads from 2011

In case you have an Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card burning a hole in your …

Where can I find a mentor?

Wondering about coaching, mentoring, and the value of traders being able to come together and talk.

Margin Call

Movie Review: Margin Call

A review of the movie Margin Call, which features Kevin Spacey as the lead actor among a pretty stacked cast.

Forex positioning analytics available

The forex broker Saxo Bank has an interesting set of analytics some folks may find very interesting.

Read up on rogue traders

We’ve got another rogue trader in the news. This time it’s UBS and a $2bln loss. You …

Trade2Win Trading FAQs book now available

The new edition of my Trading FAQ book is now available. This new edition has been something …

Additional Bio Material on George Lindsay

The other day I posted a book review of George Lindsay and the Art of Technical Analysis. …

Video Review: Wall Street – Money Never Sleeps

Over the weekend I finally got around to watching Wall Street – Money Never Sleeps, the sequel to …

Video Review: Mind Over Money

The other day I watched the PBS documentary Mind Over Money (which is available streaming for Netflix subscribers). …

Research into Technical Analysis in Forex

Thanks to Adam at Forex Blog, I had the opportunity to read a working paper by a …

My Tools of the Trade

Trader Mike and Blain at StockToGo both posted recently on the various tools they use in their trading. …

Learning About Options Trading

I had an email the other day asking me to point the writer in the direction of …

What Should I Read on my New Kindle?

Last week I finally gave in and ordered myself a Kindle from Amazon. This is something I’ve …

Got a gift card burning a hole in your pocket?

If you’re anything like me, you received a bookseller gift card over the holidays – perhaps more …

The Best Forex Market Analysis in the World!

Yesterday, at the FX Week awards event in London, the forex market analysis product I work on within …

Video Interviews from the Futures & Forex Expo

While I was at the Futures & Forex Expo last month out in Vegas I did a …

A Couple of Trading Related Films

Question. Have you seen the new Wall Street film, Money Never Sleeps? If so, what did you …

I’m Floored by Amazing Feedback for the Trading FAQ

I received a pair of emails yesterday from readers of my new Trading FAQ book that blew me away. …

Thinking about trading the months to year-end

It’s almost September. That means the not just an end to the summer doldrums in the forex …

Presenting at the Futures & Forex Expo

In September I’m heading to Vegas for the Futures & Forex Expo. I’ll be speaking there on …

It’s gold Jerry!

OK, I don’t normally make old television references, but in this case I couldn’t help myself. A …

Seven Snappy Trading Snippets of Essentials Past

It’s coming up on four and a half years since I did my first post on this …

Great Review of the Trader FAQs Book

Fred Elkins from Finance Banter wrote up an excellent review of my new FAQs book. I took …

Professional Multimedia Market News & Information Free

My employer, Thomson Reuters, is making a really big push on a new multimedia content platform that’s …

The Doctor is Out

For those who may not have heard, Brett Steenbarger has called a halt to his blogging. Brett, …

Answering Trading Questions Taken to the Next Level

If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time you’ll know that I answer a lot …

Is The Essentials Of Trading applicable to trading options?

An emailer by the name of Daniel asked: My question: Is “Essentials Of Trading” applicable to trading …

Forex Seasonals Coming Up Big So Far

Do you know the seasonal patterns which tend to play out in the forex markets? If so, …

More Upcoming Book Reviews

The other day I mentioned a pair of books that were new additions to my reading list.  Thanks …

Upcoming Book Reviews

There are a couple of books I will be reading in the near future, the reviews for …

Watching Positioning Figures for Biases and Changes

As you may have gathered from some of my prior posts (like Using COT data to spot …

If You Haven’t Already…

I strongly advise you to check out the 90-minute seminar John Murphy did entitled Applying Technical Methods …

Entries from the Blogosphere

There have been some good posts recently by fellow bloggers that I wanted to bring to your …

Black Friday Suggestions for Traders

Today, of course, is the notorious Black Friday – that crazy holiday shopping day which is supposed …

SFO Article on Part-Time Trading

A while back I was interviewed by a reporter for SFO Magazine on the subject of part-time …

Alternative Ways to Play Interest Rate Moves

I’ve written in the past about ways to play moves interest rates. Among the ETFs I’ve mentioned …

Learning from the Market Wizards

Two books I always recommend to traders are Market Wizards and The New Market Wizards. Both offer a lot …

Learn Technicals from the Guy Who Wrote the Book

The question about how best to start learning technical analysis is one that comes up quite often …

New Trader FAQ Coming Together Nicely

I’ve been working on a project to bring together the most commonly asked new and developing trader …

Professional Forex Analyst Interview

A short while back I did an interview with one of the Content Editors (a position I …

Using COT data to spot potential big moves

I’ve mentioned the Commitment of Traders data on a few occasions previously in terms of its usefulness …

New Forex Trader Network

If you trade forex and haven’t already done so, you should check out Currensee, which is a …

Taking the Trader Positioning Data to the Next Level

Note: This is a cross-post. It was initially put up on the Currensee blog. The Commodity Futures …

New The Essentials of Trading Facebook Page

I finally got around to creating a “fan page” on Facebook for The Essentials of Trading. Given how …

The Essentials of Trading Book Discount Availability

I got a question about my book recently. It speaks to me offering the book for sale …

A Collection of The Essentials of Trading Reviews

I found out about a set of reviews of The Essentials of Trading on a site I’d …

What are your favorite trading websites?

I want to conduct a bit of an informal poll of readers. As you’ve no doubt seen, …

Some Good Entries From Fellow Members of the Blogosphere

A couple of recent posts by fellow bloggers caught my attention and I wanted to share them …

Help With Trading Taxes

I had this question come in yesterday regard finding a tax professional to help with trading related issues. …

Thoughts on CANSLIM

Last week I received an inquiry from a fellow member at Trade2Win. I have your book and …