Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard: How to Achieve Super Performance in Stocks in Any Market by Mark Minervini

 C H A P T E R 1
 An Introduction
 Worth Reading
 Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from
 something deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision.
 —Muhammad Ali, three-time world
 heavyweight boxing champion

In the heat of competition, champions rise to their strengths, triumphing
 over mere contenders. Marathon runners win through
 superior endurance and a keen sense of pacing. The great flying aces of
 World War I defeated their enemies, winning dogfights by thinking faster
 and better in three-dimensional space. At the chessboard, victory goes to
 the player who sees more clearly through the maze of possible moves to
 unlock the winning combination. Virtually every human contest is
 dominated by the few who possess the unique traits and skills required in
 their fields. The stock market is no different.
 Investing styles may differ among successful market players, but without
 exception, winning stock traders share certain key traits required for
 success. Fall short in those qualities and you will surely part ways with
 your money. The good news is that you don’t have to be born with them.
 Along with learning effective trading tactics, you can develop the mindset
 and emotional discipline needed to win big in the stock market. Two
 things are required: a desire to succeed and a winning strategy. In Trade
 Like a Stock Market Wizard: How to Achieve Superperformance in Stocks
 in Any Market,  will show you how my winning strategy brought me success and how it
 can do the same thing for you.
 I’ve been trading and investing in the stock market for most of my adult
 life: 30 years and counting as of the writing of this book. Stock trading is
 how I made my living and ultimately my fortune. Starting with only a few
 thousand dollars, I was able to parlay my winnings to become a
 multimillionaire by age 34. Even if I had not become rich from trading
 stocks, I would still be doing it today. For me, trading isn’t a sport or just
 a way to make money; trading is my life.
 I didn’t start out successful. In the beginning, I made the same mistakes
 every new investor makes. However, through years of study and practice,
 I gradually acquired the necessary know-how to achieve the type of
 performance you generally only read about. I’m talking about
 superperformance.

Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard: How to Achieve Super Performance in Stocks in Any Market by Mark Minervini