Alpha Trader

The Mindset, Methodology and Mathematics of Professional Trading

By: Brent Donnelly

Narrated by: Brent Donnelly

Trading is a chaotic, complex, and loosely-structured game played by the smartest minds and most expensive computers in the world. It is the ultimate puzzle. Few can trade at an elite level for an extended period. The game is constantly changing and the rules, mechanics, and probabilities are difficult to observe and forever in flux. Just when you think you’ve got a plan: BAM.

You get punched in the mouth.

Trading attracts intelligent, driven individuals who see enormous financial rewards and few barriers to entry. But no amount of intelligence or skill is enough if you are irrational, undisciplined, or overconfident. The best analysis is useless if you keep reaching for the self-destruct button. How do you survive and excel in this high-stakes competition? How do you become an Alpha Trader?

The answer is mindset, methodology, and math.

Alpha Trader is not a behavioral economics textbook and it is not a boring, theoretical deep dive into trading psychology. It’s a practical guide full of actionable information, exciting and relevant trading floor stories, concisely-distilled research, and real-life examples that explain and reinforce critical concepts. The book details the specific strategies, tactics, and habits that lead to professional trading success. It will help you become more self-aware, rational, and profitable.

This book will make you a better trader. It will help you unlock more edge and it will motivate you to become an expert in your market. It covers practical and essential topics like strategy vs. tactics, microstructure, market narrative, technical analysis, sentiment, positioning and systematic risk management. It will explain the importance of adaptation, rational thinking, behavioral bias, and risk of ruin.

Brent Donnelly, the author of Alpha Trader, has been a professional trader for more than two decades and has been writing about macro and markets for more than 15 years. His writing style is engaging, approachable and entertaining and he has the experience and knowledge of a veteran professional trader. His first book, The Art of Currency Trading is a bestseller and has received rave reviews.

Brent has worked as a senior FX dealer at some of the biggest banks in the world. He has traded global macro for a Connecticut hedge fund, and he has day traded equities with his own money. He loves trading and he loves writing about it.

Alpha Trader is for traders of every skill and experience level. Veterans and rookies alike will benefit as the book digs into topics like self-awareness, discipline, endurance, and grit. Learn the common traits of winning traders, the myriad sources of trader kryptonite, how to improve your decision-making, and how smart people do stupid things, all the time.

Professional trading is a lifelong journey of self-improvement, struggle, adaptation, and success. This book will help you level up on that journey.

Be rational and self-aware.
Learn, adapt, and grow.
Unleash the Alpha.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Brent Donnelly (P)2023 Brent Donnelly

Great book on trading

Very good information very great protective of a institutional trader wide breadth of knowledge a lot of strategies

Possibly the most insightful trading book so far

I have read and listened to many trading and investing books and they range from almost useless to quite useful. Donnelly's book seems to be the most insightful so far, and I think the main reason I feel that way is that he constantly drives home the fact that being successful trader is very difficult and you constantly have to be thinking about your edge and trying to come up with new ideas. As he puts it, the barrier to entry is pretty low, so the competition is fierce. You can't succeed by thinking and behaving like everybody else. There are plenty of other books out that that present a simple strategy for successful trading, but Donnelly insists that if it were that easy it wouldn't pay well.

Amazing Book

This is a fantastic book for anyone looking to sharpen their trading skills. Loved it!

Excellent listen!

Enjoyed the writing style. Appreciate the numerous examples of strategies used throughout the authors career in trading.

Excellent book on trading from an expert trader!

This is a great book on trading written by an expert trader who keeps things fun, forthright and informative. Rarely do you come across a book that clearly explains the concepts in a manner useful to both the novice and the experienced professional. Thank you, Brent Donnelly 🙏

The Author’s trading experience

Truly an amazing book, can’t wait to listen to it a couple of more times just to capture every ounce of wisdom in it, and of-course to re-experience Brent’s amazing story telling SWAG

1 in 30 Books on trading that actually offer value.

It's rare to find an author / narrator it's also rare to find a trading book written by a seasoned professional trader. There are two kinds of writers those that write so they can say they wrote a book and those that genuinely have something of value to offer.

Trader 15 years and love it

Straight to the point good review how to make bank and eliminate losses - good conte t

Lots of good information

This is a good listen. Will listen to it again in the future without a doubt

Excellent for Alpha Traders

Great book for those who want to be a champion of trading and who are on the pathway to be a success no matter what.