Tag Archives: resources

My Tools of the Trade

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

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Book Review: The Complete Trading Course

A front-to-back approach to applying technical analysis to trading

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 …

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 …

It’s gold Jerry!

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

Black Friday Suggestions for Traders

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

An Inquiry for Active Forex Traders

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

Can you learn trading by reading books?

Here’s a question that is often debated in trading circles, and I’m sure in other subject areas …

The key concept of The Essentials of Trading

As part of a big set of questions submitted by a reader (I’ve mentioned how that seems …

How do you set position sizing in Metastock system testing?

Developing and testing trading systems is about more than just entry and exit points. It also has …

Should I use charting software, and if so which one?

It appears that the trend in trader questions landing in my inbox these days is to ask …

Where can I get intraday forex data?

Here’s another question (or rather pair of questions) about forex data. I am in need of some …

Where can I find this forex data?

A reader by the name of Tom submitted the following question about forex and related market data.   …

Does The Essentials of Trading cover strategies related to E-mini S&Ps?

Here’s another inquiry which came in recently. Hi John: My name is Brent and I am relatively …

Stock screeners revisted

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

Do you have a Top 5 list of recommended Trading Psychology books?

Here’s another entry from my email inbox. Mr. Forman, Thank you for your kind email, but more …

Is there a way to guage when a market will break out and which way?

A couple of weeks ago I introduced a new video course: Reading market strength and weakness. One of those …

Questions about the Following the Quest for Value course

Another trader question came in over email recently: I have a couple of questions for you on your …

What type of trading resources would help me read charts?

Here’s a question from a relatively new forex trader named Craig which gives me a bit more to …

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 …

A breakdown of The Essentials of Trading

Following up on my review response from the other day, here’s the breakdown of the main parts of  The …

What platform do you recommend for stock trading?

A reader of my book named Katherine sent me the following email over the weekend. She asks …

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Thinking Like a Professional Trader

If you want to get the most out of your trading, treat it like a business. Think about the value proposition behind the time, information, and tools you use.

What forex charting packages are there?

Your book was indeed helpful in understanding forex trading, so helpful that I am about to open an …

Looking for a stock screener?

This question came through from a stock trader. I wonder if you can help me find a …

What is your experience with Tradecision?

Jeff asked me the following question about a charting package: My question is the following: it appears …

Trend Trading Methods Music Video

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

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Book Review: Way of the Turtle

A deep discussion of the philosophy behind the Turtle trend following methodology

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Book Review: American Sucker

A really interesting perspective on the thought process of the individual investor

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, …

When Free Isn’t and Paying Makes Much More Sense

One of the things that comes up on a fairly regular basis in the forums and other …

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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 the series. This …

Trader Wish List – Tenth Installment

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

Trader’s Wish List – Ninth Installment

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

Trader’s Wish List – Seventh Installment

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

Trader’s Wish List – Fifth Installment

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

Trader’s Wish List – Third Installment

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

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 books …

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Book Review: The Complete TurtleTrader

Tells the story of the Turtles from selection to where they are today

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 …

Books on Candlestick Interpretation

I received the following inquiry recently: John, could you recommend a book on candlestick interpretation? It is …

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Book Review: An American Hedge Fund

An autobiographical look at major trading success and giving it all back.

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 …