Trade Like Jesse Livermore
Jesse Livermore is recognized as one of the world’s greatest traders–if not the greatest. He broke new ground in almost every area of stock market trading. Livermore developed pivotal point trading into an art form and was among the first to regularly buy stocks on new high breakouts. Although he began his career in 1892, the ideas and practices he displayed are as valid today as they were when he was first implementing them–and makingmillions.Through forty-five years of trading and market observation, Jesse Livermore determined that stocks and stock markets move in a series of repetitive patterns. He then developed a series of unique tools, using secret formulas and equations that allowed him to identify and interpret the movement in stocks with uncanny reliability.In Trade Like Jesse Livermore, author and Livermore expert Richard Smitten explores the technical aspects of Livermore’s trading success and shows you how to use these techniques to achieve success like Livermore. Smitten skillfully outlines Livermore’s methods of dealing with what he considered the three essentials of successful stock market trading: timing, money management, and emotional control.Trade Like Jesse Livermore covers every aspect of Livermore’s trading principles and timing techniques, from discerning market behavior and trends like top down and tandem trading to paying close attention to indicators such as one-day reversals and spikes. This book also explores Livermore’s money management strategies, including avoiding cheap stocks, establishing a profit target, and setting stops before trading.In life and death, Jesse Livermore has always been a controversial figure, but his methods have stood the test of time and have been held up as a model for traders of all generations. Trade Like Jesse Livermore delivers the tactics and technical details that today’s trader can use to Livermore’s own approach. With this book as your guide, you can learn how to trade without fear or greed so you can begin to trade more profitably.