Someone who has been into the markets for 5+ years is likely to have gone through a large number of trading books. There are 1000+ titles from Wiley Finance alone. Here we will try to maintain a directory of the best 2-3 books on the a particular topic.

Technical Approach

1. Evidence-Based Technical Analysis by David R. Aronson
2. Time Series Analysis by James D. Hamilton

Technical Analysis Comprehensive

1. Reading Price Charts Bar by Bar by Al Brooks
2. Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource by Kirkpatrick

Chart Patterns

1. Chart Patterns (Bloomberg Financial) by Bruce M. Kamich
2. Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns (Wiley Trading) by Thomas N. Bulkowski

Price-volume Analysis

1. Jesse Livermore’s Methods of trading in stocks by Richard D. Wyckoff
2. http://www.wyckoffstockmarketinstitute.com/
3. (forum)  http://www.traderslaboratory.com/forums/f131/

Intermarket Analysis and Relative Strength

1. Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis: How to Profit from the Shifting Currents in Global Markets by Ashraf Laidi
2. Intermarket Analysis: Profiting from Global Market Relationships (Wiley Trading) by John J. Murphy
3. Intermarket Trading Strategies (Wiley Trading) by Markos Katsanos
4. How To Make Money In Stocks by William J. O’Neil

Charting Systems

1. The Candlestick Course by Steve Nison
2. Profitable Candlestick Trading: Pinpointing Market Opportunities to Maximize Profits by Stephen Bigalow
3. The Definitive Guide to Point and Figure by Jeremy Du Plessis
4. Sentiment Indicators – Renko, Price Break, Kagi, Point and Figure (Bloomberg) by Abe Cofnas
5. Trading with Ichimoku Clouds: The Essential Guide to Ichimoku Kinko Hyo Technical Analysis (Wiley Trading) – Hardcover (June 28, 2010) by Manesh Patel

Market Profile

1. Steidlmayer on Markets: Trading with Market Profile By J. Peter Steidlmaye
2. Mind over Markets: Power Trading With Market Generated Information By James F. Dalton

Market Internals

1. Ahead of the Curve: A Commonsense Guide to Forecasting Business and Market Cycles by Joseph H. Ellis
2. Trading Catalysts: How Events Move Markets and Create Trading Opportunities by Robert I. Webb
3. The Trader’s Guide to Key Economic Indicators by Richard Yamarone

Wave Theory

1. Elliott Wave Principle: Key To Market Behavior by A.J. Frost and Robert R. Prechter
2. Mastering Elliot Wave: by Glenn Neely and Eric Hall
3. The Profit Magic of Stock Transaction Timing by J.M. Hurst

Trading System Design

1. New Trading Systems and Methods by Perry J. Kaufman
2. Trading Systems- A new approach to system development by Emilio Tomasini
3. The ART of Trading: Combining the Science of Technical Analysis with the Art of Reality-Based Trading (Wiley Trading) by Bennett A. McDowell and Lawrence G. McMillan

Biographies and Experiences

1. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre
2. Pit Bull by Martin Schwartz
3. Master Traders: Strategies for Superior Returns from Today’s Top Traders by Fari Hamzei

Options Trading

1. The Rookie’s Guide to Options: The Beginner’s Handbook of Trading Equity Options by Wolfinger
2. The Bible of Options Strategies by Guy Cohen
3. The Volatility Edge in Options Trading: New Technical Strategies for Investing in Unstable Markets by Jeffrey Augen

Fixed Income

1. The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities by Frank Fabozzi
2. Yield Curve Dynamics: Techniques for Modelling, Trading and Hedging by Ronald Ryan

Last Updated: September 29, 2010