How to Trade in Stocks - The Livermore Formula for Combining Time Element and Price The Success Secrets of a Stock Market Legend Jesse Livermore was a loner, an individualist-and the most successful stock trader who ever lived. Written shortly before his death, How to Trade Stocks offered traders their first account of that famously tight-lipped operator's trading system. Written in Livermore's inimitable, no-nonsense style, it interweaves fascinating autobiographical and historical details with step-by-step guidance on: $ Reading market and stock behaviors $ Analyzing leading sectors $ Market timing $ Money management $ Emotional control