4 Must-Have Algo Trading Books for Beginners

Have you ever noticed that a lot of the most successful traders are avid readers?

Books are a great source of ideas and knowledge, but out of the hundreds of trading books available, which ones are even worth reading?

If I was starting algo trading right now, these are the 4 books I would pick, in no specific order.

“Long-Term Secrets to Short-Term Trading” – Larry Williams

  • My favorite trading book of all time
  • 30-years old, but timeless
  • Concepts still work…with slight modifications
  • Easy to understand and implement
  • Wisdom from a trader of superior achievements
  • MY FAVORITE PART: DOW

Get the book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Pflfwc


“Building Wining Algorithmic Trading Systems” – Kevin Davey

  • Highly practical
  • From a trader with a proven track-record
  • Easy to understand and implement
  • Some practical aspects addressed that I haven’t seen in other books
  • MY FAVORITE PART: KEVIN’S JOURNEY

Get the book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3uBd7fR


“The Evaluation and Optimization of Trading Strategies” – Robert Pardo

  • From a veteran trader with a proven track
  • A must-have introduction to robustness
  • Gave me most of the foundation to understand efficient robustness testing and to start building my own procedures
  • MY FAVORITE PART: The entire book.

Get the book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3BkMKyi


“The Breakout Trading Revolution” – Tomas Nesnidal

  • Proven breakout trading formula, which works on almost any market
  • Highly practical, easy to implement
  • Loaded with success stories and real, proven breakout trading results…see what is possible!

Get the book direct: https://thebreakouttradingrevolution.com

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Released: December 13, 2022

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