For those who have recently followed me and want to approach trading professionally:

Two books I consistently recommend as foundational reading, one for mindset, one for execution.

The Psychology of Money - Morgan Housel

This book builds the mental framework required for long term success: understanding risk, patience, probabilistic thinking, and emotional control. Trading is less about intelligence and more about behavior, this book helps you develop the discipline to survive and compound over time.

Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets - John J. Murphy

A cornerstone of technical analysis. It teaches you how to read market structure, trends, momentum, and price behavior, the practical tools needed to identify setups, manage risk, and systematically build capital through trading.

Together, these two books cover the core pillars of trading:

mindset + technical execution

If you’re serious about getting better, this is where the work starts.