Van Tharp’s Trading Blog

Successful trading is not built on indicators, market predictions, or finding the “perfect” strategy alone. Long-term trading success requires a combination of trading psychology, systems thinking, risk management, position sizing™, discipline, and continuous self-development. For decades, Dr. Van K. Tharp’s educational programs have helped traders around the world develop these core skills through structured trader…

Artificial intelligence is transforming the trading industry at an unprecedented pace. Tools like ChatGPT have gone from niche technology to mainstream adoption almost overnight, and traders everywhere are beginning to explore how AI can improve research, automate tasks, analyze market data, and even help develop trading systems. From machine learning models and algorithmic trading platforms…

This is the moment traders and investors wait for all year. The Van Tharp Institute Black Friday Sale has officially landed, and the discounts are our biggest of the year. For a limited time, you can save up to 70% on all Van Tharp Institute courses. From now through December 2 at 11:59 PM. Whether…

In 2018, the team at the Van Tharp Institute asked Dr. Tharp to put together a list of his favorite non-fiction, non-trading books.  The following is the list along with his original comments. My staff asked me to put together a list of my favorite non-fiction, non-trading books. I have a library at my house…