Lessons from each chapter of “Reminiscences of a Stock Operator.”

One of the greatest trading books ever written.
A century old, yet nothing has changed - because people haven’t.

A thread🧵 Lesson Number 1: Learn to read the tape.

Prices tell you everything.
Patterns repeat because people don’t change.
There’s nothing new in the market - only new traders.

After analyzing 10,000+ winning trades over my career, I've identified a pattern.

The stocks that deliver big returns consistently exhibit the same price behavior before they start the move.

Bookmark this thread: 👇 1. They're almost always young trends

The biggest money is made at the beginning of a trend, not the end. You want to catch them fresh off a major base, when the move is just starting to breathe. By the time everyone notices it, you're already in.

How to Avoid Fake Breakouts as a Swing Trader:

A Thread 🧵 1/ Market conditions set the stage

Don't fight the broader market. Studies consistently show that 70%+ of stocks follow the general market's trend.

Breakouts fail more often in downtrends or choppy markets. Your edge improves dramatically when you buy breakouts during uptrends and sell breakdowns during downtrends.

Work with the tide, not against it.

Have you ever wondered why even after selecting the best setups your trades never seem to go anywhere?

Meanwhile, some traders seem to be consistently on the right side of the market.

What is it that they do, that you can't replicate?

This thread explains it. 🧵 1. The Top Down Approach

Your process looks like this: You go through charts in your screening session and find the best looking stocks for the next day.

This is where you are faltering.

The pros don’t start with setup, they have flipped the script.

It looks like something like this.

If I were starting from zero in trading today, this is the playbook I’d follow.

Bookmark it 1/ Learn How the Market Actually Works

Most people have no clue how the market functions.

They've been "trading" for years but couldn't explain why prices move if their life depended on it.

Before you even think about strategies, understand what the stock market actually is and how it works - most people are playing a game without knowing the basic rules.

This is where you pick your lane - swing trading, day trading, whatever.

Pick ONE and stick to it Stop trying to be everything to everyone.

Been trading for years and noticed something interesting.

The traders who actually make it long-term all seem to go through similar stages. It's not random - there's a clear progression.

Here are the four phases I keep seeing.

In 1985, he started with ₹5,000.
By the end of his life, his portfolio was worth over ₹40,000 crore.

This is how Rakesh Jhunjhunwala — India’s Big Bull — turned a trader’s mindset into a fortune.

Bookmark this thread & read till the end 📌 From ₹5,000 to ₹40,000+ crore.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala — India’s Big Bull — wasn’t just a “long-term investor.”

He was a trader who knew how to spot power, size up, and ride trends until they were exhausted.

Here’s the real breakdown of his edge — for traders 📌

"Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" is one of the most famous trading books ever written.

Yet 95% of readers completely missed Livermore's real secret.

Here are 8 uncomfortable truths that separate winners from losers:

I turned 37 yesterday.

And honestly, life teaches you a lot, sometimes the hard way.

So here’s a thread of things I’ve learned from work, life, health, and mindset 🧵 1. Profession

In today’s world, one skill won’t carry you for 20 years.
You have to keep upgrading. What worked in 2015 may not work in 2025.
If an idea keeps coming back to you, don’t ignore it.
That’s life giving you a signal. If you don’t build it, someone else will.

I recently built a team of 5. My work is smoother and lighter now.
And the real secret is simple. Make your people feel they are working with you, not for you.
Read books. Even if it feels boring at the start.
Stick with it. Books quietly change how you think, work, and live.

This took me 5 years to learn.
Cost me over 100R in losses.

If you're cutting trades early to "save money," you're making the same expensive mistake I did.

Stop before it's too late.

[A thread] 🧵 2/19 I was that trader who did everything right.
Perfect entries. Good position sizing. Solid risk management.

But I kept losing money even when my analysis was spot on.
My winners would turn into small losses. My losers stayed losers.

After my first podcast, many of you asked for the presentation. At that time, I couldn’t share it publicly. I did share the reason personally with those who asked for the PPT.

Since I’m still getting a lot of DMs, I felt it’s best to share it openly now.

Please go through this thread — I’ve attached all the images I discussed during the podcast.

Hope it helps! 😊

Want to Grow your Small Trading account into Millions?

No, you are not going to make it by Just punching Trades.

Study Big Traders who made their fortune in Trading.

I studied
@Qullamaggie 's thought Process while you were Trading in Random names.

Thread 🧵 🎯 Avoid Super Choppy Stocks.

- Trade Stocks which give clean move.

- When you select a Stock to trade look at a few past moves of that stock, if the moves were super choppy you better skip that name.

his is Kristjan Qullamaggie.

He turned $10,000 into over $100 million from 2013 to 2024. In 2021, he was ranked the 15th highest income earner in Sweden.

Let’s break down some of his winning trades.

🧵👇 $LCID

This is David Ryan.

He turned $20k into $900k in just 3 years. How?

He mastered the art of identifying big winners, timing trades, and scaling aggressively.

Here are 8 advanced lessons from his incredible journey 🧵👇 1. The Secret of Market Leaders
Ryan didn’t waste time on laggards. He hunted stocks with early leadership, a sign of institutional buying.

The tool? The RS (Relative Strength) line.

👉 If the RS line is making new highs while price consolidates, it’s a green flag for a breakout.
👉 Ryan always said: “Leadership precedes price. Follow the leaders.”

Buy Strong Stocks Early in a Trend.

Learn to Buy Range Expansion on the First day itself.

Imagine a stock moving sideways for months, doing nothing. Then one day, boom! It breaks out and starts trending. That’s your golden chance. The best time to enter is when the stock is just starting its move, not when it’s already flying high.

If you jump in late, thinking, "It’s going up, let me buy," you're asking for trouble. Buying after a stock has already made a big move is risky. The trend might be close to ending, and you’ll be the one left holding the bag. Even if you trade such moves, risk management and position sizing are everything.

Want to avoid unnecessary stress? Only buy when a stock is breaking out of a range early in a trend. Follow this one rule, and you’ll save yourself from sleepless nights and costly mistakes. #HINDZINC

941% in one year.

That’s how Oliver Kell dominated the market and became the USIC champion. 🏆 He shared his roadmap to explosive returns—here’s how you can spot and trade the next monster stock before it takes off. 🚀

🧵👇 1️⃣ Find the Right Stocks

Look for stocks that are liquid (easy to buy/sell), high-priced, and move fast (high beta). These help you trade smoothly with better profit potential.

I read Best Loser Wins by Tom Hougaard, and it changed how I think about trading forever.

Here are 8 lessons from the book that every trader MUST know to survive in the markets.

🧵👇 1️⃣ Winning starts with losing.
Most traders chase wins, but true success comes when you accept losses as part of the process. The market doesn’t reward perfection; it rewards persistence.

Focus on surviving first, thriving second.

How did a trader turn $20,000 into millions and win the U.S. Investing Championship three times in a row?

Meet David Ryan, the protégé of William O'Neil and a master of growth stocks.

Here are 8 advanced lessons from his incredible journey 🧵 1. The Secret of Market Leaders

Ryan didn’t waste time on laggards. He hunted stocks with early leadership, a sign of institutional buying.

The tool? The RS (Relative Strength) line.

👉 If the RS line is making new highs while price consolidates, it’s a green flag for a breakout.
👉 Ryan always said: “Leadership precedes price. Follow the leaders.”

Most traders fail because they don’t know why their strategy works.

No clarity = no edge = random bets.

Here’s how profitable traders do it differently

🧵👇 💡 Profitable traders have a PROCESS.

They don’t guess.
They:
✅ Know exactly what they’re looking for
✅ Repeat the same steps like clockwork
✅ Ignore noise (breakouts today, reversals tomorrow)

Inconsistent traders?
❌ No structure
❌ No consistency
❌ No edge

Shift your mindset from:

"I don’t want to lose any money"

to

"I want to seize the best opportunities available."

This small shift can completely transform your trading.
Here’s why most traders never get
🧵 Most traders don’t fail because they take on too much risk.

They fail because they take on too little.

Sounds counterintuitive, right?
Stick with me—it’ll all make sense in a second.

How did a trader turn $20,000 into millions and win the U.S. Investing Championship three times in a row?

Meet David Ryan, the protégé of William O'Neil and a master of growth stocks.

Here are 8 advanced lessons from his incredible journey 🧵 1. The Secret of Market Leaders
Ryan didn’t waste time on laggards. He hunted stocks with early leadership, a sign of institutional buying.

The tool? The RS (Relative Strength) line.

👉 If the RS line is making new highs while price consolidates, it’s a green flag for a breakout.
👉 Ryan always said: “Leadership precedes price. Follow the leaders.