Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader: Lessons from 21 Weeks of Real Trading

Peter L. Brandt

Jan 2011 · Sold by John Wiley & Sons

About this ebook

Trading is generally far more difficult in practice than in theory. The reality is that no trade set up or individual trader or system can identify profitable trades in advance with complete certainty. In A Year of Trading, long-time trader Peter Brandt reveals the anxieties and uncertainties of trading in a diary of his 2009 trades. He explains his thought process as he searches for trading opportunities and executes them. Each trade includes charts, an analysis of the trade, and a play-by-play account of how the trade unfolds.

Ratings and reviews

Not for the novice who does not speak commodities and have a basic knowledge of trading. Good charts and explanation of his mind set for trades and what he is looking for. He reinforces many times that one must have a plan, which i liked, and stick to it. I will now paper trade to see if I can do it, test my emotions without spending really money.

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About the author

PETER L. BRANDT has been a full time professional commodity and foreign exchange trader for over thirty years. He has worked as a broker to large industrial clients, traded for his own account, and was one of the early pioneers in the commodity hedge fund arena. Along the way, Brandt published a highly regarded newsletter called The Factor, and also collaborated with Bruce Babcock Jr. to publish the highly acclaimed book, Trading Commodity Futures with Classical Chart Patterns. Primarily devoted to trading proprietary capital in commodity and forex markets, Brandt has achieved a lofty average annual rate of return of 68 percent during his career.

The author can be reached at [e-mail]