During my MBA, trading days and till now, I have read multiple books on trading and investing. Listing the best ones that I loved.

Pick based on your style - Fundamental/Technical/Momentum/options trading

Please retweet for max reach. Comment other books u love

1. Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets - John Murphy

A book which builds your basics on charts, trends, price patterns, MAs, oscillators etc. A must read for beginners!
2. Trade like a Stock Market Wizard by @markminervini

Amazing book covering critical concept of volatility contraction pattern. It is a timeless pattern rooted in human psychology & demand, supply forces. He is a multiple time US investing champion & a rags to riches story!
@markminervini 3. How to make money in stocks - William O'neil

Guru of a lot of investors and the one who gave the CANSLIM strategy! This along with Minervini's book is the minimum you should surely read.
@markminervini 4. Rare book which u might not have heard of: How to Sell by Justin Mamis

An old book published around 1980! Read this only after you are well-versed with the basics. I found it pretty good with new stuff which cements your thoughts.
@markminervini 5. Books for Momentum trading:

a) Michael @Covel books - Trend following, Complete Turtle Trader

b) Market Wizards books by @jackschwager :- Easy to read & lot to learn as you read interviews of many trend follower successful traders
@markminervini @Covel @jackschwager 6. Trading in the Zone - Mark Douglas

The psychological aspects of investing and trading which differentiate people! Many people follow the same strategy but the results are different. This a a must-read whether you trade stocks/currencies/crypto or anything else that moves
@markminervini @Covel @jackschwager 7. Option Volatility and Pricing by Sheldon Natenberg

Must be read again and again for mastery in the science and art of options trading
@markminervini @Covel @jackschwager 8. Value Investing:

Security Analysis - Graham & Dodd and The intelligent investor by Ben Graham

How can you not learn from the guru of Warren Buffett! Absolute classics though heavy to read
@markminervini @Covel @jackschwager 9. One up on wall street -Peter Lynch

A very easy read and which should be picked up every beginner as the gateway book into investing. Very basic ideas which shows that things are not as difficult as they seem in the world of finance!
@markminervini @Covel @jackschwager 10. The Most Important Thing - Howard Marks

Warren Buffett follows Marks closely and has recommended this book!

It explains the keys to successful investment and the pitfalls that can destroy capital.
@markminervini @Covel @jackschwager 11. Finally, a biography: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator: Lefevre Edwin

A book on the greatest trader ever born, Jesse Livermore!
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• Plenty of Examples
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How to sell Strangles in weekly expiry as explained by boss himself. @Mitesh_Engr

• When to sell
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• Exit


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• Sold Strangles 20% cap used
• Added 20% cap more when in profit
• Booked profitable leg and rolled up
• Kept rolling up profitable leg
• Booked loss in calls
• Sold only


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• Identified a reversal and sold puts

• Puts decayed a lot

• When achieved 2% profit through puts then sold
1. Mini Thread on Conflicts of Interest involving the authors of the Nature Toilet Paper:
https://t.co/VUYbsKGncx
Kristian G. Andersen
Andrew Rambaut
Ian Lipkin
Edward C. Holmes
Robert F. Garry

2. Thanks to @newboxer007 for forwarding the link to the research by an Australian in Taiwan (not on

3. K.Andersen didn't mention "competing interests"
Only Garry listed Zalgen Labs, which we will look at later.
In acknowledgements, Michael Farzan, Wellcome Trust, NIH, ERC & ARC are mentioned.
Author affiliations listed as usual.
Note the 328 Citations!
https://t.co/nmOeohM89Q


4. Kristian Andersen (1)
Andersen worked with USAMRIID & Fort Detrick scientists on research, with Robert Garry, Jens Kuhn & Sina Bavari among


5. Kristian Andersen (2)
Works at Scripps Research Institute, which WAS in serious financial trouble, haemorrhaging 20 million $ a year.
But just when the first virus cases were emerging, they received great news.
They issued a press release dated November 27, 2019:

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