Gary Smith was bitten by the trading bug at the age of fourteen, and ever since he’s thought of little else other than how to make a fortune as a home-based trader. He bought his first stock in 1966, when he was just a college sophomore, and then spent the next two decades unsuccessfully chasing his childhood dream. Finally, in 1985, nearly bankrupt and ready to quit, Gary Smith had an epiphany that changed everything—and since then he hasn’t had a losing year and rarely even a losing month. His trading account has mushroomed from $2,200 to nearly $1 million. What did Gary discover on that fateful day in 1985? How did he achieve his phenomenal fifteen-year winning streak and earn an international reputation as one of the most successful home-based traders ever? Find out in How I Trade for a Living. What you won’t find in How I Trade for a Living are knotty mathematical formulas, complex technical indicators, heavy charts, or elaborate software demands. What you will find is a simple, straightforward approach to home-based trading that can be used by virtually anyone, anywhere. Unlike most "experts" writing today, Gary Smith has actually made it as a home-based trader. Step by step, Smith outlines his low-risk trading strategies and explains how to use them to trade stock index futures and mutual funds—his preferred vehicles—as well as individual stocks, options, futures, and junk bonds. He acquaints you with his favorite indicators and tells you how to get the most out of them. He offers a wealth of tips on recognizing market trends and riding them for all they’re worth. You’ve heard what the "experts" have to say about trading the markets. Now find out how it’s really done from a consummate pro in How I Trade for a Living.

Contents:

Help for a Desperate Trader.

Dreams of Easy Money.

The Futures Market Beckons.

Almost Down for the Count.

Putting It All Together.

Why the Stock Market?

Trading is a Profession.

Perceptual Trading Filters.

My Favorite Indicators.

Technical Indicators.

Monthly Seasonality.

The Nitty Gritty of Trading.

Money Management.

Trading Mutual Funds.

Trading Junk Bond Funds.

Trading Stock Index Futures.

Epilogue: Strictly Personal.

Recommended Resources: Reading and Researching Your Way to Success.

Endnotes.

Index.