Studies in Tape Reading Book Review

Understand Wyckoff and you'll understand the engine that drives stocks and markets rather than be distracted by the genuine imitation wood trim and the smell of the leather seats.
[Note: anything written by Wyckoff is worth study, but there's only so much to say, so if you're trying to read everything he ever wrote, don't be surprised by a sense of repetition; at that point, move on to Neill or Graifer or review Mamis and Magee.]
Book Description
One cannot become a Tape Reader by giving the ticker absent treatment; nor by running into his broker's office after lunch, or seeing "how the market closed" from his evening newspaper.... He should spend twenty-seven hours a week at the ticker, and many more hours away from it studying his mistakes and finding the "why" of his losses. -from "Introductory"
A 1910 classic of technical stock-market analysis, this is considered the most important work of one of the great market watchers of the early 20th century.
It covers: . stop orders and trading rules . volumes and their significance . market technique . "dull markets" and their opportunities . and more.
Nearly a century later, this primer on the basic laws of the market is still an invaluable resource for the broker or serious individual trader.
About the Author
RICHARD D. WYCKOFF (aka Rollo Tape) was publisher of Ticker Magazine, later known as The Magazine of Wall Street.