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