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Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline and a Winning Attitude
by Mark Douglas
from Prentice Hall Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• A must read for traders
  This book changed the way I think and act when trading. If you are an experienced trader or a new trader, this book is a must. It's one of the only sources that focuses on the mental aspect of trading. There are piles of technical, fundamental and system trading books, but this author will introduce you to the most important part of trading - your mind and how to control emotion when putting on a trade!

• Excellent! Every trader or investor needs to read this book.
  The many reviews posted are pretty accurate, in my opinion. This is an excellent book. Enough said.

• pycho-babble, wordy, and right on the money
  The Author has some really vital information for you to understand, but the manner is which it is presented for you to consume is extremely slow. He takes you through a process of comparing pyschological mistakes to your own trading experiences, trading style, and trading plan and discusses psychologically "why" you do certain things.
  Many times through the book, I found myself laughing at the psycho-babble he professes. In my humble opinion, many ideas he postulates on are complete rubbish. Some of... more info

• Terribly Overrated
  This book is basically 50% motivational-speak, 50% psychobabble and very little specifically about trading itself. As one of the other reviews state, the author is very repetitive and has a knack of explaining a one sentence idea in about one full page. The entire book could be easily cut in half without losing any useful content.
  Strictly from a marketing point of view, the author and publishers could have made a lot more money by promoting this as a general self-help book.
  Novice investors and... more info