Category: Trader Resources

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

Volatility, Stops, and Other Topics

Here are a few interesting posts from my blogging peers that you may find interesting. Vix and …

Software for Backtesting and Order Generation

I get quite a few questions about trading resources. Since I don’t have an encyclopedic knowledge of …

Trader: The Paul Tudor Jones Documentary Video

Once upon a time a documentary about Paul Tudor Jones was filmed. It became a video titled Trader. Today, Trader …

A few useful links

Rob at Quantifiable Edges has posted a really good write-up about how using stops doesn’t always make …

An Inquiry for Active Forex Traders

I need to do a some research for my employer. If you’re an active forex trader, I …

Motley Fool Acting the Part

I recently had the opportunity to pick up a free copy of the latest Motley Fool book, …

Forex Market Seasonal Patterns – Really!

Much of the time, when the idea of seasonal patterns is brought up in trading and the …

A few interesting and worthwile trading and finance resources

It’s another crazy day in the markets today, so let me take some time out to offer …

Something to check out: StockTwits

Howard Lindzon, a hedge fund manager, has been involved in developing a new project called StockTwits. To …

Wall Street Warriors episode videos

I’ve never seen the show myself as I don’t have the Mojo network, but I’ve heard a …

Stock screeners revisted

I get questions periodically about stock screeners, and see others frequently on discussion forum sites. Today I …

Should you treat trading like a hobby? How’s your discipline?

The Winning Mental Edge blog (thanks to Charles Kirk for the link) speaks on the topic of deciding …

Ten Things That Trip Up System Traders

Dave over at StockTickr posted 10 Ways New Automated Traders Get Tripped Up today. It’s a great post …

Video documentary of the Crash of 1929, and other things

I was recently pointed to an interesting documentary video of the Crash of 1929. If market history …

Some interesting posts from fellow bloggers

Here are some very interesting posts by other bloggers which I found interesting. Cross-Talk: Trading Coaches as …

Are there any ETFs for trading gold, oil, and soybeans?

Dave Mabe from Stock Tickr passed along a question he’d seen that he thought I could answer. …

Rogue Trader Video Worth Checking Out

Brett Steenbarger was recently included in a video taped by France 24. The focus of the video …

Reviews of Trading Books

Since starting this blog I have written up a number of book reviews and I’m sure I’ll …

A Really Interesting Stock Analysis and Trading Tool

One of the guys I work with came across an interesting new web site: http://finviz.com/ While i …

Brett Steenbarger’s New Book Project

Brett Steenbarger is amazing! I really mean that. The sheer volume of writing the guy does blows …

New Housing ETFs

Someone has finally launched a pair of ETFs focusing on the housing market (or will be shortly, …

Can you tell me where I can find free forex charts?

Here’s a pretty straightforward question I received from a forex trader over the weekend. I couldnt find a free …

New Trading Alernatives for Currency Traders

A few new forex ETFs are starting to trade today. These new ones move the group into some …

New Trading and Investing Education Efforts Coming

A couple of weeks ago I posted a survey of sorts about trading podcasts. Thanks to those …

Trend Trading Methods Music Video

Ed Seykota is one of the featured interviews in Market Wizards. What he says about trading has …

What Trading Resources are Your Favorites?

What resources do you use in your trading? By that I mean what do you use to …

What Type of Trader Are You?

Van Tharp has created a kind of trader personality test which is really interesing. If you aren’t …

Can You Beat the Market?

How are your stock picking skills? Do you think you can beat the S&P 500? If so, …

Recessions and Bear Markets – A Visual Guide

There’s a really neat (to me at least) animated graph which highlights the recessions and stock bear markets …

Putting Together a Trading Plan

I recently received an inquiry about trading plans. I’m thinking of having a proper trading plan for …

Increase Your Cash Returns – An Interesting Alternative

I thought I’d share with you something of which I’ve recently become aware. It’s not directly trading, …

books

My Top 5 Trading Books

There are lots of trading books out there, and many of them are quite good and useful. These five, though, are the ones that have most influenced me.

The Dancer Who Made $2 Million Trading Stocks

Someone on one of the forums I visit posted a link to an article about Nicolas Darvas …

New Forex Market Analysis and Information Blog

There’s a new blog covering the forex market that you should check out if foreign exchange is …

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The Trader’s Wish List

Here’s some really good trading and market-related stuff. You don’t even need to wait for a special occassion to reward yourself or pick up a gift for that trader on your shopping list. Books, movies, and more!

Trader Wish List – Twelfth Installment

Well, this is it. The final installment of my Trader’s Wish List is here to wrap up …

Trader Wish List – Eleventh Installment

I want to shift away from books and videos for this recommendation. Metastock is the charting software …

Trader Wish List – Tenth Installment

Here is the 10th installment of my list of my trader’s gift recommendations. I want to feature …

Trader’s Wish List – Ninth Installment

Here is the ninth installment of my Trader’s Wish List. Consider this the Quantum Fund collection. It …

Trader’s Wish List – Eighth Installment

Here is installment #8 of my list of gift recommendations, for yourself or that special trader in …

Trader’s Wish List – Seventh Installment

Yet another entry on my Trader’s Wish list. I did a review of Markets in Profile when …

Trader’s Wish List – Sixth Installment

Here is today’s installment of my Trader’s Wish List. Today the focus is on trading related films. …

Trader’s Wish List – Fifth Installment

This today’s installment of my wish list recommendations for traders. The featured wish list items for today …

Trader’s Wish List – Fourth Installment

Here’s the next installment of my list of gift recommendations for traders. Actually, today it’s not just one item …

Trader’s Wish List – Third Installment

Here the third installment of my Trader’s Wish. The book I want to talk about today is …

Trader’s Wish List – Second Installment

Here is the next installment in my list of gift recommendations either for yourself or that special …

The Trader’s Wish List – First Installment

I present the first installment of my updated Trader’s Wish List. Today the feature items are the …

Investor’s Business Daily – An Old Friend in my Stock Trading

You may or may not be aware of the fact that one of the very first books …

Commitment of Traders – A Weekly Report Worth Viewing

One of the more interesting tools I use in my work is the weekly Commitment of Traders …

Global Daily Trading Schedule

I just had someone point out a really interesting resource. It’s a web page that outlines the …