A trader will often joke about the "metre of trading books" on their bookshelf! I'm guilty of having a metre... (ok maybe slightly more than that!) There are so many trading and investing books available but here is a list of just a few that I've felt have improved my trading.
| Book title | Author | Description |
| Building wealth in the stock market | Colin Nicholson | "provides a complete model for investing successfully and safely in bull and bear markets. As an experienced investor and teacher, I share with readers my very own investment plan - one that has been honed over 40 years and has seen me consistently beat the market and my target rate of return" |
| Unholy grails | Nick Radge | Unholy Grails goes against almost everything your stock broker, financial planner and your fund manager will ever tell you. Considering that in 2008 capital managed by fund managers dropped up to 50% we are in desperate need of an alternative way of thinking. In Unholy Grails, Nick Radge details a road less traveled; a compilation of practical strategies for investors looking for long term gains with minimum daily effort. |
| Secrets for profiting in bull and bear markets | Stan Weinstein | This was my first investing book and it is still on the shelf - a classic and an excellent introduction to investing using weekly charts.
Stan Weinstein's Secrets For Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets reveals his successful methods for timing investments to produce consistently profitable results. Topics include: his personal philosophy on investing, the ideal time to buy, refining the buying process, knowing when to sell, selling Short, using the best long-term indicators to spot Bull and Bear markets |
| Trading for a living | Alexander Elder | This classic guide teaches a calm and disciplined approach to the markets. It emphasizes risk management along with self-management and provides clear rules for both. The New Trading for a Living includes templates for rating stock picks, creating trade plans, and rating your own readiness to trade. It provides the knowledge, perspective, and tools for developing your own effective trading system. |
| Adaptive analysis | Nick Radge | Covers expectancy, positions sizing, money management, Elliot wave theory, chart based patterns, |
| Exploding the myths | Frank Watkins | "What your broker doesn't know or won't tell you! This book explodes some of the myths that surrounds the share market and points out th traps and pitfalls to which unwary newcomers fall prey" |