📈 Trend Following

Investment strategies built on the principle that markets move in persistent directions, and that disciplined systems can capture those moves. These books appeal to traders who trust price action over prediction.

Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets

by John J. Murphy • 1986

Price action encodes everything: information, psychology, fear. The essential text for decoding it.

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4k+

🧱 Technical Analysis 🧠 Market Psychology 📊 Chart Patterns 💰 Position Sizing 🔄 Market Cycles

Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets

Price action encodes everything: information, psychology, fear. The essential text for decoding it.

by John J. Murphy 1986

4.21

4k+ ratings

🧱 Technical Analysis 🧠 Market Psychology 📊 Chart Patterns 💰 Position Sizing 🔄 Market Cycles

The Candlestick Trading Bible - Invented by Munehisa Homma

by Munehisa Homma

Candlestick reversal signals plus disciplined math: how losing seven of ten trades can still pay.

4.25

428

💹 Technical Analysis 🕯️ Candlestick Charting 📊 Price Action Trading 📉 Chart Patterns 🧠 Trading Psychology

The Candlestick Trading Bible - Invented by Munehisa Homma

Candlestick reversal signals plus disciplined math: how losing seven of ten trades can still pay.

by Munehisa Homma

4.25

428 ratings

💹 Technical Analysis 🕯️ Candlestick Charting 📊 Price Action Trading 📉 Chart Patterns 🧠 Trading Psychology

Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard

by Mark Minervini • 2013

Half his trades lost money. He still returned 220% a year. The risk formula that explains it.

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3k+

📈 Stock Trading 🛡️ Risk Management 📊 Technical Analysis 🌱 Growth Investing 🎯 Concentrated Portfolio

Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard

Half his trades lost money. He still returned 220% a year. The risk formula that explains it.

by Mark Minervini 2013

4.55

3k+ ratings

📈 Stock Trading 🛡️ Risk Management 📊 Technical Analysis 🌱 Growth Investing 🎯 Concentrated Portfolio

Think & Trade Like a Champion

by Mark Minervini • 2017

Win just 25% of trades and still profit. The math where small losses beat ego.

4.59

2k+

📈 Stock Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology 🚀 Momentum Investing

Think & Trade Like a Champion

Win just 25% of trades and still profit. The math where small losses beat ego.

by Mark Minervini 2017

4.59

2k+ ratings

📈 Stock Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology 🚀 Momentum Investing

Reading Price Charts Bar by Bar

by Al Brooks • 2009

One laptop. One chart. Zero indicators. Enter where the trapped traders keep their stops.

3.88

179

📊 Technical Analysis 📈 Day Trading 🕯️ Price Action 🧠 Market Psychology 🎯 Trading Discipline

Reading Price Charts Bar by Bar

One laptop. One chart. Zero indicators. Enter where the trapped traders keep their stops.

by Al Brooks 2009

3.88

179 ratings

📊 Technical Analysis 📈 Day Trading 🕯️ Price Action 🧠 Market Psychology 🎯 Trading Discipline

Trading Price Action Trends

by Al Brooks • 2011

Eighty percent of reversals fail. The ugliest-looking setups produce the largest swings.

4.08

246

📊 Technical Analysis 📈 Price Action 🏗️ Market Structure ⏱️ Day Trading 🕯️ Candlestick Patterns

Trading Price Action Trends

Eighty percent of reversals fail. The ugliest-looking setups produce the largest swings.

by Al Brooks 2011

4.08

246 ratings

📊 Technical Analysis 📈 Price Action 🏗️ Market Structure ⏱️ Day Trading 🕯️ Candlestick Patterns

The Complete TurtleTrader

by Michael W. Covel • 2007

Twenty-three novices got $1M each and a rulebook. The ones who followed it became millionaires.

3.88

2k+

🤖 Systematic Trading 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trader Psychology 🚀 Breakout Trading 🔍 Behavioral Finance

The Complete TurtleTrader

Twenty-three novices got $1M each and a rulebook. The ones who followed it became millionaires.

by Michael W. Covel 2007

3.88

2k+ ratings

🤖 Systematic Trading 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trader Psychology 🚀 Breakout Trading 🔍 Behavioral Finance

Price Action Trading

by Indrazith Shantharaj • 2021

Ditch the indicators: trade profitably with price, volume, and the four skills that actually matter.

4.29

536

📊 Technical Analysis 📉 Price Action 🧠 Trading Psychology 💰 Money Management 🕯️ Candlestick Patterns

Price Action Trading

Ditch the indicators: trade profitably with price, volume, and the four skills that actually matter.

by Indrazith Shantharaj 2021

4.29

536 ratings

📊 Technical Analysis 📉 Price Action 🧠 Trading Psychology 💰 Money Management 🕯️ Candlestick Patterns

How I Made $2 Million in the Stock Market

by Nicolas Darvas • 2007

How a dancer turned $10k into $2M by ignoring tips, fears, and every pundit.

4.23

6k+

📈 Trader Memoir 📉 Technical Analysis 🧠 Investor Psychology 🎓 Behavioral Finance 🛡️ Risk Management

How I Made $2 Million in the Stock Market

How a dancer turned $10k into $2M by ignoring tips, fears, and every pundit.

by Nicolas Darvas 2007

4.23

6k+ ratings

📈 Trader Memoir 📉 Technical Analysis 🧠 Investor Psychology 🎓 Behavioral Finance 🛡️ Risk Management

How to Make Money in Stocks

by William J. O'Neil • 1988

Seven metrics spot the winners. Two percentage rules manage risk. Three signals time the market.

4.07

5k+

🌱 Growth Investing 📊 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology ⏱️ Market Timing

How to Make Money in Stocks

Seven metrics spot the winners. Two percentage rules manage risk. Three signals time the market.

by William J. O'Neil 1988

4.07

5k+ ratings

🌱 Growth Investing 📊 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology ⏱️ Market Timing

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

by Edwin Lefèvre • 2009

Markets change. People don't. A legendary trader's century-old memoir still outpredicts every model.

4.43

326

💰 Speculation 🧠 Market Psychology 🎯 Trading Discipline 🔬 Behavioral Economics 📖 Trader Memoirs

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

Markets change. People don't. A legendary trader's century-old memoir still outpredicts every model.

by Edwin Lefèvre 2009

4.43

326 ratings

💰 Speculation 🧠 Market Psychology 🎯 Trading Discipline 🔬 Behavioral Economics 📖 Trader Memoirs

Way of the Turtle

by Curtis Faith • 2007

A famous bet: teach novices two weeks of rules and they'll beat the pros. They did.

3.83

2k+

🤖 Systematic Trading ⚠️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology 📊 Behavioral Finance 🪞 Cognitive Biases

Way of the Turtle

A famous bet: teach novices two weeks of rules and they'll beat the pros. They did.

by Curtis Faith 2007

3.83

2k+ ratings

🤖 Systematic Trading ⚠️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology 📊 Behavioral Finance 🪞 Cognitive Biases

Trading Systems and Methods

by Perry J. Kaufman • 1997

Markets follow quantifiable patterns. The reference for turning them into trading systems.

3.97

140

📊 Technical Analysis ⚙️ Systematic Trading 📉 Momentum Trading 🔬 Backtesting Methods 🔄 Cycle Analysis

Trading Systems and Methods

Markets follow quantifiable patterns. The reference for turning them into trading systems.

by Perry J. Kaufman 1997

3.97

140 ratings

📊 Technical Analysis ⚙️ Systematic Trading 📉 Momentum Trading 🔬 Backtesting Methods 🔄 Cycle Analysis

How to Make Money With Breakout Trading

by Indrazith Shantharaj • 2020

Four signs of a genuine breakout, and the risk rules that keep you in the game.

4.23

1k+

📈 Stock Trading 🚀 Breakout Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🕯️ Price Action ⚠️ Risk Management

How to Make Money With Breakout Trading

Four signs of a genuine breakout, and the risk rules that keep you in the game.

by Indrazith Shantharaj 2020

4.23

1k+ ratings

📈 Stock Trading 🚀 Breakout Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🕯️ Price Action ⚠️ Risk Management

Dear Traders, There is Magic in RSI

by Sudhir Dixit • 2020

RSI signals beyond 70 and 30: divergence, reversals, and exact targets. The deeper playbook.

4.03

310

📈 Technical Analysis 📊 Stock Trading ⚡ Momentum Trading 📉 Chart Patterns ⏱️ Market Timing

Dear Traders, There is Magic in RSI

RSI signals beyond 70 and 30: divergence, reversals, and exact targets. The deeper playbook.

by Sudhir Dixit 2020

4.03

310 ratings

📈 Technical Analysis 📊 Stock Trading ⚡ Momentum Trading 📉 Chart Patterns ⏱️ Market Timing

High-Probability Trading

by Marcel Link • 2003

Trade like a business: plan the exit, risk 1 percent, and wait for the setup.

3.89

534

📊 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology 👤 Retail Traders 📋 Trading Strategies

High-Probability Trading

Trade like a business: plan the exit, risk 1 percent, and wait for the setup.

by Marcel Link 2003

3.89

534 ratings

📊 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology 👤 Retail Traders 📋 Trading Strategies

Bollinger on Bollinger Bands

by John Bollinger • 2001

The most-used technical indicator, decoded by its creator: which signals matter and which mislead.

3.88

242

📊 Technical Analysis ⚙️ Trading Systems 📉 Volatility Analysis 📋 Volume Analysis 🔢 Statistical Trading

Bollinger on Bollinger Bands

The most-used technical indicator, decoded by its creator: which signals matter and which mislead.

by John Bollinger 2001

3.88

242 ratings

📊 Technical Analysis ⚙️ Trading Systems 📉 Volatility Analysis 📋 Volume Analysis 🔢 Statistical Trading

The Trading Book

by Anne-Marie Baiynd • 2011

Master three indicators across two timeframes, and turn emotional trading into a repeatable system.

4.00

🖥️ Technical Analysis 🧠 Trading Psychology 🛡️ Risk Management ⚙️ Systematic Trading 📊 Volatility Analysis

The Trading Book

Master three indicators across two timeframes, and turn emotional trading into a repeatable system.

by Anne-Marie Baiynd 2011

4.00

47 ratings

🖥️ Technical Analysis 🧠 Trading Psychology 🛡️ Risk Management ⚙️ Systematic Trading 📊 Volatility Analysis

Getting Started in Chart Patterns

by Thomas N. Bulkowski • 2005

Chart patterns backed by numbers: which formations deliver, average returns, and when to exit.

3.80

164

📐 Technical Analysis 📈 Stock Trading 🔍 Pattern Recognition 📊 Price Action 📜 Classical Charting

Getting Started in Chart Patterns

Chart patterns backed by numbers: which formations deliver, average returns, and when to exit.

by Thomas N. Bulkowski 2005

3.80

164 ratings

📐 Technical Analysis 📈 Stock Trading 🔍 Pattern Recognition 📊 Price Action 📜 Classical Charting

Momentum Masters

by Mark Minervini • 2015

The entry and exit rules four traders follow, learned the hard way: by losing everything first.

4.50

602

📈 Stock Trading 🧠 Trading Psychology 🚀 Momentum Investing 🛡️ Risk Management ⚖️ Position Sizing

Momentum Masters

The entry and exit rules four traders follow, learned the hard way: by losing everything first.

by Mark Minervini 2015

4.50

602 ratings

📈 Stock Trading 🧠 Trading Psychology 🚀 Momentum Investing 🛡️ Risk Management ⚖️ Position Sizing

The Rule

by Larry Hite • 2019

One rule about losses built a dyslexic outsider's fortune. The same logic works everywhere.

3.92

351

📊 Quantitative Trading ⚖️ Risk Management 🎲 Probability Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🤖 Automated Trading

The Rule

One rule about losses built a dyslexic outsider's fortune. The same logic works everywhere.

by Larry Hite 2019

3.92

351 ratings

📊 Quantitative Trading ⚖️ Risk Management 🎲 Probability Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🤖 Automated Trading

The Visual Investor

by John J. Murphy • 1996

Charts reveal the trend before earnings confirm it. The visual signals that let you act first.

4.15

246

📈 Technical Analysis 📊 Chart Patterns 📋 Price Action 🚀 Momentum Investing 🔗 Intermarket Analysis

The Visual Investor

Charts reveal the trend before earnings confirm it. The visual signals that let you act first.

by John J. Murphy 1996

4.15

246 ratings

📈 Technical Analysis 📊 Chart Patterns 📋 Price Action 🚀 Momentum Investing 🔗 Intermarket Analysis

How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market

by Nicolas Darvas • 2017

A globe-trotting dancer made $2 million in the market. His method: a simple visual price pattern.

4.23

6k+

🏦 Stock Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🧠 Trading Psychology 🌱 Growth Investing 🛡️ Risk Management

How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market

A globe-trotting dancer made $2 million in the market. His method: a simple visual price pattern.

by Nicolas Darvas 2017

4.23

6k+ ratings

🏦 Stock Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🧠 Trading Psychology 🌱 Growth Investing 🛡️ Risk Management

Technical Analysis for Dummies

by Barbara Rockefeller • 2004

The price already knows everything. Learn to decode what it's saying before the crowd does.

3.78

507

🕯️ Technical Analysis 📐 Chart Patterns 🧠 Market Psychology ⚖️ Risk Management 📊 Price Action

Technical Analysis for Dummies

The price already knows everything. Learn to decode what it's saying before the crowd does.

by Barbara Rockefeller 2004

3.78

507 ratings

🕯️ Technical Analysis 📐 Chart Patterns 🧠 Market Psychology ⚖️ Risk Management 📊 Price Action

Lessons from the Greatest Stock Traders of All Time

by John Boik • 2004

What five market legends did to turn small sums into fortunes, and the rules they followed.

4.09

188

📊 Technical Analysis 🧠 Market Psychology 🧘 Trader Mindset 🛡️ Risk Management 📋 Fundamental Analysis

Lessons from the Greatest Stock Traders of All Time

What five market legends did to turn small sums into fortunes, and the rules they followed.

by John Boik 2004

4.09

188 ratings

📊 Technical Analysis 🧠 Market Psychology 🧘 Trader Mindset 🛡️ Risk Management 📋 Fundamental Analysis

Trend Commandments

by Michael W. Covel • 2011

Trade the trend, not the news. A rules-based playbook for profiting without a crystal ball.

3.60

154

⚙️ Systematic Trading 🧠 Trading Psychology 🛡️ Risk Management 🔄 Contrarian Investing 👥 Behavioral Finance

Trend Commandments

Trade the trend, not the news. A rules-based playbook for profiting without a crystal ball.

by Michael W. Covel 2011

3.60

154 ratings

⚙️ Systematic Trading 🧠 Trading Psychology 🛡️ Risk Management 🔄 Contrarian Investing 👥 Behavioral Finance

Getting Started in Technical Analysis

by Jack D. Schwager • 1999

Trade the failure, not the fantasy: chart signals, risk control, and the discipline to hold winners.

3.81

404

📈 Technical Analysis 📊 Trading Strategies 📉 Chart Patterns ⚡ Momentum Trading 🛡️ Risk Management

Getting Started in Technical Analysis

Trade the failure, not the fantasy: chart signals, risk control, and the discipline to hold winners.

by Jack D. Schwager 1999

3.81

404 ratings

📈 Technical Analysis 📊 Trading Strategies 📉 Chart Patterns ⚡ Momentum Trading 🛡️ Risk Management

Trading the Trends

by Fred McAllen • 2011

How to read market trends so you profit whether stocks rise, fall, or drift sideways.

4.51

332

🧮 Technical Analysis 🔄 Market Cycles 🛡️ Risk Management 📊 Stock Market Trading 📜 Dow Theory

Trading the Trends

How to read market trends so you profit whether stocks rise, fall, or drift sideways.

by Fred McAllen 2011

4.51

332 ratings

🧮 Technical Analysis 🔄 Market Cycles 🛡️ Risk Management 📊 Stock Market Trading 📜 Dow Theory

Introduction To Algo Trading

by Kevin J. Davey • 2018

Turn your trading idea into an algorithm that works while you sleep: no PhD required.

3.74

155

🤖 Algorithmic Trading 💹 Retail Trading 📏 Rules-Based Systems ⏪ Backtesting 🧠 Trading Psychology

Introduction To Algo Trading

Turn your trading idea into an algorithm that works while you sleep: no PhD required.

by Kevin J. Davey 2018

3.74

155 ratings

🤖 Algorithmic Trading 💹 Retail Trading 📏 Rules-Based Systems ⏪ Backtesting 🧠 Trading Psychology

How to Make Money Trading Derivatives

by Ashwani Gujral • 2011

Most traders lose by fighting the trend. ADX reveals it; three entries exploit it.

3.92

175

📉 Derivatives Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🇮🇳 Indian Stock Market 🔄 Swing Trading 📋 Options Strategies

How to Make Money Trading Derivatives

Most traders lose by fighting the trend. ADX reveals it; three entries exploit it.

by Ashwani Gujral 2011

3.92

175 ratings

📉 Derivatives Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🇮🇳 Indian Stock Market 🔄 Swing Trading 📋 Options Strategies

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