Larry Williams
Larry Williams has been trading futures, commodities, and stocks for nearly 60 years. He has taught thousands to trade the markets and has been the only futures trader in the world to repeatedly trade $1 million of his own money. In between trading, researching, and developing trading tools, teaching, and writing, Williams managed to run twice for the United States Senate as well as 76 marathons. He is frequently interviewed as an expert on trading futures and commodities and has appeared in numerous industry publications.
- It was1962 when Larry Williams began following the markets.
- His interest was sparked by the Kennedy market crash - when President Kennedy forced a rollback in steel prices. People lost millions but Williams was more taken by the fact that if you had been "short" the market, you would have made millions. He began to understand that he could make a $100 day trading the markets, whether the market was going up or down.
- By 1965, Williams was actively trading the markets and began writing a newsletter as well.
- In 1966, he developed his famous timing tool, Williams Percent R. This tool still is published daily in many major financial papers and is a standard indicator provided on trading web sites, software, and apps around the world.
- Williams has also been a guest on countless live broadcasts such as Bloomberg, MSNBC, CNBC, and other financial networks.
- He was also a commentator on FNN for numerous years.