Books and Movies
Reviews of trading books, finance and business movies and documentary . Honest insights to help traders and investors learn, get inspired, and sharpen their edge.
Pit Bull: Lessons from Wall Street’s Champion Day Trader, A Review
Pit Bull Marty Schwartz offers a gritty look at professional day trading. Learn to master market emotions and the ten-day…
Best Loser Wins by Tom Hougaard, A Review
Tom Hougaard’s Best Loser Wins review highlights the critical role of psychology in trading. By prioritizing loss management over winning…
Movie Review: The Wizard of Lies (2017)
This professional The Wizard of Lies review examines the technical accuracy and psychological depth of Barry Levinson’s Madoff biopic. Beyond…
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein, A Review
Our Against the Gods book review details Peter Bernstein’s exploration of risk management history. Discover how the shift from fate…
The Psychology of Trading by Brett N. Steenbarger, A Review
Brett Steenbarger shows how fear, overconfidence, and poor self-control—not bad analysis—cause most trading losses. Drawing on real trader experience, it…
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb, A Review
Fooled by Randomness shows how chance, not talent, often drives trading success. Nassim Taleb helps investors spot hidden risks, question…
Movie Night: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) – A Case Study in Incentives, Excess, and Moral Hazard
The Wolf of Wall Street is less a trading film than a study of incentives, sales culture, and moral hazard….
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay, A Review
Extraordinary Popular Delusions book review shows how crowd psychology drives market bubbles, manias, and crashes across history. Learn how this…
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, A Review
The Intelligent Investor breaks investing into clear rules: treat markets like moody Mr. Market, buy with a margin of safety,…
Naked Forex by Alex Nekritin and Walter Peters, A Review
Nekritin and Peters distill trading to a plain chart: mark zones, wait for price-action triggers, and protect each trade with…