Thomas N. Bulkowski

Thomas N. Bulkowski is recognized by many as one of the world's leading authorities on chart patterns. He is a successful investor and trader with over 40 years of experience trading stocks. He is also the author of the books:

Fiction Titles

Bedroom to Boardroom (a romance novel, no longer in print)

Bumper's Story (a dog story)

Head's Law (a story of good versus evil)

Remember Me (a collection of short stories)

Orb Foresight (NEW for 2025)

Non-Fiction Titles

Chart Patterns: After the Buy

Encyclopedia of Candlestick Charts

Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns, Third Edition

Fundamental Analysis and Position Trading: Evolution of a Trader

Getting Started in Chart Patterns, Second Edition

Invest for Two-Comma Wealth

Swing and Day Trading: Evolution of a Trader

Trading Basics: Evolution of a Trader

Trading Classic Chart Patterns

Visual Guild to Chart Patterns (no longer in print)

His best-selling books have been translated into 23 languages. Almost 140 of his articles have been published in Active Trader; Stocks, Futures and Options; The Technical Analyst; Traders'; The Trader's Journal; Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities and other magazines.

Before earning enough from his investments to retire from his day job at age thirty-six, Bulkowski was a hardware design engineer at Raytheon, a senior software engineer for Tandy Corporation, and a software manager for Tracor-Westronics.

He was the president and charter member of the Keller Writers’ Association, vice president of membership and later treasurer of the Keller Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the Keller Parks and Recreation board, president of Keep Keller Beautiful, and vice president of the Friends of the Keller Library. He authored the Keller Recycling Task Force report and Park System Study for the City of Keller.

He enjoys writing fiction, playing his guitar, drawing, watercolor painting, watching flowers bloom in his gardens, woodworking, and reading.