This section contains all kinds of information about profiting by trading the financial markets. We differentiate trading from investing (our investing section is here). Our compilation of trading information includes general information, detailed information on specific methodologies, reviews on courses and trading rooms, and links to recommended resources.
Table of Contents
General Information
Trading Systems and Methodologies
- Inner Circle Trader (ICT)
- Al Brooks
- Harmonic Trading
Reviews of Courses / Trading Rooms / Software
Market Analysis
Recommended Resources
General Information
Is Tax Reform Already Priced Into the Stock Market
How Much Money Do Traders Make?
Bids, Offers, and Why Prices Move
Why it is Easier to Make Money Trading Stocks than Indexes
Answers to Common Trading Questions
How to Make Money Trading – Overview
Can Regular People Make Money Trading?
How to Avoid Scammy Trading Rooms and Services
Trading Systems and Methodologies
Al Brooks
Harmonic Trading
Reviews of Courses / Trading Rooms / Software
How Nathan Michaud Made Millions: Textbook Trading DVD Review
Investors Underground Review
IBD’s SwingTrader Review
Al Brook Trading Room Review: Casual Traders Need Not Apply
Trade On The Fly Review: Slower Paced Swing Trading
Al Brooks Trading Course Review: Getting Your PhD in Trading
Market Analysis
2018 Earnings Estimates and Price Targets for S&P500
Recommended Resources
Recommended Resources
Nice Free Screenshot Software (for saving charts)
What are the Best Trading Forums?
What are the Best Trading/Investing Websites and Blogs?
Websites
Brooks Trading Course
BrooksPriceAction – Forum for traders using Al Brooks’ strategies
YTC Price Action Trader
ForexFactory
Paracurve.com
futures.io – Moderated forum that puts on great webinars.
FinViz – Stock charts and information. Great for running screens.
TradingView – Web-based realtime charts
MarkDCook.com – Website of market wizard Mark D Cook
Bulkowski’s Chart Patterns – Statistics on chart patterns
Profit.ly Offers trade alert services, and educational courses. Uses broker statements to track statistics on traders. Started by the famous penny stock trader Timothy Sykes.
Investor’s Business Daily – Great website and newspaper for stock research
Investors Underground – One of the most popular trading rooms on the internet. Read our review.
Investimonials – Reviews on trading rooms and courses. Be aware that some of the reviews are from affiliates of the services.
Books
Price Action Series by Al Brooks. 3 volume set on price action trading; it’s like a graduate level course on how to trade price action; lots of information but not the easiest reading.
Understanding Price Action by Bob Volman. Shorter and more readable than Al Brooks but not as comprehensive. Volman focuses on trading the EUR/USD 5m chart.
The Logical Trader by Mark B. Fischer. A famous oil trader shares his trading system that he developed over many years.
Trading in the Zone by Mark Douglas. Considered by many to be the best book on trader psychology.
Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns by Thomas Bulkowski. Actual statistics on the probability of certain patterns working in the stock market.
How to Make Money in Stocks Complete Investing System The updated classic from William O’Neil, founder of Investors Business Daily
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre. One of the all-time classic trading books, this book covers the life and lessons of Jesse Livermore who made and lost multiple fortunes trading stocks in the early 1900s.
Market Wizards by Jack Schwager. An updated version of another classic that profiled some of the greatest traders on Wall Street.
Videos
Our youtube playlist of the best trading videos we’ve found in the last several years