Badass Trader: How to Trade Your Way to Riches

Trading is the hardest way to make easy money! New traders are often led to believe that trading must be easy, which is true to some extent; it has certainly never been easier to trade. Barriers to entry are low, and you have unlimited earning power. You can trade whenever and wherever you like, using any of the numerous markets that are available to choose from, and you can select a low-cost platform from among the many platforms available. But new traders soon realize that what is generally called ‘common sense’ does not work in trading; what they have been taught – that there is a right way and a wrong way – does not seem to apply to trading. Why? The answer is simple: Our brains are not naturally wired for trading, but they can be rewired. And you will find out how in this book.

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced trader, reading Badass Trader can be a valuable way to learn, grow and improve your trading skills, setting you on a path to financial well-being. While both informative and practical, the book will also help to rewire your mind, stacking the odds of trading success in your favor so that you can get profitable quicker.

Over his career, Robert J. van Eyden (PhD) has taught, presented, researched, published and blogged everything stock-market-related. He has also led and managed three stockbroking firms and one international CFD (contract for difference) provider. His trading journey has now come full circle: having initially applied artificial intelligence in predicting and selecting stocks when AI was in its infancy, he is currently practising the significantly more straightforward ‘going-back-to-basics’ approach by following a well-defined trading strategy, while eliminating any emotional biases. His aim is to help traders achieve long-term success in the stock market by focusing on method and mind.