{"id":40597,"date":"2025-12-12T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/?p=40597"},"modified":"2026-05-07T12:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T04:11:14","slug":"jesse-livermores-methods-of-trading-in-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/12\/12\/jesse-livermores-methods-of-trading-in-stocks\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Jesse Livermore\u2019s Methods Of Trading In Stocks&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/12\/12\/jesse-livermores-methods-of-trading-in-stocks\/#Authors_of_this_book\" >Authors of this book<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/12\/12\/jesse-livermores-methods-of-trading-in-stocks\/#Recommendation_Reasons\" >Recommendation Reasons<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/12\/12\/jesse-livermores-methods-of-trading-in-stocks\/#Livermores_important_view_to_stock_market_in_this_books\" >Livermore&#8217;s important view to stock market in this books<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/12\/12\/jesse-livermores-methods-of-trading-in-stocks\/#Related_articles\" >Related articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Authors_of_this_book\"><\/span>Authors of this book<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The book, &#8220;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jesse-Livermores-Methods-Trading-Stocks\/dp\/1614276404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesse Livermore\u2019s Methods of Trading in Stocks<\/a><\/em>&#8220;, is co-authored by Jesse Livermore and Richard Wyckoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recommendation_Reasons\"><\/span>Recommendation Reasons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese version of this book is only about 150 pages long and can be read in an hour. The original English version is even shorter, only 34 pages. To be more precise, this is a personal research paper by Richard Wyckoff on Jesse Livermore, supplemented by Richard Wyckoff&#8217;s actual interviews with Jesse Livermore\u2014a &#8220;brief&#8221; record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first third mainly consists of Jesse Livermore&#8217;s important views and insights on stock market investment. The remaining part is Richard Wyckoff&#8217;s very concise summary of Jesse Livermore&#8217;s research and interviews. Jesse Livermore&#8217;s Practical Stock Market Investment Methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Livermores_important_view_to_stock_market_in_this_books\"><\/span>Livermore&#8217;s important view to stock market in this books<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anyone who believes their success depends on luck should avoid the stock market.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For investors, the only essential thing is to identify which industries are the strongest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The only way to succeed in investing is to conduct thorough research before investing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The smartest way to keep up with market trends and succeed is to conduct in-depth industry research to distinguish which industries are good.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The only way to succeed in investing is to conduct thorough research before investing, investigate before acting, adhere to fundamental principles, and ignore everything else.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select stocks of the strongest companies in strong industries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select industries with the brightest future and adjust our expectations based on the future development of those industries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The key elements for success in the stock market are knowledge and patience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stock trading also has rules that require careful study.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Methods-of-Trading-in-Stocks-Custom.jpg\" alt=\"Methods Of Trading In Stocks\" class=\"wp-image-40598\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_articles\"><\/span>Related articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2026\/05\/06\/stock-market-wizards\/\">Stock Market Wizards<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/12\/12\/jesse-livermores-methods-of-trading-in-stocks\/\">&#8220;Jesse Livermore\u2019s Methods Of Trading In Stocks&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/02\/24\/andy-lin-investment-style\/\">The key points of Andy Lin investment style<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2026\/01\/19\/best-loser-wins\/\">&#8220;Best Loser Wins&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/07\/28\/charles-ellis\/\">Charles Ellis and his &#8220;Winning the Loser\u2019s Game&#8221;<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/07\/26\/how-to-invest\/\">&#8220;How to Invest&#8221; <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/26\/long-term-investment-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andy Lin&#8217;s long-term investment experience sharing<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/06\/30\/a-random-walk-down-wall-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;A Random Walk Down Wall Street&#8221; is a must-read for US stock investors<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/05\/10\/primer-books-for-investing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Great primer books for Investing in the stock market<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/06\/05\/one-up-on-wall-street\/\">&#8220;One Up on Wall Street&#8221;, Peter Lynch&#8217;s great book for investing newbie<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Disclaimer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The content of this site is the author\u2019s personal opinions and is for reference only. 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