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Heading up to my parents’ house this weekend. Happy to be able to share my first book with them in person.
BOOK REVIEW
I purchased a copy of this book directly from the author at last year’s Traders Expo in New York City. This book is truly excellent. It is a great read and explanation of the fundamentals that drive the global markets and how to apply that fundamental analysis to specifically trade the foreign exchange markets.
I have to be honest. It took me over a year to finish this book. It is so well-written that I found myself re-reading entire chapters and then applying to directly to the current market conditions. I was studying this book for real comprehension because I wanted to see if I could add another tool into my trading toolbox (as my mentor likes to say). What I got instead was a much richer understanding of the commodities markets, their role in the global markets and their affect on foreign exchange.
The book covers much more than that but my study of commodities had the most impact on me. As I reminisce now, this book helped give me the confidence to add another currency pair to my portfolio. For that, I thank you Ashraf. Great book.
BOOK REVIEW
I admit I dragged my feet in picking this book up. Ilian became a trading mentor to me when he first shared his Quarters Theory (QT) with listeners of his 4X Talk Live radio show in 2005. I studied the QT furiously, filling notebooks with notes and sending my analysis to Ilian for critique and feedback. I have been trading the QT for 4 years after all so I thought I knew it all already.
I was pleasantly surprised by the book. Not only as a thorough review of the QT but also as a very comprehensive reference book of every economic release and technical indicator. Definitely a fantastic addition to my personal library.
“Let us move voluntarily into a robust economy by helping what needs to be broken break on its own, converting debt into equity, marginalising the economics and business school establishments, banning leveraged buyouts, putting bankers where they belong, clawing back the bonuses of those who got us here and teaching people to navigate a world with fewer certainties. Then we will see an economic life closer to our biological environment: smaller firms and no leverage - a world in which entrepreneurs, not bankers, take the risks, and in which companies are born and die every day without making the news.”
— Excerpt from New Statesman - Beware those Black Swans
Another discovery today. I’m sure many of you have already read this book. I’m adding it to my reading list!
