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Market Wizards books are both a big motivator and a great resource to learn a bit about how the big guys think, as well as some small hints to go into the right direction.
Ross's books have lots of good information in it, but his writing style is awful.
Most books out there are not worth the paper they are printed on.
Van Tharps money management book is nice too. Don't get distracted by his "does not matter when you buy and sell" (bullshit)approach, the money management part is very valuable.
My advice: Read lots of books, but verify the information by papertrading, you will soon find out that only 1% (if even that much) of what you can read about is usable, the rest is worthless. Take the <1%, concentrate on it, and expand on it, learn more from the markets itself by lots of trading and chart reading and you'll be successful. But It'll take a long time, so don't blow out your money until you are _really_ ready.
Ross's books have lots of good information in it, but his writing style is awful.
Most books out there are not worth the paper they are printed on.
Van Tharps money management book is nice too. Don't get distracted by his "does not matter when you buy and sell" (bullshit)approach, the money management part is very valuable.
My advice: Read lots of books, but verify the information by papertrading, you will soon find out that only 1% (if even that much) of what you can read about is usable, the rest is worthless. Take the <1%, concentrate on it, and expand on it, learn more from the markets itself by lots of trading and chart reading and you'll be successful. But It'll take a long time, so don't blow out your money until you are _really_ ready.
