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Sunny's Indicators
  "Your indicators are brilliant." -Frank Z.
 

"I have found Sunny's indicators to be the most valuable and the most precise of all methods in my years as a part-time trader in the currency markets. 

When her SJH pennant, SJH histogram, SJH dynamic average and SJH bands are used on multiple time frames, a trader can get a grip where support and resistance levels are to be drawn. 

This enables the trader (short or long) the opportunity to enter a trade with confidence when used in conjunction with a breakout of a volume-based indicator and/or a CCI indicator with settings of your own trading style. 

Other indicators by themselves present a false sense of security.  Sunny's indicators tell you when the environment and the time is right.  To say Sunny's work is a part of my trading system would be misleading.  Sunny's work IS my trading system."

-Anthony P.

Sunny's Webinars
 

"Very good info about back-testing." -David W.

"...most interesting and timely." -Mike U.

"...really enjoyed the webinar." -David P.

"I thank you very much for your insight regarding back-testing. I found it beneficial for me." -Achmad B.

"Can't wait for your book to hit the shelves!" -Walter S.

Sunny's Lecture at Traders' Expo in Las Vegas (11/19/2010)
 

"Why doesn't anyone else tell us the truth like Sunny does?" -name withheld

  "Hi Sunny- Met you briefly at the Expo and I enjoyed your presentation. If you're offering to send out the presentation you did at the Expo, I'd like a copy. Also, I'd really like to enter the drawing for the consultation with you." -Natalie
  "Enjoyed your presentation." -Mark Christensen
  "It was a pleasure to meet you during LV show." -Herbert
  "I greatly enjoyed your presentation at Trader's Expo." -Michael Rabinoff
   
Regarding our Newsletter "The Sunny Side of the Street"
   "I am still amazed by your ability to call Attractors.  For instance today's 25.0 and 25.50!  Great calls!  I can see them in hindsight, but not in the future." -Duane Thompson
  "Sunny, tonight's analysis is fantastic.  I can't believe new subscribers are being let in on such wonderful insights into trading.  You aren't keeping the secrets from us but rather opening them up in real time trading.  Thank you for your open and honest discussion of the trading process.  The learning process is as important to me as the tips on good trades.  I promise to show that you are an excellent teacher and I am a good student eventually!" -Duane
  "Good call on QQQ."  -Larry Powell
  "Very helpful to my trading." -Ty Fowler
 

"In general, your Commentary has been extraordinarily helpful and right on target.  I deeply appreciate your willingness to give time to individual contacts.  I believe your Commentary has great potential when enough traders realize what you are doing.

Your Commentaries have been excellent.  They have been very specific and have dealt with numerous reasons for the positions taken and expectations for the day to come.  They have introduced various indicators and the reasoning behind them.  They have been excellent teaching tools because they do not just give results, they give the basis on which these results are established.  

There are so many subtleties in trading and small comments here and there help the student to get inside the teacher’s thought processes.  Your regular caution to be nimble helps the student recognize the fragility of this market and the potentials for disaster.  Your comments that the market can go either way are straightforward and honest, because that is exactly what the market will do.  Does “the market” even know where it is going??"

-Duane Thompson

   
Regarding Sunny's "Solving the Puzzle" Seminar
 

"Dear Sunny,
Just a note to tell you how much I appreciated the seminar and even this contractor from Oregon (with no prior investment experience!) got so much out of it.  It will take me a while to sort through all that I heard and begin to apply it.  You truly have a gift to teach and it will be a loss to all of us when you have to give it up. ...

Sincerely,
Shannon
"

  "Sunny,
You are such an inspiring person!  It was a great pleasure to meet you and to learn from you.
Regards,
Kamila Kowalke
"
 

"Sunny - thanks for the great weekend!  Really enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to working with you in the weeks and months to come.

I was a professional voyeur for about 15 years (a newspaper and television reporter), and during that time, I got the chance to meet a lot of fascinating people.  You're one of the most interesting I've ever had the opportunity to get to know.

All the best,

Stan Wilson "

  "This program is the best thing ever. " -Aslan Mirkalami
 

"Dear Sunny:

Thanks for a great seminar.  I am now able to do so much more than I could before.  Your seminar has given me renewed energy to all my trading activities.  I spoke to the head of the Omega User Group here, recommending your course and hopefully other people will apply.

This seminar is essential for anyone who wants to become a successful systems trader."

-Chris Belchamber

Note: Chris has been trading since 1986:  analyst, arbitrage trader, running market-making desk, proprietary trader at investment banks and then independently.

 

"Sunny:

Just a quick note to thank you and Pewter for the San Francisco conference.  As a non-techie, Creative Writing major, I'd be less than honest if I didn't tell you I was a bit frustrated at times.  I knew next-to-nothing about EasyLanguage Programming [before the class.]  But, I was, and still am, determined to learn.  In the two weeks since the conference, I've had a ball playing with TradeStation.  I'm still in the crawling stage, but I'll be up and walking before you know it.

You introduced me to two or three gems of knowledge that were well worth the cost of the conference by themselves.  Before your conference, I had never even considered what my goals were, at least not in concrete terms.  And, I never really considered what markets I should trade, and in what time periods.  This, I now understand, is critical.  A trader must know his own needs, risk tolerance, and personality.  It's as if a light bulb flashed on in my head.  And now I'm one giant step closer to meeting my trading goals, thanks to your help. "

-Stan Wilson

 

Good morning,
I enjoyed reading both your books, 101 and 102.  Thanks.  
At this time, I fully admit, I don't have the ability to trade on my own.  I would like to know if you know anybody that has a managed account program that I could trade with.  I would like someone that has your sense and commitment.

-Paul Nisenbaum

  "Sunny-- Thanks for clarifying system trading to a totally unsystematic guy." -Ed Pellegrini
  "After personally attending countless peak performance seminars with the world's best at what do, reading numerous investment books in addition to being coached personally, daily,  by one of the Worlds leading Wealth Masters--I am convinced that Sunny's seminar is a must to anyone seriously committed to making money in the stock market." -Kevin Teeple
 

If you are really interested in using Omega's EasyLanguage and are frustrated by Omega's lack of tutorials, the Sunny Harris' seminar is for you.

I heard you speak at Futures West.  I contacted you to get information on using EasyLanguage because I found the gap between Omega's manual and the only reference book I could find, Ask Mr. EasyLanguage, to be too great for me to understand.

-Michael Kimber

  "The pace is fast and the information Sunny provides is invaluable whether you are a novice or an expert ... Sunny is truly a Master Trader." -Don McKinnon
 

"Sunny has condensed years of her experience and delivered the information in a very understandable format.  Without a doubt this is the best EasyLanguage training I have ever had." -Scott Doll

 

"Dear Sunny:

I took one of your tutorials this past weekend at the Day Trading Expo and I really enjoyed it. Unlike several other "instructors" you were organized presented your information in a clear, understandable manner. I have a couple of questions if you have a few free minutes to respond.

1. You recommended TradeStation over the other trading programs. Which data provider do you recommend since Omega supports DTN, PCQuotes, BMI and eSignal?  I read through some of your Q & A on your website, and it said you use a data provider other than one of these. Why?

2. Why do you use TC2000 when Omega provides the same capabilities?

3. Re: configuring a computer setup with two screens (one for trading and one for Omega), would you recommend two separate computers or a work station that has two CPUs?

Thanks again."

Kevin Cooper, Los Angeles, CA

ANSWER BACK FROM SUNNY:

Kevin:  Thanks for asking.

1. Actually, I don't recommend TradeStation over all other trading programs, as I use several in my everyday work.  I do use TS for my own historical testing, however, and I love the program.  The datafeed I use with TS is Signal by Data Broadcasting, which is now called eSignal.

2. Omega does not yet (even with RadarScreen) provide the fast scans of the entire stock market for set criterion.  For instance, to sort through 25,000 stocks to find the few that have been in a narrow trading range for the past 10 days is much easier with TC2000.  I can hardly wait for the release of TradeStation that will do that.

3.  I've used two screens (and more) and two computers and more.  I find that using a separate computer for my trading software (Omega, Equis, whatever) is the best, as I minimize the risk of any software conflicts and crashes.

   
Sunny's Books and other presentations
 

"I wish you: Be Number 1 in Amazon’s books ranking." -David W.

  "Without a clear understanding of the correct basics of trading you'll never succeed in this business. Sunny Harris' Trading 102: Getting Down to Business will give you the correct basics of trading in an easy to learn format. This book will jump start the success of anyone who has not figured out the truth of trading." -- Larry Williams, Trader and Author
 

"Your books (Trading 101 and Trading 102) were among the first I read and they did two things for me.
 - I avoided spending money on a GANN based system because I realized there was no holy grail trading system.
 - Your books pointed me in the right direction."

-Eugene D.

  "Trading 102 is the perfect sequel to Trading 101. Sunny Harris brings all of the essential ingredients together and presents a concise step by step plan of action. I am amazed at the wide range of material she was able to squeeze into this very enjoyable book." -- Charles LeBeau, Author, trading advisor, founder of the System Traders Club
 

"Dear Sunny:

Your presentation to the Market Analysts of Southern California (MASC) at our October meeting was excellent. On behalf of our organization, I wish to thank you for what was truly a most enlightening talk on the basics every trader and investor should know to make investing in the financial markets a success.

Your discussions on goal setting, investment time horizons, sources of information and data, computers, charting software, system development/testing, and performance evaluation were very instructive. The high interest and enthusiasm you displayed during your talk conveyed an in-depth understanding of what is required to succeed in the markets. The details of Trading 101 which your shared will prove beneficial to many. We have received many fine compliments on you and your work.

Thank you again for your very fine presentation." -Stan Harley, President MASC

 

Dear Sunny:

I've just bought and read Trading 101 and Trading 102. I wish I had known about them before I started trading. They are terrific. Thank you very much for writing them. They give so much clear, no nonsense direction.  

On your advice to get a decent charting program I bought MetaStock. With this I am hoping to find markets with a reasonable PHW™ and a system with a positive mathematical expectation.

On page 49 of Trading 102 you state that MetaStock provides your PHW indicator "as a built-in indicator". I can't find that looking through the MetaStock user's manual. Would they be using another name for it, or do I have to conduct an exploration using its formula language?

Whilst talking about their formula language, I'm worried that it may beat me. I'm a bit of whiz on spreadsheet macro's and functions, mainly Lotus 123, so I can handle formulae, etc., but can you suggest a good MetaStock language/function tutor to help me acquire the necessary knowledge to construct exploration queries and system tests?

Thanks again for a great set of books. I admire your intelligence and work ethic.

Alan Pickering
4 Francis Street, Clarence Park, South Australia 5034, Australia

ANSWER BACK FROM SUNNY:

Alan:

At the time I wrote the book, the PHW indicator was available for MetaStock on diskette.  They told me they would provide it in the software.  Let me look into the problem and see if they will fix it, or I'll put the indicator on The Money Mentor for download.

There is no easy way to learn a new language, even a new programming language like MetaStock.  The best way is exercise, practice, learn one step at a time, and make mistakes.  You will learn more from your mistakes than from your instant successes.

Probably the easiest thing to do would be to attend a local MetaStock User's Group meeting.  

The Equis MetaStock help desk is actually very helpful, if you can call them.  MetaStock's language is very much like spreadsheet languages.  Otherwise, I am available at my standard fee.

Thanks for your comments.  I appreciate the feedback.

-Sunny

PS - My third book will be released tomorrow:  "Electronic Day Trading 101."

 

From: Mary E Fischer

 

I am a recent user of Trade Station and have a lot of trouble using EasyLanguage. Are there any Internet newsgroups that you know of that would entertain basic as well as advanced questions? Also, I've been searching for a reference book beyond what is included with Trade Station. Any ideas? I think Trade Station can be useful but find I am wasting a lot of time trying to figure out how to code what I consider very simple ideas. Any information would be greatly appreciated.  By the way, your two books sit on my desk constantly and are beginning to show the wear and tear of constant use! Thanks; hope you have more books in the pipeline.

 

Nice to hear from you, Mary.  Thanks for your kind words.  Yes, the pipeline is full.  I just completed "Electronic Day Trading 101", which is to be released October 22 at Barnes & Noble.  I'm about 3/4 through with "EasyLanguage Step-by-Step" which probably is exactly what you want.  Wanna help me?

Tell me the questions you have, and I'll answer them for you, and in the book.

Thanks,

Sunny

 

 

 

Hi Sunny,

Your books are absolutely brilliant.
I have been trading for year and half now.
In this time I read a lot of books about trading and futures.
Both of your books are splendid, they put some kind of order into my poor confused brain.
I wish I would buy those books sooner.
I just loved your answers to INO.com members--they were so to the point--but your books are even better.
When you will publish "Trading 103"?
Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

olk wariat@texas.net 

 

Olk:

Thanks so much for your kind words.
It always helps to get feedback, especially when it's positive.
I actually enjoyed the INO session, and would like to do it again.
There is no "Trading 103" coming. However, I just completed "Electronic Day Trading 101". I am told it will be on the shelves on October 22.

-Sunny

  I saw your ad in Omega Research Magazine.  You have an awesome web site; I love it.  Sincerely, James Orr, www.virtual-u.com 
 

Dear Sunny, Trading 101 has been a wonderful tool ( a must ) for guys like me...... I have made now over 50 trades not losing money in any of them!!!!! the most i have had to hold a stock has been 5 weeks. I wanted to ask you a question on your book trading 101. On page 153 you show a performance summary chart...in which you have 11 winning trades and 9 losing trades. Do you sell all 20 securities including the 9 that are losing and keep all the principle and the net of $ 6275.00???? or do you just sell the winning stocks and hold the 9 that are losing money until they come up??? if they do!! Again thanks for teaching me so many of the basics, I still come back and study your book often. -Fidel Guerrero FIDEL60244
ps...is your other book out??

Fidel: Thanks, and it is wonderful to hear you are doing well with your trading. That's why I wrote the book! Now to answer your question. On page 153 I presented a performance summary report from TradeStation (by Omega Research), formed by trading (buying and selling) one stock 20 times. Each buy results in a sell and each sell results in a buy. I usually prefer reversal systems. The last trade was still open at the time of the report, so it shows up as an open position of $2,425. Thus, the net result is reallly $$8,700 at that point. I never, never would hold a security or commodity in hopes it would come back up. Cut your losses and hang onto the wins, not the other way around. Thanks for asking.
P.S. Trading 102-Getting Down to Business is at the publisher's and is to hit bookshelves in late August, 1998.
-Sunny

 

Dear Ms. Harris,
In reviewing your excellent book for the novice trader, Trading 101, I became aware of your most helpful web site as well. Being an advocate for the novice myself, some questions came immediately to mind.

1. In your list of commercial data vendors you make no mention of Worden Brothers. On page 99 you say some nice things about them and each year our readers vote them as the best stock data available. Just wondered if you knew something that precluded a mention of them.
2. On page 30 your discussion of browsers makes no mention of MS Internet Explorer. It is a rather large part of the browser market and I was just curious as to its lack of mention.

Sincerely,
Bruce R. Faber
Staff Writer, Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine

Thanks for asking, Bruce. At the time of the writing of Trading 101 IE was not yet available. It was in beta testing. As for Worden Bros, I only mention products with which I am familiar. I have made numerous calls to Worden Bros and even tried to call on them in person, but I have not gotten past the locked doors. They don't return my phone calls. With no personal knowledge of their product, I can't make any suggestions or recommendations. -Sunny

  John Knapp 
  Ms. Harris: Your book, Trading 101, is so terrific! Thanks loads. John Knapp
  Cameron cameron@unix.infoserve.net 
  Sunny, my wife & I are reading your book "Trading 101". We both comment that it is easy to read and understand. Full of common and no so common sense. Thank you, -Cameron
   
  Happy New Year. I heard you on the KFNN (Phoenix, Az.) radio program hosted by Mark Seleznov recently and was impressed. I purchased your book "Trading 101" and enjoyed it very much. I'm a beginner but I didn't realize HOW MUCH of a beginner until I read your book. Its an excellent, conversational primer that has given me much valuable information. Thank you. I've registered to become a member of the Money Mentor site. -Edward L. Krufky ejmkfam@dancris.com
  Dear Sunny, I just wanted to say thanks to you for not forgetting about all of us new, aspiring traders. Your book "Trading 101" has been a great help to me. I am a physician who would like someday to produce the bulk of my income from trading. However I am a true novice. Taking your advice, I am currently "memorizing" the text "Technical Analysis of the Futures Market". My question is this: Which computer software would you recommend that I start with and secondly would you recommend that I start trading with a "canned" system or not? Thanks again and may God bless you with a Merry Christmas!! -Daniel Crow
  I recently completed your book "Trading 101". As someone with little knowledge of how the financial markets work I found it very helpful as an introduction to the subject. -Wayne R. Davis daviswr@juno.com 
  Sunny, Yesterday I was in a bookstore looking at your book "Trading 101" and I found it to be very helpful for the beginner. -Donald Biggers
  Hi Sunny, I'm currently on Chapter 2 of your book, Trading 101. Very crisply written indeed! -Kenneth Ghata
  "Just bought Trading 101 Friday night. I'm almost done. A very comprehensive book. A must have. You alude to Trading 102 and the later to Trading 103. Are this available yet or is this two more projects you're working on? I found this web site from the book. I just got here and will be back many, many times. Thanks for the great Web site." -Donald M.R. Johnson
  "Oh, by the way, I bought Trading 101 and think it's great. I am a "retired" PSE options floor market maker who "blew out" years ago (1980); pity your book wasn't around back then. I would have lasted a lot longer, and perhaps even triumphed." -Steve Singer - Flywh33l@aol.com 
  "Dear Ms. Harris: I just finished your book, and wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed it, and how much I learned from it. I have just recently entered the stock brokerage field, and was quite overwhelmed with the amount and type of material one seems to need to know. You were able to provide a very straight forward, and organized approach to the business. Thank you for that. It was a wonderful book, and one that I will recommend to anyone who asks me for information." MCPCBKV@aol.com 
  "Being (or attempting to be) a new trader, I recently came across your book "Trading 101 - How To Trade Like A Pro", which I found to be a great book full of useful tips for beginners." -Uday Kilpady
  "This book is a must." -Bert Dohmen - (On Trading 101)
  "The Futures and options markets are growing at a tremendous rate fueled by the massive influx of new traders looking to get their share of the huge profits we all read about. Unfortunately, many who start trading lack knowledge of the most basic elements of trading in these volatile markets. 'Trading 101' is written exactly for them. It's a step-by-step "how to" guide that gives you all the trading basics and starts off as simple as A, B, C. Everything's covered." -Chris Meyers (Traders' Library)
  "This book is a MUST for new futures traders, which we feel should be REQUIRED reading before beginning to trade. Packed full of vital and necessary information on all the practical aspects of getting started in futures and options trading." -Ed Dobson (Traders Press) - (On Trading 101)
  "I just wanted to sincerely thank you for those of us who are starting in the trenches behind you. Your book has given me the confidence to continue on the trek of trading without having to doubt every positive thought that crosses my mind." -John Swope
  "You're incredible! You are so willing to help everybody. You're just wonderful!" -Kris Denning kris1@cts.com 
  "Say hi to Adrienne and thanks for the many great ideas on trading psyc that have helped me since the course. I had a great month in Dec thanks to you and her." -Shane Dorman dormans@ozemail.com.au 
  "Sending you this short note from winter CES in Las Vegas to say thanks and tell you how much I enjoyed your demonstation at the Supercharts group." -Michael Stolarsky
  "I was at your lecture today at the Omega group. I am very impressed with your expertise in trading and would like to learn more about trading stocks." -borderleather@4dcomm.com 
  "Your presentation to the Market Analysts of Southern California (MASC) at our October meeting was excellent. On behalf of our organization, I wish to thank you for what was truly a most enlightening talk on the basics every trader and investor should know to make investing in the financial markets a success.
    Your discussions on goal setting, investment time horizons, sources of information and data, computers, charting software, system development/testing, and performance evaluation were very instructive. The high interest and enthusiasm you displayed during your talk conveyed an in-depth understanding of what is required to succeed in the markets. The details of Trading 101 which your shared will prove beneficial to many. We have received many fine compliments on you and your work. Thank you again for your very fine presentation." -Stanley C. Harley - President MASC 
  "I liked being able to ask "stupid questions" and never feel stupid. The resources and information were phenomenal! The course was well presented and I can hardly wait to begin using some of the concepts." -Pat Nisson
  "It gave me a vehicle to develop a resource to increase my income and perhaps change occupations. It also includes tools to develop a system that will work best for me." -Gere Shestag
  "Hi Sunny! I saw your book at Crown Books and thought I would search your website! It is great! There seems to be a growing cottage industry of people claiming to train others on currency day trading. I went to a couple seminars but really don't know who to trust. I am interested in a reputable company (such as yours). Is trading the S&P 500 more advantageous than just currency day trading? I have the computer equipment. What do you recommend for a beginner in day trading and what can you company offer?" -Mike Ladd isabel@ap.net
  "I went to your web site this morning...shazzam!" -Ralph Vince
  "I took a look at your Web site last night -- incredible! I guess that is what I should expect from the First Lady of Computers." --Glenn Neely NEoWave@aol.com 
  "I must say that this is the most complete list of information on any internet page I have seen." -swilli4662@gnn.com (On www.moneymentor.com)
  "I just finished reading Trading 101 How to Trade Like a Pro. I couldn't put it down. I think that it was definitely the right book for me to start with as a novice. I'm thoroughly pumped to learn as much as I can." -Mpew@aol.com 
  "I have purchased your "Trading 101" book. I wish I would have purchased it a year and a half ago when I began "trading". Great information." -swilli4662@gnn.com 
  "Sunny, thank you for writing such a clear concise and much needed book. I just finished reading Trading 101 and really related to what you went through. A great common sense guide. Right now I'm still in the reading and data gathering stages. I've enrolled as a student with a local "teacher" on trading the S&P500 no mechanical system but decisions are based on use of proprietary indicators. So far it's very confusing." -JFletc6238@aol.com