Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader Lessons from 21 Weeks of Real Trading [Hardcover]

Trading is generally far more difficult in practice than in theory. The reality is that no trade set up or individual trader or system can identify profitable trades in advance with complete certainty. In A Year of Trading, long-time trader Peter Brandt reveals the anxieties and uncertainties of trading in a diary of his 2009 trades. He explains his thought process as he searches for trading opportunities and executes them. Each trade includes charts, an analysis of the trade, and a play-by-play account of how the trade unfolds.Acknowledgments.

Part I: Foundations of Successful Trading.

Introduction.

The Invention of a Commodity Trader.

Why I Wrote This Book.

This Book's Audience.

The Book's Roadmap.

Chapter 1: The History and Theory of Classical Charting Principles.

My Perspective of the Principles.

Three Limitations of the Principles.

Summary.

Part II: Characteristics of a Successful Trading Plan.

Chapter 2: Building a Trading Plan.

Trader Personality and Temperament.

Adequate Capital.

Overall Risk Management.

Points to Remember.

Chapter 3: Identifying the Trades and the Talk.

Trade Identification.

Vocabulary of the Factor Trading Plan.

Points to Remember.

Chapter 4: Ideal Chart Patterns.

Reversal H&S Pattern in Copper.

Reversal Rising Wedge in AUD/USD.

Continuation Wedge and Reversal Failure Top in Soybean Oil.

Reversal Triangle Bottom in Sugar.

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