Table of Contents for Super Trader: Make Consistent Profits in Good and Bad Markets 

by Van K. Tharp

Part 1 Working on Yourself: The Critical Component That Makes It All Work

• The Components of Trading Well
• Do an Honest Self-Appraisal
• What’s Your Trading Type?
• Commitment
• Do What You Love
• Personal Responsibility
• What Are Your Excuses?
• Empower Yourself
• Write Down Your Beliefs
• Enjoy Your Obstacles
• Trade through “Mindfulness”
• Make Friends with Your Inner Interpreter
• Learn to “Dissociate”
• Achieve Balance in Your Trading/Investing
• Overcoming a Stuck State of Mind
• Does Failure Motivate You?
• No Requirements to Be Happy
• Vitamins for Your Soul to Improve Your Trading
• Discipline in Meeting Your Goals
• Removing Stored Charge
• How Do You Know When You’ve Done Enough Self-Work?

Part 2 Developing a Business Plan: Your Working Guide to Success in the Markets

• Have a Plan for Your Trading/Investing
• Having a Mission Statement behind Your Trading Is Critical to Your 
• Success as a Trader
• What Are Your Goals and Objectives?
• Market Beliefs
• Understanding the Big Picture
• What Are Your Tactical Trading Strategies?
• How Will You Achieve Your Objectives through Position Sizing?
• Dealing with Your Challenges
• What Are Your Daily Procedures?
• What Is Your Education Plan?
• Worst-Case Contingency Planning
• Mentally Rehearse Your Disaster Plan
• Systems Other Than Trading Systems
• The Four Quadrants

Part 3 Develop a Trading System That Fits Each Market Type You Plan to Trade

• Designing a Trading System That Fits You

• Trading Concepts
• Setups Are Not as Important as You Think
• Entering the Market
• The Source of the Myth of Stock Selection
• Exits Are the Key to Making Money
• Exiting a Trade beyond the Initial Stop
• Start Thinking in Terms of Reward and Risk
• One of Your Most Important Tasks: Keep Up with the R-Multiples of Your Trades
• Six Keys to a Great Trading System
• Common Elements of Success
• The “It Didn’t Work” Mentality
• Trading Reality Check
• What It Takes To Have Confidence

Part 4 Understanding the Importance of Position Sizing

• System Quality and Position Sizing

• Position Sizing Is More Important Than You Think
• Three Components of Position Sizing
• THE CPR Model for Position Sizing
• Position Sizing Basics
• Types of Equity Models
• Different Position Sizing Models
• The Purpose of Position Sizing
• One Way to Use Position Sizing to Meet Your Objectives: Simulation
• The Problems of the R-Multiple Simulator
• Getting Around the Problems of Simulation

Part 5 More Ideas for Producing Optimal Trading Performance

• Mistake-Free Trading 

• Mistakes and Self-Sabotage 

• New The Mechanical Traders and Mistakes 

• New The No-Rules Discretionary Traders and Mistakes 

• New Rule-Based Discretionary Traders and Mistakes 

• New Common Mistakes 

• How to Prevent Mistakes 

• How Not to Repeat Mistakes 

• Make More Consistent Profits: Keep It Simple 

• Miscellaneous Ways to Make Money in a Trading Business 

• Avoid Making Predictions in the Market 

• You Cannot Ignore the Fundamentals