Trailer Guy 

If anyone wants to do some work on themselves and become a system treader with an edge there is a guide available for under $5.00. Van Tharp the very well documented trading coach is offering the paperback version of his newer book, "Trading Beyond the Matrix" for the cost of shipping (hunt around on his web site). Of course he is hopeful you will sign up for a seminar but he says you have no further obligation. The first part of the book is a current re-cap of his prior writings on developing a system that fits you, what reasonable metrics are and some system comparison tools (noticeably missing in some parts of this web site that focuses on bell and whistle indicators). If anybody thinks they can be successful with someone else's canned system I urge you to read the first couple of chapters of Curtis Faiths book on the famous Turtle Traders, or watch some of the seminars Big Mike so graciously arranges for us. Most of the book is devoted to exercises and meditation methods to help you develop a state of mindfulness. Big parts of it are written by other traders describing how they managed to change their thinking (spoiler alert it isn't by doing a weekend retreat and coming home a different person). Maybe Tharp and his methods aren't for you. But I do think that you should consider that he is offering an organized, step by step method to move in the direction of this thread. He says he has included everything that is in his seminars. He has been doing this for a long time and is careful to include typical responses and objections from people attending his seminars that I found very helpful. For example in meditations where the practitioners appeal to a higher power what do you do if you don't believe in a higher power?

I have found that books that have been around for quite a while can be found in PDF format for free download.

Try searching for popular titles and with some patience you will find what you are looking for. Only download from sites that don't required you to register etc. to avoid getting a lifetime of spam afterwards.

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Thank you xplorer for helping me along the path as newbies frequently do.

But, you can find many books like Trading in the Zone and The Disciplined Trader for free download also if you are diligent.

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Also, in reference to Curtis Faith and his book "Way of the Turtle". He is a complete fraud.

https://www.turtletrader.com/curtis-faith-performance/

I could waste a lot of everyone's bandwidth expounding on stories about my search for someone to teach me or where I could learn to trade. I have spent decades in the search but now finally on the right path.

My New Year's Resolution is to become an active commenter on Futuresio and not just a learker.

Trade Well My Friends,
Mark

@mbondiett

I am not going to delete your message because the content for the link you provided actually just offers the book index, but bear in mind that trading books are generally copyrighted content and so either uploading them onto FIO or providing a link can always be construed as copyright breach.

Thanks for keeping me straight.

xplorer 

@mbondiett I am not going to delete your message because the content for the link you provided actually just offers the book index, but bear in mind that trading books are generally copyrighted content and so either uploading them onto FIO or providing a link can always be construed as copyright breach.

we cant link books, or do you just mean we cant link pdf ripped off books?


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MiniP 

we cant link books, or do you just mean we cant link pdf ripped off books? -P

As long as the book is copyrighted (most books are), no link should be posted on FIO to pirated copies of such books.

The best way to come out of fear is to do paper trading.It will help us analyse were we are making mistakes ,which we can rectify and advance in our trading journey.Hope its a practical solution .