Honest and straightforward! Buy it if you're a beginner, and/or if you need a re-fresher of the things to watch for in trading
582026
My feeling was that this is a very honest book, written from the heart. To appreciate it, you need to understand what it offers. Some of the initial pages may feel more general, but if you are a newbie it will be very useful! Even if you are a seasoned trader, moving into #6,7,8 may be useful. I liked especially the short remarks and the clear point of view at #6. I liked #18 as well as 24. #15 and 26 is very healthy advice. In general, the book is easy to read, and it leaves you with valuable content, simple yet powerful.
2826083
Sarah's book on options is great book that shares great strategies to trade. The book gets down to the basics. There is a little bit of everything in the book, really an overview of trading.  The trading humor at the beginning of each chapter made me chuckle.

There are hundreds of options trading strategies, Sarah has focused on a few key strategies making them easy to understand and learn. There are many complicated trading books out there that tell you that you need to be complicated to make money. Sarah proves both in her book and trading live on her website that anyone can trade and it doesn't have to be complicated. I am happy to see a new book on trading out there.

The book discusses many markets to trade and really focuses on futures and options. As an options trader myself, I appreciated the steps she outlined to read price charts and also to actually place a trade. There are a ton of good examples of actual trades in this book. The examples really helped me understand what was being discussed. I think it says a lot that she explains how she trades and also provides visual examples.

In the book the biggest barrier to trading is learning all of the trading terminology, she breaks down the jargon of options and does a great job breaking down the essential terms needed to trade. The book explains the reasons that most options traders lose money and how professional options traders are taking the other side of the trade and making money, it changed my mind set about trading.

Throughout the book Sarah shares many of her personal stories and experiences in the markets. I found I related to many of them. It just made me feel good to know that I'm not alone. Her tips are practical and while some might seem obvious, it is always a good reminder.

The chapter on technical analysis made sense to me. Prior to her book I had so many more indicators on my charts, but after reading the book and trying it myself, I've realised that I don't need all of them. Keeping it simple just like Sarah discusses in the book has made a big difference for selecting my trades and selecting the levels I place those trades. No more looking for 'head and shoulders' for me. Her advice about risk and reward is also very important and  big take away for me. She spends time talking about how to create a trading plan that matches trading goals and specifically how to match risk and reward to your trading.

In sum, this book does a great job of breaking down the essentials to actually trade. It is a book with great tips, step by step trade set ups, specifics about how to manage risk and get good reward. Her approach is down to earth and most importantly clear. Other trading authors should read her book to learn how to actually explain how to trade. I applaud Sarah for writing this book, but also for taking the mystery out of trading for yourself. It makes me wonder why so many other traders profess to needing to look at so many other tools to trade. If Sarah can do it so simply, I can do it too.... Way to go Sarah, you stand out from the crowd and finally writing a real book about trading.
4331459
This book is a quick and easy read for options newbies like myself. It's definitely worth the investment if you're trying to build a basic knowledge of options trading and the terminology. I'm no pro, but I'd assume that there's much more to it than the book answers but for what it's worth I feel much more confident about this investment strategy
522124
I'd recommend this book to anyone new to trading. As a sort of intermediate trader over the last seven years I found the book helpful and easy to understand. Billy Williams did a great job of taking fundamentals and a how-to on interpreting market actions and made them clear. Often this stuff gets bogged down in how to analyze charts and a lot of repeated, often bogus, expounding that has nothing to do with trading well. Trading is an emotional action. Simple Stock Trading Formulas offers a profitable and safe method of trading.

The book has takes into account all aspects of trading that the individual trader will experience in going up against powerful computer trading software and experienced, in-the-know, traders. I walked away from this book learning a few new things for myself as well as a comfortable confirming of things I already knew.
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Frankly, I wasn't particularly interested in investing in this marketplace, so when Carley deflates a lot of fantasy thinking, I was not bothered.  That's much of what she does as she explained the nuts and bolts of this complicated way of buying and selling goods.

She communicated very carefully and clearly, in such a way that you need no background in business whatsoever.  I think she organized the topic well, and helped me understand why these trades would be done this way, and how to work with this system.  In particular, the author shows me just how important the commodity trade will be in coming years.

I suspect professionals with an MBA would already know much of this material, but I don't think it's dumbed down at all.  Even an expert might find this useful as a reference.

I will add that I'm surprised at the price, and hope that's adjusted in the future, because I think a wide audience should find this topic interesting.  Now that I understand more about trading and have been warned repeatedly and clearly about several pitfalls, I'm probably going to begin applying Carly's tips and making a few careful trades.
2386249
An honest book well written actually informs the reader of how the market works and gives a solid foundation for trading or more to the point trading the real traders I must for anyone's book shelf
307026
Have read his book last month! Well, very straight forward n practical. Step by step guidelines. Most importantly, he offers options to trade smi take it as a try for beginners to assess oneself later on! Suggest for those who want to get a quick glimp of day trade
4459552
I'm not an experienced trader, but this book has a very interesting approach to teaching you about Forex trading, especially if you're into programming. I loved how the author first goes through a 20-day trading example instead of just showing you how to read charts and interpret indicators from them, to later go through the idea of using Genetic Algorithms to automate trading. He even gives an example using code to better understand these types of algorithms.

Apart from that, he doesn't try to sell you anything, and reminds you that you should never invest everything into a single thing (ie. diversify your money!), finally telling you a little bit about how he began trading and what rookie mistakes you should avoid.

Definitely worth a read.
169554
I'm new to the U.S. Investment market so this book was a good read for beginners and intermediates.  I love the fact that it discourages active trading (if far smarter people that I, who trade for a living can't beat the market, how can I?) and explains the key reasons why.  The additional resources provided are great.  I especially liked the recommended asset class mixes, which I hope will help me and my wife build a great portfolio inside and outside our 401k.  Only qualm is there's not much detail on valuing stocks, but that would have made the content more complex....

Overall a good read
2101273
Ive been interested in learning more about options trading since my last (mildly-successful) foray into playing the stock market.  Im certainly no day-trader, but I do enjoy learning the ins and outs of how to spot winning trades, stay away from the riskier ones, and who doesnt want to build a second income stream? I found Simple Option Trading Formulas to be exactly what I needed.

Billy Williams explains in laymans terms how to trade options, refine strategies, and identify good indicators.  This is more of a How-To book for the average trader, rather than something super-sophisticated that requires a degree in economics to understand.

Ive put my winning weekly trade strategy into effect, and so far, I am up! If the trend continues, then Im going to try some of the more sophisticated strategies Williams explains. I found this book to be well worth the cost, and have been really happy with my trading results so far.
1573517
A very excellent and helpful to the starters and novice. All topics are honest, simple, straight, and very realistice covered here. i certainly WILL return to read it over and over again ..

All Traders, Specially the beginners, please don't left this book behind ..
358895
It has been 3 years.  I started with one system and lost a few thousand (though that is small for your big mouth traders-but this is large for me on a very strick fix budget and low income).  I recieved the "24 Lessons to successful investing"-by O'Neil when I subscribed to the 2 weeks of his paper...it opened my eyes to a world I longed to know and knew little about.  It encouraged me greatly.  I recommend if you have not a clue about the market.  Start with that book.  Then I read the 2n Edition to "How to Make Money in Stocks", and I was encouraged further.  In the market you need patience, and also as a little person with no experience and no "inside" information, I was encouraged to go out there and find it.  But I was still lost.  I research further and read it a second and third time.  Though I understand and knew what he was talking about, I was not getting the process down packed of how the markets work and think.  But what I was doing was NOT loosing money either.  I thought that was a great sign.
Then I bought the 3rd Edition and there it all fell together.  His 3rd edition put more clarity to what I had learned from the 2rd edition.  I truly feel the 3rd one is nicely polished an more clear with specific details on reading charts and distiguishing up and down markets.  When to be in it to win it and when to be out with no doubt.  Plus he added color as he did with his newspaper recently.
As a person with no experience to the market this exposed me to a more simple process of understanding it.  There is so much mis guided information out there, you can loose plenty of money in the process.  BE CAREFUL.  I am not a long term investor of mutual funds...just toss your money to a fund or money manager or 401k and work ...for the rest of your life-No No. I want results and control.  This should fully get you started.
In the market you should keep it simple.  Too much information causes doubt-remember that.  Having information on the market can be overwelming.  KISS-(Keep it simple stupid).  Once you have a solid foundation of understanding, then you can experience other things and expose yourself to more ideas.  But you need to get started simple first.
You will not see results right away, but hopefully mentally you will understand your flaws of what your doing wrong.  So many people are stuck on the tradition of the market.  Don't follow tradition.  Be flexible and think what works and geer your skills to it.  There is not just one way of trading, but this book will point you to many ways.  Just remember to be simple and expose yourself to the experience.  Once you get yourself started with an account, do not buy large, test and start small.  Test your knowledge and your judgement of your research and information.  Is it right or wrong?
There is so much to gain out there, but tradition, sell high, buy low...in it for the long run, options are better...no no ... too complicated and to long too wait, and how can you sell high if you do not know where the low is?  You have not clue.
His paper is also fantastic.  Simple and too the point.  And yes he does promote it in the book, but he teaches you how to gather information as well getting other ideas of the market, and has a vast amount of information on reading charts and finding information on stocks "Investors Corner".
The website...is also a great place to start as well, some articles from the paper and free "Investors Corners" info.  Plus there is a "Ask IBD", if you have any of your own questions as you study to learn more of this complex Market.
I know how fustrating it can be out there, but start here then move on to other books-because you would have already established a foundation and structure to be more judgemental and controling of your money and your future.  Success doesn't happen over nite.  It takes time and study and testing.  But here is the first step to that thousand mile journey.
Success-Don't just buy it...Use it.  And keep it simple.
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Just finished reading till the last chapter of the book, yes I read the section too where the author mentioned people leaving bad reviews just to discredit his publication without actually reading the book. So here goes...

I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking to becoming an elite trader in the long run, thats right, not in the coming week, not in the coming month, but if you're actually going to continue working on your skills to improve until you finally make it. The techniques mentioned in the book build upon the knowledge which the author introduced in the beginning chapters. The author goes in fantastic detail to build some solid foundation regarding how a "trader" psychology works and how that is translated into price action on the charts, he explains to you on how to gather clues regarding what the price action tries to explain to you as a trader and how that can help you make informed decisions for your trades once you learn to identity those clues.

To sum it all up, once you have gained a decent foundation in recognizing those clues as taught in chapters 1-7, the last two chapters would gather all those clues and walk you through the strategies to apply in order to trade pull backs. It really depends from one trader to another on which strategy suits the best for their trading style, but I think the author did a great job in laying the foundation for every type of trader looking to trade pullbacks. Again, as I mentioned before, you cannot expect yourself to start making money off your trades just by reading the book overnight, if you are willing to put in the time and effort to practice the strategies mentioned by the author and be able to see the "clues", then I can assure you that this book will benefit you a great deal in the long run.

Cheers!
1497854
Anyone who is interested in stocks and trading, Day Trading is the book for you. It's chock full of useful tips and advice on trading. This is a good book for those just getting started in the stock market.  The stock market  can be a bit overwhelming, however, this book covers the basics, with tips on studying your options as well as strategies for trading and managing money. Let's face it, we could all use a little help when it comes to managing our money. I really liked the fact that everything is broken down, step by step and it's easy to follow along. Day Trading will help you  take that first step in investing in your financial well being.
2740713
Being new to trading, I am just getting into the more complex side of things, such as bear ratio spreads. Someone recommended this book to me, and to them I'm actually quite grateful. I had heard of the Bear Ratio Spread, but had never had anyone explain the 3 categories of it. The author presented the information in a concise, but honest, way...along with including examples and formulas to help you determine your potential profit. The author also takes the time to point out the risks and rewards of the strategy, which for someone just learning the ropes, is very helpful.

I plan to keep this handy from now on! Definitely will "pay forward" the gift and recommend to anyone I know interested in trading and is looking for a way to maintain consistent profits.
3248053
This is another of Joseph's fx trading ebooks.
I read this in less than 15 minutes and after downloading the indicators system I started to really examine the system.
The material is very easy to follow and the system is easy to implement but it will take a while to understand and use. Joseph's style is very personable and comes across on the material. It's like you have a mentor looking over your shoulder guiding you as you learn what it takes to trade forex.
This is one of the many systems out there and it's probably the cheapest one at that.
Similar systems, as comprehensive as this one typically go for $99 or $1999 depending on how slick the salespage is :)
As I just got this material I haven't been able to put it into practice but the early backtesting I tried seems to indicate that this may just work. (I'll update the review once I've had a trade or two under this system.)
Irrespective, I thoroughly recommend this material, specially if you have been struggling trying to understand why your trades always seem to be taken out before the market goes where you thought it should have gone! Eye-opening information.
No, I would not recommend using this system if you are just starting out but definitely get the material as it will help you understand a little better what the market is doing. For more basic systems try the other of Joseph's ebooks. You won't go wrong.
Enjoy
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Mastering Stocks is an essential guide for anyone looking to get into the risky hobby/job of trading stocks. As the author states, you can get rich from playing the market but if you don't know what you are doing then you could conceivably lose everything you invested and be left with nothing. Hopefully, reading this will address any questions you may have concerning your new adventure. This is exactly why I chose to read this book. I have a few investments that I leave in the hands of others to deal with but I would love to learn more so that I can take an active part in trading them. I didn't want a dry read that would bore me to sleep before the second chapter and the cover of Mastering Stocks caught my eye with its bright coloring and its succinct title. Inside are thirty-nine chapters containing everything you could ever want or need to know about trading stocks. Theres information about how to get into the market and how much money you should have to back up your trading (at least $25 000 U.S.). If you don't want to go for the high end stocks, then there is a chapter about penny stocks and the pros and cons involved with trading them. Each chapter is laid out in such a way that there is a lot of information but it is presented in an interesting manner. Mr. Brown doesnt lecture or come across as a know-it-all. Instead, he lays the information out for the reader and its up to them to decide whether or not they are prepared for the risk that can happen if they venture down this path.
 Mastering Stocks does solely deal with the stock market in the United States, although the author does mention other markets, and this should be kept in mind while reading the book. As an example of how risky the market can be, Mr. Brown mentions a few stocks that seem fairly sure to be around. One of those is Sears which is now bankrupt; at least it is in Canada. Obviously, this is a very risky business and this book will certainly help with deciding if you want to partake or not.
 I read this in digital format and it worked perfectly on my ereader.