A Complete Guide to the Futures Market: Technical Analysis, Trading Systems, Fundamental Analysis, Options, Spreads, and Trading Principles

This is actually a long time book. As usual, when I got not enough stocks on books to read, I tend to reread some of the books that helped me in the past. Well, this book acts as a beginner guide when I started my career. The fact is, every trader starts somewhere somehow with books from Jack D. Schwager. We all love the series of "Market Wizards" by the said author. So, here I am with one of his "classic" book with the hope that it can helps to refresh my memory and help me further in the future.

First of all, this is a revised version. It was released last year with some changes. Overall, the book is revised and updated. However, the materials are weirdly updated too, LOL. Frankly, this is a lousy book to flip through. The paper is so thin and it sticks with pages. To make things worse, my blurry vision (well, I am getting old, no doubts) did not helps as the wording are obviously too small. As a result, I tried to read it under the light. Yet, the reflection was there all the time making my reading worse. I do not understand the intention of using such materials. This is supposed to be one of the greatest books in the past. Now, the materials are causing all sorts of problems.

Back to the book... well, unfortunately this book failed to inspire me this time around. After more than 15 years in this industry, this book sounds too simple to me. This is a beginner book for those who want to explore in the futures market. I lost the wow effect that I had when I first touched the first edition of this book. Having said that, I am going to rate this book at 4/10. Well, this is an excellent book overall. But, I think I improved over the years (which is not a bad thing, LOL) and this book no more serving its purpose on me. Last but not least, for those who are keen, please avoid the printing version. Go ahead with the digital version, so that you can enjoy this classic book. 

Pep Guardiola: The Evolution

I bought this book last year. However, the year of 2017 was too hectic at times and I just could not find the right time with the right mood to open up this book. Now, I am ready for it. The best part is... at the moment, Pep Gaurdiola is flying high with Citeh in the Premier League. So, the moment to touch this book seems right.

On the cons side, this book is a bit boring at times. First of all, it is not a genuine biography. The book focuses more on the tactics side of Guardiola. Overall, readers will be disappointed with lacks of details on Guardiola's life. The worst part... although the cover of the book is blue, the book itself only mentioned about the "blue" side in the last chapter. 95% of this book is about Bayern Munich. Well, nothing wrong with that. But, the facts that Bayern was never my favorite team and I think there are better stuff on Pep Guardiola (which never revealed in the book). The author seems fall in love with Guardiola. At the end, it is more like propaganda than a book!

On the pros side... amazing! Like I said above, the timing to read this book coincides with the tremendous form from Citeh at the moment. The more I read this book, the more I appreciate the beautiful football being played by the troop of Guardiola. This book is a fantastic insight into Guardiola's coaching and managing at the highest level. The title of "evolution" is just right as we are having a great coach who simply evolve non-stop. This reminds me on his first press conference where he mentioned he came to Manchester City to learn and practice new stuff. What a humble man!

For a rating of 10, I personally rate this book at 6/10. As mentioned above, certain part of this book (the Bayern stuff) really annoyed me. However, this book explained in details on how this man evolves on his ideas all the time. It gives us an insight into the mind of Guardiola, which transforms Citeh into a great team at the moment. I would recommend this book only if you do not hate Bayern Munich. If you hate them, this book is definitely not your cup of tea... (LOL)