Short-Term Trading in Practice: Systems Thinking, Winning in the Stock Market, Ready Reference, A Quick Profit Guide for the Stock Market

Name: Short-Term Trading in Practice: Systems Thinking, Winning in the Stock Market, Ready Reference, A Quick Profit Guide for the Stock Market
ISBN: 9787513926188

老牛民主与建设出版社2019

Rating 3.9

Word count: 63K words
Chapters: 13
Series: Zhushi Books
ISBN: 9787513926188

Summary

Short-Term Trading in Practice is a hands-on guide for A-share retail investors trading short-term. Built around "systems thinking," the book breaks short-term trading into five stages—philosophy, market assessment, stock selection, risk control, and system—and argues for repeatable operational rules over gut feeling and luck. It opens with trading philosophy: viewing individual gains and losses through a probabilistic lens, trading only strong stocks, embracing "less is more," and adopting a "think long, trade short" rhythm. It then moves to market assessment, covering trend tracking and judgment, handling range-bound markets, resistance and support, bottom divergence and other momentum signals, and methods for gauging bull and bear markets of the broader index, index funds, and composite index buying—helping readers place individual stocks in the broader market context. Stock selection centers on three paths to strong stocks: gap strategy, limit-up strategy, and hot-theme strategy, explaining how to identify and enter breakout gaps, continuation gaps, breakout limit-ups, and theme leaders. Risk control gets two dedicated chapters: first stop-loss methods such as natural stop, fixed stop, and moving-average/indicator stops; then position management—light entry, adding on strength, scaling out for profit, and timing exits to cash. The final two chapters integrate the techniques: the structure of a trading system, system testing and optimization, plus investment plan creation, disciplined execution, and scheduled withdrawals. Concise and clearly organized for easy reference, the book works as an introductory framework and operational checklist for short-term trading.

Editor's review

市面上讲短线的书不少，多数在堆砌指标和形态，读完仍不知道开盘后该做什么。这本书的价值在于“结构”：它把短线操盘拆成理念、研判、选股、风控、系统五段，每段再给四条可执行的做法，十一章层层递进，读起来像一份操作手册，而不是一堆知识点。作者老牛有二十余年证券与私募经历，写法规求实用、化繁为简，不铺陈股价分析的细枝末节，而是直接给出“只做强势股”“少即是多”“看长做短”这类可落地的原则，再配缺口、涨停、热点三条选股路径。风控部分尤其值得留意——止损三种方法与仓位四步节奏，是多数散户最容易缺失的一环。全书约6.3万字，篇幅短、条目清晰，适合随身翻查。需要提醒的是，书中的图形与案例基于成书时的A股环境，注册制、涨跌幅规则与量化交易生态已有变化，读者应把它当作思维框架而非现成信号。

Who it's for

A good fit for

刚入市、想建立短线交易基本框架的A股散户
做了几年短线但长期凭感觉下单、缺乏纪律的投资者
希望把零散技术指标整合成一套交易系统的人
偏好短篇条目式阅读、需要随手翻查操作清单的读者

Not a good fit for

寻找“必胜战法”或稳赚不赔秘籍的读者，书中反复强调概率与风控
完全不看盘、以长期指数定投为唯一策略的投资者
期望系统学习技术分析理论体系与数学推导的进阶读者

Reading tips

先读前四章建立理念与研判框架，再按需跳到缺口、涨停、热点三章，不必逐页顺序读完。
读到每种买入法时，用历史行情图回放验证，记录信号成立与失败的条件，形成自己的笔记。
把第八、九章的止损与仓位规则抄成一页纸，贴在交易台前，先执行再谈优化。
合上书后先写一份属于自己的投资计划，明确单笔风险上限与出金规则，再进入实盘。

About the publisher

民主与建设出版社 China · Founded in 1994

Founded in 1994, Democracy and Construction Press organizes its publishing around economic management, the humanities and history, and united front culture, while also covering foreign literature and classic works. Among the 732 titles in the collection are translations of foreign classics such as The Brothers Karamazov and On War, fantasy literature such as The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Illustrated Collector's Edition, and modern literary masterpieces including Lao She's Four Generations Under One Roof and Camel Xiangzi · The Problem of Nothing, and Lu Xun's Call to Arms. Translators Geng Jizhi and Wang Jinhua, together with authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien and Carl von Clausewitz, form the resource base for its combination of scholarly translation and general reading. As public information is limited, this description focuses on the publishing profile reflected in the titles held in the collection.

Preface
Chapter 1 Building the Right Short-Term Trading Philosophy: 1. Probabilistic Thinking 2. Trade Only Strong Stocks 3. Less Is More 4. Think Long, Trade Short
Chapter 2 Market Assessment (1): Trend Tracking—1. Anticipation and Tracking 2. Judging Trends 3. Analyzing Ranges 4. Buying on High/Low Breakouts
Chapter 3 Market Assessment (2): Momentum Research—1. Resistance and Support 2. The Path of Least Resistance 3. Bottom Divergence 4. Buying on Double Breakout of Bottom Divergence
Chapter 4 Market Assessment (3): Index Analysis—1. Understanding the Index 2. Bull and Bear Markets 3. The Index and Index Funds 4. Composite Index Buying Method
Chapter 5 Strong Stocks (1): Gap Strategy—1. Understanding Gaps 2. Upward Breakaway Gaps 3. Upward Continuation Gaps 4. Buying on Gap Breakouts and Support
Chapter 6 Strong Stocks (2): Limit-Up Strategy—1. Selecting Limit-Up Stocks 2. The Position of Limit-Ups 3. Breakout Limit-Ups 4. Buying on Strong Limit-Up Breakouts
Chapter 7 Strong Stocks (3): Hot-Theme Strategy—1. Patterns of Theme Speculation 2. Common Theme Sectors 3. Finding Hot Themes 4. Buying Theme Leaders
Chapter 8 Risk Control (1): Stop-Loss Methods—1. Understanding Stop-Loss 2. Natural Stop-Loss 3. Fixed Stop-Loss 4. Indicator and Moving-Average Stop-Loss
Chapter 9 Risk Control (2): Position Management—1. Light Entry: Small Losses on Mistakes 2. Adding on Strength: Expanding Profits 3. Scaling Out: Winning with a Good Mindset 4. Timing Cash Exits: Rhythm Matters
Chapter 10 Developing and Applying a Trading System—1. Understanding Trading Systems 2. Systems and Strategies 3. System Testing and Optimization 4. Applying the Trading System
Chapter 11 Creating and Executing an Investment Plan—1. Understanding Investment Plans 2. Trading Systems and Operation Plans 3. Discipline and Executing the Plan 4. The Necessity of Scheduled Withdrawals
Afterword

FAQ

这本书适合完全没有炒股经验的新手吗？

可以读，但不是零基础入门书。书中默认读者看得懂K线、均线与成交量，重点在策略与系统构建。完全没有基础的话，建议先补一本股票基础知识读物，再回来看这本。

书里的方法现在还能直接用吗？

核心思路（只做强势股、严格止损、顺势加仓、分批止盈）长期有效，但具体图形与案例基于2019年前的A股环境。注册制、涨跌幅与量化资金结构已有变化，需结合当下市场重新验证。

这本书和《短线操盘实战技法大全》是同一本吗？

不是。本书作者为老牛，2019年由民主与建设出版社出版，ISBN 9787513926188；《短线操盘实战技法大全》为栾振芳编著、北京联合出版公司2015年出版，ISBN 9787550258303，两书内容与结构均不同。

全书篇幅多长，需要读多久？

约6.3万字，正文178页、十一章。按每天半小时计，通读一遍约需三到四天；若配合复盘与做笔记，建议拉长到两至三周，边读边验证。

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About the author

老牛 Author

Lao Niu is a Chinese author of books on stock investing. Public information about him is limited, and details such as his real name, nationality, and dates of birth and death have not been disclosed. Judging from the eight works held in the collection, Lao Niu has long focused on writing introductory and practical guides to stock investing, covering topics such as reading candlestick (K-line) charts, market-watching methods, stock selection, following market makers, short-term trading, and strategies for freeing trapped positions; his books are commonly classified under personal finance and economics. Representative works include Learning Candlestick Charts from Scratch (Illustrated Practical Edition), Learning Stock Trading from Scratch (Illustrated Practical Edition), A Complete Guide to Market-Watching Methods and Techniques, and Practical Short-Term Trading Techniques, as well as multi-volume sets such as the bestselling five-volume Stock Investing for Beginners set and the five-volume Beginner's Guide to Stock Investing and Wealth Building. His writing is aimed at beginners, emphasizing diagrams and hands-on practice in plain language, with a focus on operating methods, making it suitable for newcomers who want a systematic understanding of market analysis and trading techniques.