annnoying noob - book recommendations? , page-14

One Up on Wall St by Peter Lynch is great

Read up on on balance volume, helps you get in before a big breakout - take note of how Timbosivic buys

Read up on breakouts - take note of the way Gizard buys

Read quarterly reports looking for important info the market has missed - especially useful when any one sector becomes "hot" ie tech, biotech, graphite.

Most importantly have a thorough understanding of market cap - everything else is useless if you dont have a very thorough grasp of market cap.

What is a shell with no prospects and no cash worth? Most people will tell you nothing, but thats not true.

If you go round buying any company you can find that has a MC of less than $500k then wait, youll have the chance to sell at a profit.

Then if you can be bothered thinking - learn about drilling grades and mine economics, and management - take note of the way Crackpot buys.

And undervalued industrial stocks, read accounts - take not of the way Finch2 buys.

Stock options - some ridiculous gains available if you pick the right ones at the right times - take note of how TreasureHunter buys.

Bounce trades - take note of how Highlandlad buys

Grisly risk management - take note of how Endless buys

Trading off announcements - take note of how Webral buys

Charting - take note of how Haspete buys

Not losing money - take note of how Ironjack buys or says to buy - then do the opposite.

Plenty more ways to make money and plenty more good traders on here I didnt mention.