05994nam 2200649 a 450 991083018770332120230725025806.00-470-94726-81-119-20296-51-283-02577-997866130257770-470-94724-1(CKB)2670000000065902(EBL)661586(OCoLC)708563351(SSID)ssj0000483860(PQKBManifestationID)12203078(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483860(PQKBWorkID)10572976(PQKB)11002505(MiAaPQ)EBC661586(EXLCZ)99267000000006590220101210d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDiary of a professional commodity trader[electronic resource] lessons from 21 weeks of real trading /Peter BrandtHoboken, N.J. Wiley20111 online resource (301 p.)Includes index.0-470-52145-7 Diary of a ProfessionalCommodity Traderh; 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 Road Map; 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 Capitalization; Overall Risk Management; Points to RememberCHAPTER 3 Identifying the Trades and the Trading VocabularyTrade 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 UtilitiesContinuation Triangle, Reversal M Top, and Flag in the EUR/USDH&S Reversal Top and Three Continuation 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; SummaryPoints to RememberCHAPTER 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 BEGINCHAPTER 8 Month One: December 2009Trading 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) EvolvedSummary: Best Practices Going Forward"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"--Provided by publisher.Commodity exchangesCommodity futuresSpeculationCommodity exchanges.Commodity futures.Speculation.332.64/4332.644BUS027000bisacshBrandt Peter L.1947-1608351MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910830187703321Diary of a professional commodity trader3935032UNINA