When the market is sluggish, I recommend several trading books worth reading to everyone The 20 books a trader needs to read are not for learning how to trade, but to understand why the world operates like this and how it may change in the future Part One: Understanding the Past - How the World Formed 1. The Rise and Fall of Great Powers Let you know how national strength changes with economic, technological, and financial cycles 2. General History of the World Let you establish a global historical framework and understand the long-term laws of civilization development 3. Guns, Germs, and Steel Let you know how geography, resources, and environment affect civilized competition 4. The Great Game Let You Know How Wall Street Affects the US Financial System and How Capital Shapes the World Part 2: Understanding the Cycle - How Wealth is Born and Destroyed 5. "This Time is Different: An 800 Year History of Financial Crises" Let you know that although the times of financial crises are different, the underlying patterns are highly repetitive 6. The Great Crash of 1929 Let you know how the biggest economic crisis went from prosperity to collapse 7. Debt Crisis Let you know how the debt cycle drives economic prosperity and creates crises 8. 'Big but not falling' Let you know how the 2008 financial crisis occurred and how the financial system was rescued 9. "Economic History of Japan" Let you know how a country can transition from high-speed growth to long-term stagnation 10. 'Irrational Prosperity' Let you know why the market forms a foam, and how human nature drives prices to deviate from value Part Three: Understanding the Market - Trading Truly Faces Human Nature 11. Memoirs of Stock Operators Let you know how top traders understand the market and human nature 12. The Alchemy of Finance Let you know how Soros understands market changes through reflexivity 13. "The Idiot Who Walks Randomly" Let you know how much success in the market comes from ability and how much comes from randomness 14. 'Black Swan' Let you know why major events that truly change the world cannot be predicted 15. "Thinking, Fast and Slow" Let you know why humans often make mistakes in judgment Part Four: Understanding the Future - Where are the Next Generation Trading Opportunities 16. Bitcoin White Paper Let you know how the digital age redefines currency, trust, and value transfer 17. Mastering Bitcoin Let you know the underlying logic of blockchain, cryptography, and decentralized systems 18. The Innovator's Dilemma Let you know why old era giants are being disrupted by new technologies 19. From 0 to 1 Let you know how future value can be created through innovation rather than simply copying 20. "Super Intelligence" Let you know how artificial intelligence may change the economy, industries, and the way humans compete An ordinary trader studies prices, while an excellent trader studies the market. And top traders research: historical cycles, monetary systems, technological revolutions, human laws, and the emerging new world of the future Because real big opportunities often don't happen within old rules, but rather when new rules are just emerging VIP group has some free e-books, welcome to pick them up