“Top Down Trading” (TDT) was Jesse Livermore’s unique trading system which outlines how one of the world’s most famous speculators read the tape. Livermore emphasized the importance of keeping things simple by remaining as objective and unbiased as possible.
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefèvre and Roger Lowenstein is one of the most powerful investment books every written. Many people believe the book outlines the story of Jesse Livermore, one of the most famous stock market operators in history. The book contains a wealth of wisdom and prescient information that has stood the test of time. Many of the concepts are applicable today! Over the next few weeks, I will break down much of that “market wisdom” into a series of easy to digest blog posts.