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Steidlmayer on Markets: Trading with Market Profile, 2nd Edition

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The book is in two parts. In the first part, Steidlmayer gives some personal background and tells about how he developed the Market Profile(TM) method as well as gives some insights into why it works based on his experience. He describes points about using his methods before we really know much about what they even are. The concepts are not the usual technical analysis kinds of things. These are new (since about 1981) ways of looking at markets that are based the underlying process viewed with the help of some elementary statistical ideas. The primary concepts involve looking at the time the market spends at a price to determine value. Value is different from price. (Time seems to be a surrogate for volume but volume information was not available generally back when the methods were developed.)

In the second part of the book, Steve Hawkins attempts to explain more systematically the concepts of market profile. Some of the terminology is reasonably well explained, but the synthesis of the concepts seems to be lacking. I was not satisfied with the explanations. I felt I had to take his clues and figure out the ideas myself. I frequently found myself rereading passages two or three times to make sure I caught the ideas which were opaquely explained. I hope this is not the best explanation of Market Profile (it is the first book I have read on the topic, but I like it very well). Finally, the last chapter is pure unadulterated and unapologetic promotion of their products. I do not know anything about these, but I think I prefer CQG's graphics to their CapFlow graphics.

I would give this book five stars for originality, but only three, or maybe four stars, for clarity of explanation.

This is an excellent read and well worth the investment. It will give any trader a better understanding of why markets do what they do. This book does not give a specific trading strategy (which was one of the things I was looking for) but rather insight into a tool that will support your trading and help you make decisions. This is the type of tool that the pros use. My biggest disappointment is the acknowledgement that Market Profile doesn't work like it used to, now you need new sophisticated tools and techniques that leverage Market Profile data as a starting point, which is convenient because the authors happen to have the software to do just that, Capflow32.

Steidlmayer is a genius.
And apparently quite a nice gentleman to boot.
He respects the markets enough to add to the sum knowledge of the trading community by sharing his brilliant insights into trading.
But this book is a bust.
Part I is great. It's Steidlmayer telling anecdotes about growing up and getting hooked on the business. Stuff that anybody who has ever traded a one lot, will find fascinating, familiar, and encouraging.
Part II is Hawkins doing a darn poor job of explaining concepts that Dalton does far better. But then, when he has completely mystified you with poor logic or bad editing, I know not which, Hawkins makes a great observation and you almost want to forgive him for the confusing style.
J. Peter Steilmayer is a genius.
Market Profile is brilliant.
I read this book.
I suppose I am glad I did.
But it did not contribute much to my knowledge of MP.
It barely covered segmented data.
Did a poor job of explaining "market time".
ANd it skimmed over Capflow, which is what I really wanted to learn about.
You should borrow it from a friend, get it from the library, or look for my edition for sale on Craigslist.

Steidlmayer is outstanding! This book is great & very helpful, an easy reading guide. Highly recommend!

This book can help to to identify the pattern in the market and trade the trend. However, the real time data and the program to give a graphical layout may not be easily obtained.

Book purchased through the used link.
Was in excellent shape ; Like New!!
Gene Sheldon