Van K. Tharp
Trading coach and psychologist; founder, Van Tharp Institute
Well-regarded trader coach whose position-sizing and expectancy framework is widely adopted but rarely cited outside trading.
7 books of their own · 10 letters · 2 articles
Books they wrote 7
Letters 10
vantharp.com/tharps-thoughts-weekly-newsletter-archive/
The archive holds 713 issues of the Tharp's Thoughts weekly newsletter, organised by year with pagination, each served as a static page at vantharp.com/Tharps-Thoughts/<issue number>-<m>-<d>-<yyyy>.html. Tharp wrote the market-update and trading-psychology columns himself; some issues carry guest columns by Van Tharp Institute staff. Some internal links in the older years are dead and resolve only through archive.org. Tharp died in 2022, and the institute continues to host the archive.
- Cryptoassets Update as of October 162018
- The Importance of Position Sizing Strategies2018
- September 2018 Market Update: Strong Bull Quiet Market Type2018
- The Boom & Bust Cycle is an Important Hurdle to Overcome in Trader Development2018
- September 19th Update on Cryptoassets2018
- Lines on a Chart and Worst Case Contingency Planning2018
- August Market Update: Strong Bull Quiet Market Type2018
- A Good System Relies On A Robust Trading Process2018
- What Is a Low-Risk Idea and How Can Traders Benefit From It?2018
- Update on Cryptocurrencies as of August 15th2018
Articles and essays 2
- Trader Self-EvaluationVan Tharp Institute, 2018
- Your Beliefs About TradingVan Tharp Institute, 2018