Steve Burns
Steve Burns is the Founder and Lead Trader at New Trader University, a leading financial education platform and trusted resource for traders who want to build a strong and profitable trading foundation. He has more than 30 years of market experience, having actively invested since 1993 and traded his own accounts since 1995. Steve Burns has authored many popular books on trading, technical analysis, and moving averages, making him a widely recognized voice in the trading education community. Burns teaches a rule-based approach to markets and emphasizes risk management, capital preservation, trading psychology, and disciplined execution as the core pillars of long-term trading success. He is also one of the most active and widely followed trading educators on social media, especially on Twitter (X) under the handle @SJosephBurns, where he consistently shares trading insights, technical analysis, and motivational content. Today, he focuses on helping traders improve their mindset, strengthen their strategies, and increase their overall profitability.
Through New Trader University, Steve Burns provides a comprehensive suite of online trading courses, including Trading Risk Management 101, Trading Psychology Mastery, Swing Trading Strategies, Backtesting 101, and New Trader 101.
He also publishes a Technical Trader Video Newsletter, delivering video-based market analysis, trading lessons, and backtesting insights three times per week.
Burns is widely known for his clear and straightforward teaching style, breaking down complex trading concepts into simple, actionable steps for traders at every experience level.
His educational content focuses on creating systematic, repeatable trading strategies backed by data, technical analysis, and robust risk management, rather than promoting unrealistic or get-rich-quick approaches.
Through his courses, newsletter, and strong social media presence, Steve continues to guide a global audience of traders with practical, time-tested strategies rooted in decades of real-world experience.
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Burns is the author of more than 17 books on trading and the stock market, covering topics such as technical analysis, trading psychology, and systematic strategies.
He is also one of the top reviewers of trading and investing books, having read and evaluated several hundred titles.
His expertise has been recognized through features as a top Darvas System trader on Darvastrader.com and as a featured expert at MoneyShow.
Burns has contributed to leading financial outlets such as Trader's Planet, Trader's Magazine, and SeeitMarket.com, and he has been interviewed by major platforms including The Wall Street Journal, Chat With Traders, Michael Covel, and Trader's Magazine.