DIARY OF A PROFESSIONAL COMMODITY TRADER: LESSONS FROM 21 WEEKS OF BRANDT P.L. / REAL TRADING Księgarnia

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A top trader takes you through the markets and revels how he succeeded

In Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader, Peter Brandt provides a play-by-play diary of his 2009 trading, offering an inside look at the difficult process and what it takes to excel at such a demanding endeavor.

A long-time trader, Brandt clearly explains his thinking as he searches for the right opportunities and executes trades for 21 weeks. And by utilizing a diary format, he reveals exactly what it's like to trade, communicating the uncertainty that surrounds every trade and the discipline required to make tough decisions in the face of losing money. Along the way, Brandt touches upon his philosophy on speculation, market analysis, trade identification and selection, risk management, and much more.

Fully discloses the methods and rules the author has used to trade so successfully for so many years
Each trade include charts, an analysis of the trade, and a play-by-play account of how the trade unfolds
Brandt examines all his trades and keeps a running account of his profits and losses

Unlike most trading books, which tell people how to trade, this reliable guide will reveal the reality of this discipline and provide you with a firm understanding of what it takes to make it work.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Part I: Foundations of Successful Trading.

Introduction.

The Invention of a Commodity Trader.

Why I Wrote This Book.

This Book's Audience.

The Book's Roadmap.

Chapter 1: The History and Theory of Classical Charting Principles.

My Perspective of the Principles.

Three Limitations of the Principles.

Summary.

Part II: Characteristics of a Successful Trading Plan.

Chapter 2: Building a Trading Plan.

Trader Personality and Temperament.

Adequate Capital.

Overall Risk Management.

Points to Remember.

Chapter 3: Identifying the Trades and the Talk.

Trade Identification.

Vocabulary of the Factor Trading Plan.

Points to Remember.

Chapter 4: Ideal Chart Patterns.

Reversal H&S Pattern in Copper.

Reversal Rising Wedge in AUD/USD.

Continuation Wedge and Reversal Failure Top in Soybean Oil.

Reversal Triangle Bottom in Sugar.

Continuation and Pyramid Patterns in USD/CAD.

Reversal Top in Silver.

Continuation H&S Pattern in the Russell 1000 Index.

Continuation Rectangle in Kansas City Wheat.

Continuation Rectangle and Pyramid Triangle in Crude Oil.

Continuation H&S Top in the Dow Utilities.

Continuation Triangle and Reversal M Top and Flag in the EUR/USD.

H&S Reversal Top, a Continuation Pattern, and Two Pyramid Patterns in the GBP/JPY.

A Reversal Symmetrical Triangle in the AUD/JPY.

Two Continuation Patterns in GBP/CHF.

A Triangle and Running Wedge in Sugar.

An H&S Bottom in Apple Computer.

A Major Continuation H&S and Symmetrical Triangle in Gold.

A Series of Bullish Patterns in Copper.

A Failed Ascending Triangle in the USD/CAD Crossrate.

A 12-Week Rectangle in the Dow Jones Transport Index.

A Rare Horn in Brent Sea Oil.

An H&S Bottom Launches the 2009 Bull Market in the S&Ps.

Summary.

Points to Remember.

Chapter 5: How the Factor Trading Plan Works.

Trade Identification.

Trade Entry.

Trade Risk Management.

Trade Order Management.

Points to Remember.

Chapter 6: Three Case Studies Using the Factor Trading Plan.

A Remarkable Technical Event in the Dow Jones.

A Year Trading Gold.

A Year Trading Sugar.

Points to Remember.

Chapter 7: Characteristics of a Successful Trader.

Intimate Knowledge of Trading Signals.

Discipline and Patience.

Analysis of Self and of the Trading Plan.

It Takes a Leap of Faith.

Points to Remember.

Part III: A Five-month Trading Diary: Let the Journey Begin.

Chapter 8: Month One.

December 2009.

Trading Record.

Summary.

Chapter 9: Month Two.

January 2010.

Identifying Trading Opportunities.

Amending the Plan.

Trading Record.

Summary.

Chapter 10: Month Three.

February 2010.

Sticking to the Plan in Choppy Markets.

Trading Record.

Summary.

Chapter 11: Month Four.

March 2010.

Trading Record.

Summary.

Chapter 12: Month Five.

April 2010.

Relying on Classical Charting Principles.

Trading Record.

Outlook for the Future.

Summary.

Part IV: The Wrap-Up.

Chapter 13: Analysis of Trading Performance.

How the Trading Plan Performed.

How the Plan (and the Trader) Evolved.

Summary: Best Practices Going Forward.

Chapter 14: The Best Dressed List.

A 7-Month Double Bottom in AUD/USD.

A 14-Month Coil and 9-Month Descending Triangle in EUR/CHF.

A 6-Month Wedge in EUR/USD.

A 16-Week Horn in GBP/USD.

A 4-Month Head and Shoulders in Bottom NZD/USD.

A 6-Month Ascending Triangle in Failure USD/CAD.

An 8-month Head and Shoulders Bottom in the S&Ps.

A 14-Month Symmetrical Triangle in Sugar.

A 7-month Triangle in Gold.

A Series of Continuation Patterns in Copper.

A Head and Shoulders Bottom in Crude Oil.

Summary.

Postscript.

Appendix A: Factor Trading Plan Signals.

Appendix B: Quick Reference to Charts.

Appendix C: Recommended Resources.

Author's Note.

Index.

283 pages, Hardcover

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