Author: Van K. Tharp, Ph.D.

Q: You use the acronym SQN in your market update. Can you explain what that means? A: After researching position sizing™ strategies for a number of years, Dr. Van Tharp developed a proprietary measure of the quality of a...

 Q: I just read Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom. It’s a great book. It demystified the systems behind successful trading, explaining entry and exit strategies in straightforward language. After reading the book, I...

Q: I am not sure where I originally learned of Dr. Tharp, but I recently listened to an interview by Robert Kiyosaki of Dr. Tharp back in 1998. I consequently have bought two books by Dr. Tharp. One problem that I currently am...

Q: I have just read your wonderful book Super Trader and it helped me tremendously in my trading business. Just wanted to say thank you for this great book, which gives good advice not only for trading but for one’s entire...

 Q: In your book, Trade Your Way To Financial Freedom, you state that one of the reasons that many traders go bust is that they don’t practice correct position sizing strategies and that most of the beginners are...

 Q: I am interested to know your opinion on Gann Swing Trading as a system.  I am in the last few chapters of your Peak Performance Home Study Course and read your newsletters every week.  Through both these media...

Q: My book shelves and laptop are full of trading information, e-books, and past courses on DVD and hard copy formats. However, Im still not a profitable trader.  I believe I’ve put the hours in and have tried several...

Q: I have been providing technical stock research to institutional money managers for 20 years. I am very good at reading trends and trend dynamics. While this analysis has helped my clients significantly over the years, I have...

Q: I am considering the How to Develop a Winning Trading System Workshop. My issue is not being able to ‘pull the trigger’. I am a value investor and find only 10 ideas a year. I have had a lot of success over 20...

Q: I’ve read Trade Your Way… and am 3/4 of the way through the home study course. I’ve traded cotton, grains, oilseeds and foreign exchange professionally for 14 years and I trade stocks personally with mixed...