Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Day Trading 5
Chapter 1: Doing Day Trading Right 7
Chapter 2: Introducing the Financial Markets 19
Chapter 3: Assets 101: Stocks, Bonds, and Commodities 39
Chapter 4: Assets 102: ETFs, Options, and Derivatives 57
Chapter 5: Assets 103: Currencies and Crypto 71
Chapter 6: Increasing Risk and Potential Return with Short Selling and Leverage 85
Chapter 7: Managing Your Money and Positions 101
Chapter 8: Planning Your Trades and Trading Your Plans 117
Part 2: Developing Your Trading Strategy 135
Chapter 9: Picture This: Technical Analysis 137
Chapter 10: Following Market Indicators and Tried-and-True Day Trading Strategies 159
Chapter 11: AI or DIY: Eliminating Emotion with Program Trading 179
Chapter 12: Day Trading for Investors 201
Chapter 13: Researching Research Services 213
Chapter 14: Determining Your Profit and Your Profit Potential 231
Part 3: Taking Your Trading Beyond a Hobby 253
Chapter 15: Setting Up Day Trading Like a Business 255
Chapter 16: Regulation Right Now 281
Chapter 17: Taxes for Day Traders 299
Part 4: The Part of Tens 319
Chapter 18: Ten Good Reasons to Day Trade 321
Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Good Reasons to Avoid Day Trading 327
Chapter 20: Ten Common Day Trading Mistakes 333
Chapter 21: Ten Tested Money-Management Techniques 339
Appendix: Additional Resources for Day Traders 345
Index 351