Why am I passionate about this?

I came from a left-brained family, with my father a bank Forex manager and my mother in the tax office before motherhood. I've always been mathematically minded and went into mechanical engineering before my second career in trading and finance. But saying this sustains the fallacy that you have to have a head for numbers to trade. That is nothing like the truth, and I hope my last book pick shows that I have learnt and come a long way from my initial beliefs. Trading is anything but mathematical, mechanistic, or even natural, you have to study and learn new ways of thinking and doing, and you can only succeed if you are open to this.


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Mastering Technical Analysis: Strategies and Tactics for Trading the Financial Markets

By Alan Northcott,

Book cover of Mastering Technical Analysis: Strategies and Tactics for Trading the Financial Markets

What is my book about?

A comprehensive guide to all aspects of technical analysis, Mastering Technical Analysis sprang out of a massive trading course I…

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The books I picked & why

Book cover of A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online

Alan Northcott Why did I love this book?

I have to start with this book, as reading Toni's work has influenced me and my approach to trading from the early days. She has a wonderful friendly style that leads you on and makes it hard to put the book down. While I appreciate all her work, this particular book takes you through so many practical examples, it's impossible not to be enthralled by the possibilities of trading in the stock market.

By Toni Turner,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The national bestseller updated for the new stock market!

"Read the book if you want to know how the market works and how to make it work for you." Greg Capra, president of Pristine.com, coauthor of Tools and Tactics for the Master Day Trader

"By using the tools, trading tactics and strategies revealed in...A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online, you will be armed with the skills needed to help you win your battle with the markets." Steve Nison, CMT, president, www.candlecharts.com, author of Japenese Candlestick Charting Techniques

"Read this book, and, two, reread this book. It will help you…


Book cover of Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets: A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications

Alan Northcott Why did I love this book?

This book has been the bible for technical analysts since its first iteration in 1985 and is a comprehensive guide to the established knowledge of the markets. It covers chart structure, trends, moving averages, oscillators, technical indicators, and all types of charts in the 542 pages of the 1999 edition, which added candlestick patterns to the older version, and is a great reference guide for all the traditional charting.

However, that is the latest edition, so it contains nothing on Ichimoku (cloud) charting, an incredibly interesting if esoteric development, which is one of the reasons I felt that I should write my book including these latest advances.

By John J. Murphy,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

John J. Murphy has now updated his landmark bestseller Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets, to include all of the financial markets.

This outstanding reference has already taught thousands of traders the concepts of technical analysis and their application in the futures and stock markets. Covering the latest developments in computer technology, technical tools, and indicators, the second edition features new material on candlestick charting, intermarket relationships, stocks and stock rotation, plus state-of-the-art examples and figures. From how to read charts to understanding indicators and the crucial role technical analysis plays in investing, readers gain a thorough and accessible overview…


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Trial, Error, and Success By Sima Dimitrijev, PhD, Maryann Karinch,

Everything in nature evolves by trial, error, and success—from fundamental physics, through evolution in biology, to how people learn, think, and decide.

This book presents a way of thinking and realistic knowledge that our formal education shuns. Stepping beyond this ignorance, the book shows how to deal with and even…

Book cover of Cloud Charts: Trading Success with the Ichimoku Technique

Alan Northcott Why did I love this book?

And so if you are taken by the eerie success of Ichimoku charting, this is the book I recommend to get a thorough understanding. It was published in 2010 by an English trader, and to my knowledge was one of the first books solely on this topic. It has numerous colour illustrations that cover the analysis in great depth and opens the door for all traders to explore this progressive tool.

Incidentally, Ichimoku translates to "at one glance," and that idea summarizes well the effectiveness of the charts.

By David Linton,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Cloud Charts as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Cloud Charts are increasingly being selected as the chart of choice on trading screens around the world. Cloud Charts, a ground breaking comprehensive book, is the first to lift the lid on this remarkable leading-edge trading technique.


Book cover of A Complete Guide To Volume Price Analysis

Alan Northcott Why did I love this book?

To say this book is a bargain is an understatement, as it is only $4.99 in Kindle format. For me, it fills in what may be overlooked by those who have a passing knowledge of technical analysis and only focus on the look of the charts, and that is the importance of volume, you know, the little bar at the bottom!

Volume is such a powerful indicator but is easily disregarded in the excitement of a dramatic price move. Yet it is the confirmation that what you are seeing is not just an apparition and will lead to the expected outcome. All traders should read this!

By Anna Coulling,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked A Complete Guide To Volume Price Analysis as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

It was good enough for them
What do Charles Dow, Jesse Livermore, and Richard Ney have in common? They used volume and price to anticipate where the market was heading next, and so built their vast fortunes. For them, it was the ticker tape, for us it is the trading screen. The results are the same and can be for you too.
You can be lucky too
I make no bones about the fact I believe I was lucky in starting my own trading journey using volume. To me it just made sense. The logic was inescapable. And for me,…


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The Squiggly Line Career By Angela Champ,

When we're children, we're asked what we want to be when we grow up. But what if there isn't just one career for us in our lifetime? What if we can have a squiggly line career that spans professions and industries?

This book will guide job seekers on the traits…

Book cover of Trading from Your Gut: How to Use Right Brain Instinct & Left Brain Smarts to Become a Master Trader

Alan Northcott Why did I love this book?

Subtitled How to Use Right Brain Instinct & Left Brain Smarts to Become a Master Trader, this book is written by one of the original Turtle Traders and draws on Curtis' experience in developing a whole-brain approach to trading. As such, it is a quantum leap from the run-of-the-mill trading book, and very worthy of some study.

I was privileged to get a review copy which so impressed me that I provided inside and back cover endorsements. I've only done so with a couple of other books, which should show you how greatly I believe in what he is presenting.

By Curtis Faith,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Trading from Your Gut as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

"For all those who wonder if the powers of right brain thinking could apply to the trends-and-charts universe of stock and options trading, Curtis Faith has their answer. In Trading from Your Gut, Faith taps brain research, neurological models, and the wisdom of experience to provide a roadmap for decision making in a new era of volatility."

-Daniel H. Pink, author of A Whole New Mind and Drive

"I consider a book to be worth reading if it helps me develop a major paradigm shift. The section in this book about how to train your brain to help you become…


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Mastering Technical Analysis: Strategies and Tactics for Trading the Financial Markets

By Alan Northcott,

Book cover of Mastering Technical Analysis: Strategies and Tactics for Trading the Financial Markets

What is my book about?

A comprehensive guide to all aspects of technical analysis, Mastering Technical Analysis sprang out of a massive trading course I undertook in collaboration with an English trader/educator. I was to provide all the written and video content, and he was doing the final production, marketing, and support. Unfortunately, he became ill and could not continue, so the "Masters Course in Technical Analysis" was never produced.

After some medical issues myself, I resurrected the content and produced this book. After months of research and writing I was determined that it would not be wasted, and I also saw a need for a complete tutorial and reference work that included the latest trends and thoughts on the topic.

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