Candles & TA1991

Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques

Steve Nison

The book that brought Japanese candlesticks to the West. Read it for the logic behind each pattern, not just its name.

Beginner✓ Edolab pick
Candles & TA1999

Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets

John J. Murphy

The standard reference for chart analysis: trends, support and resistance, volume, oscillators and intermarket analysis in one volume.

Beginner✓ Edolab pick
Candles & TA1948

Technical Analysis of Stock Trends

Robert D. Edwards & John Magee

Where classic chart patterns and trendline theory were first written down. The examples are dated; the structure is not.

Intermediate
Candles & TA2000

Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns

Thomas N. Bulkowski

Statistics on how often each chart pattern actually works. A useful cure for pattern folklore.

Candles & TA1988

Secrets for Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets

Stan Weinstein

A simple stage-based reading of trends: base, advance, top, decline. Easy to apply on weekly charts.

Candles & TA1978

Technical Analysis Explained

Martin J. Pring

A full course in technical analysis, from basic trend work to momentum and market cycles. The textbook you keep coming back to.

Candles & TA2012

The Art and Science of Technical Analysis

Adam H. Grimes

A modern, evidence-minded take on technical analysis: it tests what works instead of repeating the folklore.

Trading psychology2000

Trading in the Zone

Mark Douglas

On why most traders fail at execution, not analysis. Probabilistic thinking applied to every single trade.

Beginner✓ Edolab pick
Trading psychology1993

Trading for a Living

Alexander Elder

Psychology, method and money management in one book, plus the idea of reading several timeframes before acting.

Trading psychology1923

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

Edwin Lefèvre

A fictionalised life of Jesse Livermore. A century old and still accurate about how crowds behave.

Beginner
Trading psychology1989

Market Wizards

Jack D. Schwager

Interviews with top traders. Very different styles, one common thread: they all control risk first.

Beginner
Risk & money management1998

Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom

Van K. Tharp

Position sizing and expectancy as the core of a trading system. Dense, but it changes how you measure results.

Advanced✓ Edolab pick
Risk & money management1992

The Mathematics of Money Management

Ralph Vince

Optimal position sizing from a mathematical angle. Heavy going, but it shows why how much you bet matters as much as what you bet on.

Investing1949

The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham

Margin of safety and the line between investing and speculating. The base of value investing.

Intermediate✓ Edolab pick
Investing1958

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits

Philip A. Fisher

Qualitative company analysis: how to judge management and growth before the numbers show it.

Intermediate
Investing1989

One Up on Wall Street

Peter Lynch

Written for the individual investor: look for what you understand, then verify it. Plain language, many examples.

Beginner
Investing1997

The Essays of Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett, ed. Lawrence A. Cunningham

Buffett’s shareholder letters arranged by topic. The clearest way into how he thinks about businesses and time.

Beginner✓ Edolab pick
Investing2007

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

John C. Bogle

The case for owning the whole market at low cost. A calm, evidence-based counterpoint to active trading.

Beginner

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