The 3 Skills of Top Trading – Hank Pruden

Course Overview

Professor Pruden’s new book, The Three Skills of Top Trading, is unquestionably the best book on a specific trading method and the necessary attributes for trading that I have read. His logic, understanding of human foibles, and use of the Wyckoff method of trading are broadly referenced, readable, understandable, and entertaining.

Course Outline

• Preface.
• Acknowledgements.
• About the Author.
• PART ONE Systems Building and Behavioral Finance.
• CHAPTER 1 Systems Building for the Three Skills of Top Trading.
• CHAPTER 2 Behavioral Finance.
• CHAPTER 3 The Life Cycle Model of Crowd Behavior.
• PART TWO Pattern Recognition and Discretionary Trading.
• CHAPTER 4 Wyckoff: The Man, the Method, the Mystique.
• CHAPTER 5 The Basic Elements of Charting for the Wyckoff Method.
• CHAPTER 6 The Wyckoff Method of Technical Analysis and Speculation.
• CHAPTER 7 Anatomy of a Trade.
• PART THREE Mental State Management.
• CHAPTER 8 Trader Psychology and Mental Discipline.
• CHAPTER 9 The Composite Man.
• CHAPTER 10 Putting It All Together: Ten Principles for a Trader to Live.
• Notes.
• Recommended Reading.
• Bibliography.
• Index.

What Will You Learn?

• Know the best of Wyckoff’s work, combining it with the essential aspects of trader discipline and psychology
• Learn the modern approach to analyzing and trading the markets built upon classic market analysis
• Understand human foibles, and use of the Wyckoff method of trading

Who Is This Course For?

The 3 Skills of Top Trading by Hank Pruden not only belongs on every trader’s shelf but should be close enough for continuous reference.