Trade Like a Casino: Find Your Edge, Manage Risk, and Win Like the House by Rich

Description: Trade Like a Casino by Richard L. Weissman A detailed look at the common characteristics found in most successful traders While there are a variety of approaches to trading in the financial markets, profitable traders tend to share similar underlying characteristics. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A detailed look at the common characteristics found in most successful traders While there are a variety of approaches to trading in the financial markets, profitable traders tend to share similar underlying characteristics. Most have a methodology that they believe will prove profitable over the long run and are willing to endure short-term setbacks. If youre looking to make the most of your time in todays markets, you need to understand what separates the best from the rest. And with Trade Like a Casino, youll gain the knowledge needed to excel at this challenging endeavor. Engaging and informative, this reliable guide identifies and explains the key techniques and mental processes characteristic of successful traders. It reveals that successful traders operate very much like a casino in that they develop a method that gives them "positive expectancy" and they unflappably implement the method in the face of changing, and oftentimes volatile, market conditions. Page by page, the book explores the intricacies of methodology, mental control, and flexibility that allow traders to develop and maintain the casino-like edge. Reveals how many successful traders tend to follow the same general principles, even if their approach to trading may differExplores how to account for the risk of being wrong and the market moving against youDiscusses how to develop an approach that combines trade selection with sound risk management, avoids emotional attachment to positions, exploits volatility cycles, and focuses on market action Regardless of how you approach markets, the insights found here will help improve the way you trade by putting you in a better position to distinguish the differences between successful and unsuccessful traders. Back Cover Trade Like a Casino While trading is a difficult endeavor, its still possible to make money doing so in todays markets. The real question is: how can you achieve this goal? What is required is adapting a successful existing business model to this speculative arena. The model that makes most sense is the "casino paradigm" and nobody understands it better than author Richard Weissman--a professional trader with over fifteen years of experience consulting and training traders and risk managers. And now, with Trade Like a Casino , he reveals how successful traders tend to operate like a casino in that they develop a method that gives them "positive expectancy" and then unflappably implement their approach in the face of changing, and oftentimes volatile, market conditions. Page by page, this reliable resource explores the intricacies of methodology, mental control, and flexibility that allow traders to develop and maintain a casino-like edge. It also addresses some of the more complex issues that surround this model of successful speculative trading. Divided into three comprehensive parts, Trade Like a Casino skillfully: Introduces the casino paradigm of trading with respect to the development of positive expectancy models, price risk management, and trader discipline Reveals the best-kept secret in trading, the cyclical nature of volatility, and offers insights on the tools needed to measure it Discusses the importance of timeframe analysis and one of the most important tools associated with it--time frame divergence Highlights a wide array of positive expectancy trend-following and mean reversion trading models Covers common trading pitfalls and how to transcend them as well as a wide variety of techniques for analyzing and improving trader performance Examines the psychological mindset required to succeed with a positive expectancy model Successful traders dont need luck, since they consistently play the probabilities and manage risk. Thats how casinos win, and with this book as your guide, thats how youll learn to win in todays dynamic markets. Flap Trade Like a Casino While trading is a difficult endeavor, its still possible to make money doing so in todays markets. The real question is: how can you achieve this goal? What is required is adapting a successful existing business model to this speculative arena. The model that makes most sense is the "casino paradigm" and nobody understands it better than author Richard Weissman--a professional trader with over fifteen years of experience consulting and training traders and risk managers. And now, with Trade Like a Casino , he reveals how successful traders tend to operate like a casino in that they develop a method that gives them "positive expectancy" and then unflappably implement their approach in the face of changing, and oftentimes volatile, market conditions. Page by page, this reliable resource explores the intricacies of methodology, mental control, and flexibility that allow traders to develop and maintain a casino-like edge. It also addresses some of the more complex issues that surround this model of successful speculative trading. Divided into three comprehensive parts, Trade Like a Casino skillfully: Introduces the casino paradigm of trading with respect to the development of positive expectancy models, price risk management, and trader discipline Reveals the best-kept secret in trading, the cyclical nature of volatility, and offers insights on the tools needed to measure it Discusses the importance of timeframe analysis and one of the most important tools associated with it--time frame divergence Highlights a wide array of positive expectancy trend-following and mean reversion trading models Covers common trading pitfalls and how to transcend them as well as a wide variety of techniques for analyzing and improving trader performance Examines the psychological mindset required to succeed with a positive expectancy model Successful traders dont need luck, since they consistently play the probabilities and manage risk. Thats how casinos win, and with this book as your guide, thats how youll learn to win in todays dynamic markets. Author Biography RICHARD L. WEISSMAN is a trader, trading system developer, and educator on trading and risk management. As senior associate with the Energy Management Institute, he holds seminars and webinars for professionals on trading and risk management. Weissman is a former member and trader at the New York Futures Exchange. He has written articles on trading and technical analysis for a variety of industry publications and provides independent consulting services to traders and risk managers on technical analysis, derivatives, and trading system development. Weissman is also the author of the Wiley title Mechanical Trading Systems. Table of Contents Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Part I The Casino Paradigm 1 Chapter 1 Developing Positive Expectancy Models 3 Why Technical Analysis Helps 3 The Inefficient Market 6 If It Feels Good, Dont Do It 10 "Just Make the Money" 15 Final Thoughts 21 Chapter 2 Price Risk Management Methodologies 23 One Sure Thing 23 Base of Pyramid 26 Middle of Pyramid 37 Apex of Pyramid 47 Pros and Cons of the Risk Management Pyramid 49 Putting It All Together: A Case Study 49 Final Thoughts 51 Chapter 3 Maintaining Unwavering Discipline 53 Defining Discipline 53 Discipline and the Positive Expectancy Model 55 Types of Traders 61 Discipline and Price Risk Management 64 Patience and Discipline 67 Final Thoughts 70 Part II Trading Tools and Techniques 71 Chapter 4 Capitalizing on the Cyclical Nature of Volatility 73 The Only Constant 73 Defining Volatility with Technical Indicators 76 Building Positive Expectancy Models with Volatility Indicators 89 Final Thoughts 94 Chapter 5 Trading the Markets and Not the Money 95 Ten Thousand Dollars is a Lot of Money! 95 "Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes" 99 Trading with "Scared Money" 100 Time is Money 101 Final Thoughts 104 Chapter 6 Minimizing Trader Regret 105 The Softer Side of Discipline 105 Issues for Trend-Followers 106 Issues for Mean Reversion Traders 113 Final Thoughts 123 Chapter 7 Timeframe Analysis 125 Traditional Timeframe Analysis 125 Timeframe Confirmation Trading 131 Timeframe Divergence Trading 131 Final Thoughts 142 Chapter 8 How to Use Trading Models 143 Mechanical Trading Systems 143 Nonmechanical Models 162 Equity Trading Models 170 Final Thoughts 175 Chapter 9 Anticipating the Signal 177 Always Trade Value, Never Trade Price 177 Support (and Resistance) Were Made to be Broken 179 Dont Anticipate, Just Participate 181 Final Thoughts 187 Part III Trader Psychology 189 Chapter 10 Transcending Common Trading Pitfalls 191 Characteristics of Market Behavior 191 Obstacle Makers to Growth as a Trader. 195 Final Thoughts 202 Chapter 11 Analyzing Performance 205 A Due Diligence Questionnaire 205 Trading Journal 225 Final Thoughts 236 Chapter 12 Becoming an Even-Tempered Trader 241 The "I Dont Care Guy" 241 The Master Trader 244 Reprogramming the Trader 247 Flexibility and Creativity 248 Meditation 250 Visualization 251 Somatic Exercises 253 Final Thoughts 254 Notes 257 Bibliography 263 About the Author 265 Index 266 Long Description Trade Like a Casino While trading is a difficult endeavor, its still possible to make money doing so in todays markets. The real question is: how can you achieve this goal? What is required is adapting a successful existing business model to this speculative arena. The model that makes most sense is the "casino paradigm" and nobody understands it better than author Richard Weissman a professional trader with over fifteen years of experience consulting and training traders and risk managers. And now, with Trade Like a Casino , he reveals how successful traders tend to operate like a casino in that they develop a method that gives them "positive expectancy" and then unflappably implement their approach in the face of changing, and oftentimes volatile, market conditions. Page by page, this reliable resource explores the intricacies of methodology, mental control, and flexibility that allow traders to develop and maintain a casino-like edge. It also addresses some of the more complex issues that surround this model of successful speculative trading. Divided into three comprehensive parts, Trade Like a Casino skillfully: Introduces the casino paradigm of trading with respect to the development of positive expectancy models, price risk management, and trader discipline Reveals the best-kept secret in trading, the cyclical nature of volatility, and offers insights on the tools needed to measure it Discusses the importance of timeframe analysis and one of the most important tools associated with it time frame divergence Highlights a wide array of positive expectancy trend-following and mean reversion trading models Covers common trading pitfalls and how to transcend them as well as a wide variety of techniques for analyzing and improving trader performance Examines the psychological mindset required to succeed with a positive expectancy model Successful traders dont need luck, since they consistently play the probabilities and manage risk. Thats how casinos win, and with this book as your guide, thats how youll learn to win in todays dynamic markets. Details ISBN0470933097 Year 2011 ISBN-10 0470933097 ISBN-13 9780470933091 Format Hardcover Short Title TRADE LIKE A CASINO Series Wiley Trading Language English Media Book DEWEY 332.645 Series Number 530 Subtitle Find Your Edge, Manage Risk, and Win Like the House Illustrations Yes Edition 1st Pages 288 UK Release Date 2011-11-03 Publication Date 2011-11-03 NZ Release Date 2011-11-03 US Release Date 2011-11-03 Author Richard L. Weissman Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Audience General AU Release Date 2011-09-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136304742;

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