About the 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.

Written (9)

Reading the Market, Selecting Stocks, Following the Main Force, and Escaping Trapped Positions: Practical Stock Investment Techniques cover
Rating 2.6
Reading the Market, Selecting Stocks, Following the Main Force, and Escaping Trapped Positions: Practical Stock Investment Techniques 老牛 民主与建设出版社 · 2026 This book centers on four key practices—reading the market, selecting stocks, following market makers, and recovering from losses—starting from the ba…
Best-Selling Starter Set for Stock Investment (5 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.5
Best-Selling Starter Set for Stock Investment (5 Volumes) 王坤 / 埃德温·勒菲弗 / 老牛 / 江河 China Overseas Publishing House · 2022 This boxed set includes Beginner Stock Trading: A Quick Start and Trading Techniques, Stock Market Basics, A Complete Guide to Reading the Market, Und…
Beginner's Treasure Book of Stock Investment and Financial Management for Wealth (5 Volumes) cover
Rating 2.8
Beginner's Treasure Book of Stock Investment and Financial Management for Wealth (5 Volumes) 老牛 / 埃德温·勒菲弗 / 武永梅 / 王坤 China Overseas Publishing House · 2022 Even the "lazy" can make money with ease. If you take personal finance seriously, build up your financial knowledge, put it into practice diligently, …
Practical Short-Term Trading Techniques cover
Rating 3.0
Practical Short-Term Trading Techniques 老牛 民主与建设出版社 · 2020 Short-term trading is characterized by short cycles, quick profits, strong flexibility, and high return potential, and in recent years it has been att…
Short-Term Trading in Practice: Systems Thinking, Winning in the Stock Market, Ready Reference, A Quick Profit Guide for the Stock Market cover
Rating 3.9
Short-Term Trading in Practice: Systems Thinking, Winning in the Stock Market, Ready Reference, A Quick Profit Guide for the Stock Market 老牛 民主与建设出版社 · 2019 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 s…
Learning K-Line Charts from Scratch (Practical Exercise Illustrated Edition) cover
Rating 4.1
Learning K-Line Charts from Scratch (Practical Exercise Illustrated Edition) 老牛 Posts & Telecom Press · 2018 With the stock market flourishing as it is today, do you want to enter the market and show what you can do? As a novice investor, are you at a loss be…
Learn Stock Trading from Scratch (Practical Drills Illustrated Edition) cover
Rating 3.6
Learn Stock Trading from Scratch (Practical Drills Illustrated Edition) 老牛 Posts & Telecom Press · 2017 This book explains in depth the methods and techniques of following market makers, selecting stocks, and preventing risks; finally, it also briefly in…
Reading Market Charts: Methods and Techniques in One Book cover
Rating 3.5
Reading Market Charts: Methods and Techniques in One Book 老牛 China Overseas Publishing House · 2017 What should you actually look at every day when you watch the stock market? A veteran stock trader publishes his first book to teach you trading, priv…
Reading the Market and Catching Limit-Up Stocks (Illustrated Practical Edition) cover
Rating 3.4
Reading the Market and Catching Limit-Up Stocks (Illustrated Practical Edition) 老牛 Posts & Telecom Press · 2017 Limit-up stocks are a powerful eruption of upward momentum. They may seem to surge without warning, but in fact many early signals can be traced. As l…

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China Overseas Publishing HousePosts & Telecom Press民主与建设出版社