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Book SynopsisPraise for The Three Skills of Top Trading
Professor Pruden''s new book, The Three Skills of Top Trading, is unquestionably the best book on a specific trading method and the necessary attributes for trading that I have read. His logic, understanding of human foibles, and use of the Wyckoff method of trading are broadly referenced, readable, understandable, and entertaining.
- Charles D. Kirkpatrick, II, CMT, coauthor of
Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians, Editor of the Journal of Technical Analysis, and board member of the Market Technicians Association
At long last, someone has taken the time and effort to bring the work and insight of Wyckoff to wider public attention-and Hank Pruden has done so masterfully, with great clarity and eloquence. Hank has taken the best of Wyckoff''s work, combining it with the essential aspects of trader discipline and psychology, to provide a highly readable and partic
Table of ContentsPreface.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
PART ONE Systems Building and Behavioral Finance.
CHAPTER 1 Systems Building for the Three Skills of Top Trading.
CHAPTER 2 Behavioral Finance.
CHAPTER 3 The Life Cycle Model of Crowd Behavior.
PART TWO Pattern Recognition and Discretionary Trading.
CHAPTER 4 Wyckoff: The Man, the Method, the Mystique.
CHAPTER 5 The Basic Elements of Charting for the Wyckoff Method.
CHAPTER 6 The Wyckoff Method of Technical Analysis and Speculation.
CHAPTER 7 Anatomy of a Trade.
PART THREE Mental State Management.
CHAPTER 8 Trader Psychology and Mental Discipline.
CHAPTER 9 The Composite Man.
CHAPTER 10 Putting It All Together: Ten Principles for a Trader to Live.
Notes.
Recommended Reading.
Bibliography.
Index.
