Chronicles of a Million Dollar Trader (eBook)

My Road, Valleys, and Peaks to Final Trading Victory

Don Miller (Autor)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
288 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-62773-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Trading strategies always look great on paper. But when it comes to trading in the real world, market chaos and human unpredictability often make even the best strategies seem inadequate to the task. The hard truth all traders eventually learn is that trading is far more difficult when your chips are down and the pressure is on.

In the tradition of Edwin Lefèvre's legendary book Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Don Miller's Chronicles of a Million Dollar Trader offers an inside look at the ups and downs, failures and victories of one of the few traders to have ever earned $1 million in a calendar year by trading futures intraday. In this detailed journal, Miller lets you peek over his shoulder as he tiptoes through a minefield of potential mistakes, miscalculations, and self-defeating behaviors in search of consistent profits. Along the way, he shares trading diary excerpts from 2008 to 2012, as well as his actual performance for every futures trading day from 2004 to 2011--almost 2,000 days worth of real trading results and analysis.

You'll follow along as the challenge of everyday trading teaches Miller the importance of focus, motivation, controlled aggression, and just showing up--especially on those mornings he'd rather sleep in. As you track his progress hour by hour and day by day through the journal, you'll see how he recognizes his strengths and weaknesses, reaches or falls short of his daily goals, analyzes his results, and applies everything he learns to future trades, including valuable insights gleaned from sports, poker, and life.

If you're thinking of quitting your day job to be a full-time trader, Miller offers a clear-eyed look at what you're getting into. His path to success was rocky, with ecstatic highs interspersed with intermittent setbacks. Despite his well-crafted plan, his intelligence, and his dedication, Miller began his trading career the way so many others do--with losses due to a lack of training and a poor business plan. Though he learned his lesson, ate his humble pie, and got back into the game successfully, there's no reason for you to repeat his mistakes.

Chronicles of a Million Dollar Trader reveals how successful trading is about much more than reading charts, because you're not just playing the numbers--you're competing against the markets, other traders, and yourself. Much like a sport, winning is the result of good planning, practice, and execution, and if you're not on your game, then you're already on your way to losing. If you're a full-time trader, part-time trader, or just considering becoming one, this insightful, revealing look inside Miller's mind offers vital lessons on how to trade like a champion.

Autor

DON MILLER is an independent fund trader, educator, and industry advocate. Between 2004 and 2010, the total return of his privately traded fund exceeded 800 percent. In 2009, he created the popular "Jellie" trader training program through which he educates traders and raises money for various charities. He has spoken at numerous industry forums and has been widely published online and in print. Learn more at DonMillerBlog.com or DonMillerEducation.com.

Rezensionen

"Focus, tenacity, self-analysis, and intensity. Don Miller
conveys the essence of trading in such a compelling and down to
earth manner - the reader literally eats, sleeps and breaths
Don's moments of triumph and exhaustion. Don clearly
nails the most pertinent points in this business: add to your
position when you have a strong hand, fight to dig yourself out of
the inevitable abyss, and don't trade when you are
tired. This book is what professional trading is TRULY
about!"

--Linda Raschke, President, LBRGroup, Inc.

"My career as a broker with some of the largest futures
brokerages in the world has put me in a unique position to evaluate
traders. I've been able to observe many of the best
futures traders in the industry over the past 20 years.
And what I can state with certainty is that Don Miller is one of,
if not the, best futures traders I've seen. Great
traders are able to recognize and adapt to changing market
environments. They take their mistakes and use them to become
better traders. Great traders possess the unique discipline
to manage a losing trade as well as a winning one. These are
the qualities I have witnessed Don Miller master. The fact
that Don has agreed to share his experiences and insights, make
this book an invaluable doctrine to all traders and investors
alike."

--Patrick Lafferty, President, Capital Trading Group

"I've had the good fortune of watching Don Miller
trade profitably in front a live group of full time traders over a
two day period of time. The methods Don teaches are solid and more
importantly, as you will see here in his book, they've been
consistently successful. This book goes further than most trading
books because you get to live with Don day-by-day seeing both his
actual trading along with his mind frame. If you want to learn from
someone who has mastered day trading, and has successfully done so
for years, then this book is must reading. Highly
recommended!"

--Larry Connors, Founder of TradingMarkets.com. Author of
How Market's Really Work

"I have personally seen Don trade for several years and is
candidly one of the best. His book is enlightening and
helpful in understanding the mindset to a successful
trader."

--Steve Demarest, President of MB Trading

"A true story of sacrifice, hardship and success.
Don Miller shares his story to make 1 million dollars in one year
in real time, real trading records and real life."

--James L. Koutoulas, Esq., CEO, Typhon

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.6.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung
• Schlagworte: Börsenhandel • Börsenhandel • Finance & Investments • Finanz- u. Anlagewesen • Trading
• ISBN-10: 1-118-62773-3 / 1118627733
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-62773-0 / 9781118627730