Think & Trade Like a Champion: The Secrets, Rules & Blunt Truths of a Stock Market Wizard

by Mark Minervini

THE MOST EAGERLY AWAITED INVESTMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR • • • MORE THAN 80 CHART EXAMPLES • • • INCLUDES BONUS PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER - MARK MINERVINI WITH PERFORMANCE COACH JAIREK ROBBINS • • • "Most traders and money managers would be delighted to have Minervini's worst year as their best... he has run circles around most PhDs trying to design systems to beat the market." -- JACK SCHWAGER, bestselling author of Stock Market Wizards • • • In Think & Trade Like a Champion, Mark will show you, step-by-step, how to use his time-tested principles to dramatically improve your performance and develop the confidence needed to achieve Superperformance. Mark reveals his personal trading rules and the secret techniques that made him one of America's most successful stock traders. You will learn how to use Mark's methods in your own trading and literally TRADE LIKE A CHAMPION! * * Mark is featured in Momentum Masters - A Roundtable Interview with Super Traders and in Jack Schwager's Stock Market Interviews with America's Top Stock Traders. Schwager "Minervini's performance has been nothing short of astounding." . . . If you're ready to master the art and science of stock investing, champion trader Mark Minervini will show you how to dramatically increase your returns while keeping your risk to an absolute minimum . . . KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL EMPOWER YOUR TRADING FOR LIFE.

Genres: Finance, Business, Nonfiction, Economics, Self Help, Psychology, Personal Finance

306 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 26, 2017

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll admit that I like Minervini's books, his writing style, and his investment advice. Anyone who has been an Investor's Business Daily and William O'Neil fan over the years will recognize those influences in Minervini's very successful trading strategies. His writings always seem like a "tweak" of CAN SLIM. That's really not a bad idea.

He states in this book that there is material contained in this book that was not included in his first book, due to time/space/page/etc. constraints so his books should be considered as part of a multi-volume set in order to get the full picture of his trading style, story, and advice.

Last, I've stated before that there are some books that are worth re-reading. This is one of them. If he authors another book in the future, then I'm sure that I'll be a customer.

[Kiril · Rating 5 out of 5]

No new concepts, just additional information that didn't make it in his first book. I consider both books very useful and incomplete if you read only one. They should be read as two parts of the same book.

[Terry Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for all traders. This is a fantastic book for traders that really does feel like it has been written by a trader.

I've read quite a number of books on trading and this book comes closest to having a real mentor, giving you practical advice.

I like how the book is focused around Mindset, Routine, Habits and Pitfalls of traders instead of just strategies. Also the author firmly believes that everyone can achieve success through discipline and hours, months and years of effort.

Coupled with Mark Minervini's previous book, this is a good book to read regularly (once a year) for traders!

[Kin · Rating 5 out of 5]

สุดยอดมากๆ ช่วยวางวิธีคิดพื้นฐานของการเทรดได้ดีมากๆ ในไทยหนังสือดีๆ มักมีแต่สาย VI สายเทคนิคอลส่วนใหญ่เน้นแต่อธิบายกราฟ แต่มิเนอร์วินีชี้ให้เห็นรากฐานสำคัญว่าทำไมต้องใช้ indicator ตัวนี้ ทำไมต้องดูกราฟแบบนี้ และอะไรคือหลักคิดของการเทรดที่ดี ซึ่งค่อนข้างขัดกับคำแนะนำพื้นฐานของการลงทุนระยะยาว(กว่า)อื่นๆ ที่ดูเผินๆ เหมือนจะ 'เสี่ยง' น้อยกว่า

มือใหม่ควรจัด อ่านคู่กับงานสาย VI ดังๆ เทียบกันไปได้เลย

[Mario Russo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think in terms of technical tips, Minervini book is way behind Al Brook's, but his tips on mindset, risk management, and all around "take care of yourself if you want an elite perform" are worth the read.

[Kelvin Leung · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my top 5% percentage!

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

This books offers a balanced amount of concepts and practical tips. Even offers a few system setups. A nice, practical read after having a good understanding of the technicals and psychology of trading.

[Akshita · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Mark Minervini and his work, for someone like me they are the best study books especially about trading and investing both, like so many others books Mark never puts any one way of dealing with stock market down it's very easy to see how humble he is about the knowledge he had acquired, after reading a lot of book based on the market I can absolutely say this is the book I always consult to every time I have a problem that I need to solve. I loved the fact that mark also talks about his struggles in his early years of trading it calms me down since I feel like there was someone who was like me and who got out hence I can too I just have to go on just a little bit longer. I am so thankful to Mark for helping the new generations of traders, this book gave me a lot of ideas that I wanted to test out and a lot of ideas that were there already in my head but never recognised.

[Nishant Grover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mark's first book and second book should be read together to better understand the SEPA concept and his trading psychology. But I felt the second book was mostly summary of first book and only Selling of stocks (How, When and Where) is mostly useful in this book...rest of the material is copy of first book...anyway still this book is one of best for trading.

[Hakan · Rating 4 out of 5]

VCP Pattern
Relative Strength (RS)
Cup-Completion-Cheat (3-C Pattern)

[Brad · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been following this guy for years, even met his nephew once in Connecticut.

There are only 3 stock traders I follow and Mark's story and his attitude really struck a chord with me. I follow him on Twitter (I don't even use Twitter), I read his blog, etc. I knew this book was going to be good and it doesn't disappoint. I'm planning on reading it again sometime after the new year. I'm doing the Goodreads challenge to read 35 books in 2018 and I'm a little behind....otherwise I'd probably start this book right over and read it again right now.

I'll be ordering Mark's earlier book and reading that one soon as well.

If you're into stock trading, read this book!

***Update 2024***
Read this again, just a couple days faster than I read it 6 years ago. I'm happy with that! This is an excellent book, even though I don't use the type of strategy Minervini uses. Though someday I might try this type of strategy, as I do believe swing traders capture larger moves and ultimately make more money. Great book!

[Larry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Minervini's second book. It, along with his first, Trade Like A Stock Market Winner, make for a great foundation for anyone interested in investing in individual stocks. Both, more or less, expand on William J O'Neil's How To Make Money In Stocks. Read O'Neil first, then these two.

[Mana Gurunathan]

Various techniques are essential when one embarks on trading as a career. This isn't for the casual trader who dabbles occasionally and neglects their portfolio. It begins with how and why to pick a stock, outlining the criteria for selection. Concepts such as volatility and contraction patterns are introduced. Once you've decided on a stock, it's crucial to record the parameters that influenced your decision, find a good entry point, and meticulously track your position until you close it out, analyzing the reasons behind your actions.

The book advises adopting a risk-first approach, clearly understanding the risks involved. It emphasizes setting close stop losses and maintaining a logbook for every trade, analyzing each one. This eye-opening exercise, which some might have done sporadically, is proposed as a habitual practice—day in and day out—for every trade. The goal is to learn from each lesson and maintain a comprehensive trading playbook.

I enjoyed the book and tried applying some of its principles practically. However, I quickly realized it demands significant time, energy, and interest. While I'm currently taking a break, I plan to return with more disciplined trading in the future. It's certainly a good book that I recommend to anyone aspiring to become a trader; it offers invaluable insights into tackling this challenging endeavor.

[Worakan Vongsopanagul · Rating 5 out of 5]

For many years i read so many book about investment, but most of the content i read is on topic of Value investment and fundamental investment.
I used to think that technical analysis or graph-based speculation are just a way of gambling. Until i start reading some books on this topic, i found that when i open my mind and start to practice this strategy, it help me improve my investment return and especially make me more calm when facing unexpected event.

This book is by far my 4th or 5th books in this topic, and it is so good that make me see a clear picture in a many question that i don’t understand reading others before.

In short, Risk-Reward planning and buy-selling point are key concept.

[Lewis Lau · Rating 5 out of 5]

You don’t need to read the first book if you read this. It zeros in on all the things that are important to a trader and expand on those things. Minervini’s approach to everything is very scientific and convincing. The best chapter is the one on result based assumption (section 4). It will make you face up to the reality of your performance, and awaken you to the changes to you need to make to improve. What Minervini preaches here is probably not the kind of stuff that sells trading books (like patterns, entries and exits) but it is the one chapter that will give you longevity in your trading career. Minervini is a proven consistent winner in his field. If you are serious about trading full time, no reason not to do as he does.

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

In a vacuum, this book is amazing! Minervini's style of writing is really simple, which is great to understand complex concepts like portfolio positioning, risk management etc

Unfortunately, because I read his first book as well (and re-read it just before I took on this one), this book becomes quite repetitive. Some sections are even verbatim copy of the previous book. Probably the last couple of sections are the real value added if you read his first book.

If you haven't read his first book, this one is great, filled with lots of insights. Although I'd still recommend reading both. Fully get into the first one and skim over the first 60% ish of this one.

[Tommaso · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed it.
My peculiar interest in reading this book was in psychological advice, since I don't trade Stocks. Not only that, I have my own strategy and I'm in no way interested in eyeing other technical possibilities. Still, when the psychological chapters came to an end and the author started writing about his technical operativity I was so captivated that I kept reading until the end, even though I was reading through information I knew I wouldn't have used.

The explanation of even more complex formulas and mathematical advice was quite simple to digest and the overall style is very pleasurable. Nonetheless, outstanding insights are provided.

[Hong Son · Rating 5 out of 5]

Điều kiện cần để trở thành một nhà đầu tư thành công:
- một chiến thuật hợp lý (có thể học từ người khác)
- liên tục so sánh và cải tiến qua mỗi lượt giao dịch (giống Agile/Scrum)
- kỷ luật, luôn tuân theo chiến thuật đã đề ra.
- luôn bảo vệ tài khoản của mình bằng lệnh cắt lỗ, nó không chỉ là vốn, nó là niềm tin.

Điều kiện đủ để trở thành một nhà đầu tư thành công:
- sức mạnh cả tinh thần và thể chất.
- buông bỏ để không sợ hãi.
- tập luyện với cảm xúc.
- lập trình tư duy với NLP để thay đổi hành vi.

[Anh Nguyen Duc · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book to shape the mind of a trader
1. The book introduces the most factor that every trader need to keep in mind whenever place a trade: risk/reward ratio. How to calculate risk/reward for each trade? How much risk is appropriate for an account? Available in this book.
2. Mark Minervini has developed all traditional patterns such as cup and handle, double bottom, flat base, into a new concept: Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP). I highly appreciate this idea for it provides both trader and investor a new look into constructing process of a stock in chart.
Good book for begginer

[Ferhat Elmas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Momentum based discretionary investing. If you haven't read O'Neil/CAN SLIM, it's a fair intro with adaptations from a pro. Beware that it doesn't warn where it should (such as misapplication of Kelly Criterion). Transaction costs & slippage, tax efficiency, market regime are completely ignored. Methodology has survivorship bias in examples and market regime (i.e. 1990-2000). The core of it, base counting, is fundamentally subjective and requires serious judgment call. We need negative examples in the book and backtesting.

[Roronoa Zoro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sách đầu tư chứng khoán.
Phương pháp giao dịch dựa vào phân tích biểu đồKhối lượng - Biên độ giá. Nội dung phải nói là cực kỳ hay, dễ áp dụng cho người mới tìm hiểu, và rất hiệu quả khi sử dụng thực chiến để tìm ra siêu cổ phiếu. Bên cạnh đó là các phân tích hết sức thuyết phục về tầm quan trọng của chiến lược quản lý rủi ro với tỉ lệ win/lost hợp lý cho từng người.
Mình sẽ theo phương pháp này để đầu tư.

[Abie Maxey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Golden!

Contrary to popular opinion, I read this second book of his first, rather than the first one: Trade like Stock Market Wizard. I'm just too itchy for this 2nd book as they say it was the best. Though there were unfamiliar terms, such as the SEPA System, it didn't hinder me from understanding the concept I was learning.

All I can say is I hope I read this long before. Learned a lot! I should always go with a plan.

[Vũ Phạm · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a long time, I didn't read about Trading (an area in Finance). I knew Mark about 1 year ago and this book didn't make me disappointed. Mark is a principal and generous man when he shared many experiences for other people. His principles are very short and centroid but not too easy to understand if you haven't ever practiced in stock market. I studied many lessons about life and the phase of career for anyone. A good book.

[Austin Barselau · Rating 4 out of 5]

In THINK & TRADE LIKE A CHAMPION, famed investor Mark Minervini unlocks the lessons he acquired over several decades to become a trading super performer. Minervini describes both the mindset needed to succeed, as well as the trading rubric needed to identify market opportunities and properly manage risk. His infectious appetite for growth, combined with a winning formula for trading success, is suffused on every page of this book.

[Dom · Rating 5 out of 5]

As others have mentioned, this truly is a pt 2 for Mark’s first book. It’s not only that he shares his process but he explains the reasoning so you fully understand which serves as invaluable learning for the reader. Mark is a fantastic writer and excellent motivator behind serving as an example with his success. I will be reading his books at least once per year for the foreseeable future. Hands down the best investing books I have ever read

[Landon Brixey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my favorite technical book on trading yet. Goes very much more in depth than his first book, giving me the details I crave. So much of what is in this book has shaped my current trading strategy. His writing is motivational, concise, and to the point. I have so much of this book hi-lighted and book marked, routinely referencing it throughout my trading.

[Shon Preston · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve been trading off and on for years now and have struggled with the mental aspect and consistency. Wish I had read this one way earlier on. I got something valuable out of every chapter but the last chapter really hit it home for me. I would recommend this book to any trader, it’s one that I will keep and reference often.

[Sebastian · Rating 3 out of 5]

The problem was this Book is more than 50% a copy of his first book “ trade like a stock market wizard”. That’s why I just gave it 3 stars. It’s a fabulous book if you read it first but if you read his first book and then afterwords this one you realize that he copied way too much material from his First book.

[Vijay Patel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read book

I found this book really helpful to improve the trading. I feel all points mentioned in this book are actually true. I just related my past performance during reading this book and found that, whenever I followed the rules given in this book, my results were better. Thanks Mark...

[Greg Buckmaster · Rating 5 out of 5]

If the first 10 chapters are the pieces to the model, the last chapter "The Champion Trader Mindset" is the glue. Read the last chapter first to determine if you have mental and physical characteristics to develop yourself or even have the temperament to actually do this. The Stock Market will expose your every mental weakness. Mark does not hold back. Buckle up Buttercup.