Recommended Reading
Victory in Stock Trading by Oliver Kell — The foundational book for understanding the Cycle of Price Action methodology. Available on this site or on Apple Books.
How to Make Money in Stocks by William O’Neil — The CAN SLIM bible. Required reading for serious growth investors.
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefèvre — The fictionalized biography of Jesse Livermore. Essential for understanding trader psychology.
How to Trade in Stocks by Jesse Livermore — Livermore’s own writing on his methods. Short, dense, worth multiple reads.
How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market by Nicolas Darvas — The original “box theory” book. Influences how I think about consolidation breakouts.
Technical Analysis Using Multiple Timeframes by Brian Shannon — Excellent framework for analyzing the same stock across daily, weekly, and intraday charts.
Trade Like an O’Neil Disciple by Gil Morales and Chris Kacher — Direct application of O’Neil’s methodology by two of his former portfolio managers.
Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard by Mark Minervini — Modern application of the same principles, with current chart examples.
Think & Trade Like a Champion by Mark Minervini — A deeper dive into Minervini’s methodology. The advanced follow-up.
One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch — The classic on finding investment ideas in the world around you.
Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques by Steve Nison — The definitive book on reading candlestick patterns.
Secrets for Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets by Stan Weinstein — Stage analysis and how to identify market cycles.
Maximum Trading Gains with Anchored VWAP by Brian Shannon-All about utilizing the more modern Anchored VWAP tool.
Market Wizards series by Jack Schwager — Interviews with the greatest traders ever. The full series (Market Wizards, New Market Wizards, Stock Market Wizards, Hedge Fund Market Wizards, Unknown Market Wizards) is worth reading.
Pit Bull by Marty Schwartz-Really fun read by the Market Wizard Marty Schwartz.