Come Into My Trading Room: A Complete Guide to Trading

Dedication. Introduction. HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANIZED. MALE OR FEMALE? PART ONE: FINANCIAL TRADING FOR BABES IN THE WOODS. 1 Invest? Trade? Gamble? AN INTELLIGENT INVESTOR. AN INTELLIGENT TRADER. AN INTELLIGENT GAMBLER? 2. What Markets to Trade? STOCKS. FUTURES. OPTIONS. 3. The First Steps. THE EXTERNAL BARRIERS TO SUCCESS. GETTING YOUR GEAR. ANALYSIS AND TRADING. PART TWO: THE THREE M'S OFSUCCESSFUL TRADING. 4. Mind-The Disciplined Trader. SLEEPWALKING THROUGH THE MARKET. A REMEDY FOR SELF-DESTRUCTIVENESS. THE MATURE TRADER. 5. Method-Technical Analysis. BASIC CHARTING. INDICATORS-FIVE BULLETS TO A CLIP. 6. Trading. SYSTEM TESTING. TRIPLE SCREEN UPDATE. DAY-TRADING. THE IMPULSE SYSTEM. MARKET THERMOMETER. EXITING TRADES. CHOOSING WHAT TO TRADE. 7. Money Management Formulas. NO MATH ILLITERATES. BUSINESSMAN'S RISK VS. LOSS. THE 2% SOLUTION-PROTECTION FROM SHARKS. THE 6% RULE-PROTECTION FROM PIRANHAS. POSITION SIZING. MONEY MANAGEMENT STEPS. PART THREE: COME INTO MY TRADING ROOM. 8. The Organized Trader. TRADER'S SPREADSHEET. THE EQUITY CURVE. TRADING DIARY. ACTION PLAN. 9. Trading for a Living. DISCIPLINE AND HUMILITY. HAVE YOU GOT THE TIME? THE DECISION-MAKING TREE. BEGINNER, SEMIPRO, PRO. GOING PRO. 10. Come Into My Trading Room. EXCERPTS FROM THE DIARY. YOUR NEXT TRADE. Acknowledgments. Sources. Index. About the Author.