Top 8

Best Crypto Trading Books

Most crypto trading books are terrible — hastily written cash-grabs riding the hype cycle. These are the best resources that actually apply to crypto markets, even if they weren't written specifically about crypto.

Top Picks

1

Trading in the Zone

Mark Douglas ★★★★ 4.5/5 Essential $22
The foundation of trading psychology. Repetitive but transformative.
2

Market Wizards

Jack D. Schwager ★★★★ 4.8/5 Essential $18
The benchmark for every trading book. Unmatched interview collection.
3

Algorithmic Trading

Ernest P. Chan ★★★ 3.7/5 Mixed $45
Honest introduction to algo trading. Good backtesting methodology chapters.
4

Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets

John J. Murphy ★★★★ 4.2/5 Recommended $45
The encyclopedia of technical analysis. Murphy covers chart patterns, indicators, intermarket analysis, and practically every classical TA concept in one comprehensive volume. This is a reference book, not a page-turner — you'll consult it repeatedly rather than read it cover to cover. Strongest ...
5

The Man Who Solved the Market

Gregory Zuckerman ★★★★ 4.0/5 Recommended $18
The biography of Jim Simons and Renaissance Technologies — the most successful quantitative trading firm in history. Zuckerman does an excellent job of making complex quantitative concepts accessible while telling a genuinely fascinating human story. You won't learn Medallion Fund's strategies (t...
6

School of Pipsology

BabyPips.com ★★★★ 4.3/5 Essential Free
The undisputed champion of free forex education for beginners.
7

Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom

Van K. Tharp ★★★ 3.5/5 Mixed $25
Tharp's book is a frustrating mix of genuinely excellent material and unnecessary padding. The sections on position sizing, expectancy, and system development are among the best written on these topics — the R-multiple framework for measuring risk is brilliant and widely adopted. However, the boo...
8

Best Loser Wins

Tom Hougaard ★★★★ 4.3/5 Recommended $25
The best trading psychology book of the last decade. Intense and original.