Books For Traders

September 2011

A Decade Of Delusions: From Speculative Contagion To The Great Recessions

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(449 pages, $34.95 hardcover, 2011, ISBN 978-1-118-00456-2) by Frank K. Martin, foreword by John C. Bogle, published by John Wiley & Sons.

Intelligent investors are looking for sound advice and proven strategies. This work offers a glimpse into the real-time thought process of a successful investment manager. The book offers thoughtful and thorough essays on how to assess what may lie ahead for investors — and how best to prepare for it. It offers an opportunity to peer inside the mind of a manager who saw trouble ahead: the tech stock bubble, the subprime mortgage bust, and others. This is a practical how-to guide that outlines strategies to remain independent of the delusional madness that often grips the markets. This is a reference for all those looking to protect and maximize the potential of their investment capital.

Additional information: www.Wiley.com

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All About Investing In Gold

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(242 pages, $22 paperback, 2011, ISBN 978-0-07-176834-4) by John Jagerson and S. Wade Hansen, published by McGraw-Hill.

Gold is among the best investments for meeting both long- and short-term goals — and the market has never been easier or cheaper to enter. This book walks you through the often-overlooked intricacies of investing in gold with a clarity and coherence you won’t find in other books. With real-world examples and simple, jargon-free language, it illustrates how gold investing works and why it deserves a place in your portfolio. It also tells how to avoid the costly mistakes that many gold buyers fall into.

Additional information: www.McGrawHill.com

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The Liberated Stock Trader

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(248 pages + DVD, $99 paperback, 2011, ISBN 9781460956021) by Barry D. Moore, self-published.

Gambling is for the casino; knowledge is for the stock market. This book is about making you a liberated stock trader by educating you in the most important principles of stock market investing and enabling you to make informed decisions about how to invest your money. It focuses on the four pillars of success: fundamental analysis; technical analysis; money management; and stock market strategy. It is filled with graphs and charts that were chosen to show you exactly what the author, an independent investor, is trying to teach you. It describes the top five mistakes to avoid, and the 10 best free stock-charting tools, along with other significant information. An audio version of the book, read by the author, is included inside the back cover.

Additional information: www.liberatedstocktrader.com

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Managed Futures For Institutional Investors: Analysis and Portfolio Construction

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(351 pages, $65 hardcover, 200X, ISBN 978-1-576-60374-1) by Glen Burghardt and Brian Walls, published by Bloomberg Press, an imprint of John Wiley & Sons.

Managed futures are an essential part of the investment industry. Commodity Trading Advisors (Ctas) actively manage client assets using global futures and other derivative securities. The authors, from a multi-asset brokerage firm, have extensive experience in the managed futures arena and they address the issues that allow you to gain an understanding of this field and improve the performance of your portfolios by using Ctas. The three parts of the book cover: 1) how this specific industry works; 2) answers to tough questions surrounding Ctas; and 3) portfolio construction and how the predictability of volatility and correlation can be used to build good-performing portfolios. Futures can be an essential part of a managed portfolio.

Additional information: www.Wiley.com

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MIDAS Technical Analysis

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(440 pages, $75 hardcover, 2011, ISBN 978-1-576-60372-7) by Andrew Coles and David G. Hawkins, published by Bloomberg Press, an imprint of John Wiley & Sons.

Market interpretation/data analysis system (Midas) was developed by physicist and technical analyst Paul Levine and was inspired by aspects of the volume-weighted average price (Vwap) pricing method, with the idea being that reversals in trader sentiment, and thereby market trends, could be accurately predicted using algorithms derived, in part, from Vwap pricing methods. The authors address the development of a framework for trading and investing management using the Midas approach. They also explain in plain English the basic principles of Midas as originally laid out. The final chapters of the book detail how the advances in trading hardware and software have made it possible to extend Midas to new areas. This book gets even novices up and running with the knowledge and skills needed to take full advantage of its power.

Additional information: www.Wiley.com

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Secrets Of A Pivot Boss: Revealing Proven Methods For Profiting In The Market

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(314 pages, $99.95 hardcover, 2010, ISBN 978-0615391274) by Franklin O. Ochoa, published by 311 Publishing.

If you trade in financial products, you should find value in this book. This is a collection of pivot-related trading ideas and concepts. The concepts can help you become a more knowledgeable and confident trader. Price is a leading indicator, but other leading indicators include money zone, floor pivots, and the Camarilla equation. You’ll learn concepts like two-day pivot relationships, pivot width forecasting, pivot trend analysis, and multiple pivot hot zones. You will learn about pivot relationships and trading secrets such as candlestick setups, the types of trading days, the types of buyers and sellers, and proprietary indicators. The actual code for the scripts the author has written are covered. Secrets Of A Pivot Boss brings a fresh approach to these concepts.

Additional information: www.pivotboss.com/the-book

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