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The Ruff Guide to Trading: Make money in the markets
If it's trading, then Steve Ruffley has seen it and done it!
Steve Ruffley has been involved in the finance industry for 15 years and is currently chief market strategist and head of education at InterTrader. In his Ruff Guide to Trading, he shows you the markets through his eyes. He reveals how he sees trading as a whole, how he assesses and exploits trading opportunities, and how he thinks about risk. He also describes three of his winning strategies.
The focus of the Ruff Guide is intraday trading; everything covered relates to finding and making money from short-term trading opportunities that arise as part of everyday market moves.
At the heart of Steve Ruffley's approach is a very simple 80-20 rule for understanding market movement. This is that market moves are 80% technical and 20% fundamental. He explains the fundamental and technical aspects you need to use to get the right balance in your market analysis and shows how to put these into practice with examples from real-life market action.
Steve also explains why success at trading first requires you to understand yourself and your fellow traders, and provides guidance to help you gain this understanding.
The Ruff Guide is the result of Steve Ruffley's thousands of hours of trading, charting and teaching experience. Pick it up to follow the simple and accessible guidance of someone who has seen and done it all before.
Steve Ruffley has been involved in the finance industry for 15 years and is currently chief market strategist and head of education at InterTrader. In his Ruff Guide to Trading, he shows you the markets through his eyes. He reveals how he sees trading as a whole, how he assesses and exploits trading opportunities, and how he thinks about risk. He also describes three of his winning strategies.
The focus of the Ruff Guide is intraday trading; everything covered relates to finding and making money from short-term trading opportunities that arise as part of everyday market moves.
At the heart of Steve Ruffley's approach is a very simple 80-20 rule for understanding market movement. This is that market moves are 80% technical and 20% fundamental. He explains the fundamental and technical aspects you need to use to get the right balance in your market analysis and shows how to put these into practice with examples from real-life market action.
Steve also explains why success at trading first requires you to understand yourself and your fellow traders, and provides guidance to help you gain this understanding.
The Ruff Guide is the result of Steve Ruffley's thousands of hours of trading, charting and teaching experience. Pick it up to follow the simple and accessible guidance of someone who has seen and done it all before.
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149 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 30, 2015
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April 12, 2021
Wonderful book for intermediate traders. Beginners should read a technical analysis first.
August 22, 2023
Hey, it's not bad. I think he gives some fairly sound advice. And while some of it is quite contrarian, it's precisely why I like it. Thinking for yourself is important in this industry. 🤣
June 21, 2025
A basic overview of the core trading concepts for beginners, but very little for traders with more than a few months experience.
October 20, 2020
Starts well but quickly becomes unwieldy and difficult to understand
The first few chapters were good and readable, it then becomes more convoluted and difficult to understand in the second half. Chapters 5 onwards are very difficult to understand
The first few chapters were good and readable, it then becomes more convoluted and difficult to understand in the second half. Chapters 5 onwards are very difficult to understand
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews