Larry R. Williams
Encyclopedia
Larry Richard Williams (born October 6, 1942) is an American author and commodity trader from the state of Montana
. He is the father of Academy Award-nominated actress Michelle Williams
.
, on October 6, 1942, the son of Sylva Berthea (née Brurs) and Richard Sigwart Williams. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the School of Journalism as an alumnus of the class of 1964 at the University of Oregon
in Eugene
.
, was later featured in Vanity Fair
in a re-write by Howard Blum. Royalties from his books go to a scholarship at the University of Oregon in honor of his college professor, Max Wales.. His most current book is "Confessions of a Tax Rebel". This books discusses his battle with the IRS which led to trial on three charges of tax evasion. All charges were dropped on the third day of trial.
Williams has created several market indicators including Williams %R, Ultimate Oscillator
, and value measurements for commodity prices. He was the first recipient of TradeStation
Life Time Achievement Award. Williams won the 1987 World Cup Championship of Futures Trading from the Robbins Trading Company, where he turned $10,000 to over $1,100,000 (11,376%) in a 12 month competition with real money. Ten Years later his daughter Michelle won the same contest, as have numerous of his students. He is the first author to write books on Seasonality and commodity prices, the originator of the Volatality Breakout technique as well as the first to write about the Commitments of Traders
report.
Williams was twice the Republican Party
nominee to the United States Senate
in Montana
, losing to Representative Max Baucus
in 1978 and to incumbent Senator John Melcher
in 1982.
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. He is the father of Academy Award-nominated actress Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams (actress)
Michelle Ingrid Williams is an American actress. After starting her career with television guest appearances in the early 1990s, Williams achieved recognition for her role as Jen Lindley on the WB television teen drama Dawson's Creek, which she played from 1998 to 2003...
.
Early life
Williams was born in Miles City, MontanaMiles City, Montana
Miles City is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States. The population was 8,123 at the 2010 census.- History :...
, on October 6, 1942, the son of Sylva Berthea (née Brurs) and Richard Sigwart Williams. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the School of Journalism as an alumnus of the class of 1964 at the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
in Eugene
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
.
Career
He is the author of nine books including The Mount Sinai Myth, based on an archeological search for Mt. Sinai in EgyptEgypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, was later featured in Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
in a re-write by Howard Blum. Royalties from his books go to a scholarship at the University of Oregon in honor of his college professor, Max Wales.. His most current book is "Confessions of a Tax Rebel". This books discusses his battle with the IRS which led to trial on three charges of tax evasion. All charges were dropped on the third day of trial.
Williams has created several market indicators including Williams %R, Ultimate Oscillator
Ultimate Oscillator
Larry Williams developed the ultimate oscillator as a way to account for the problems experienced in most oscillators when used over different lengths of time....
, and value measurements for commodity prices. He was the first recipient of TradeStation
TradeStation
TradeStation is a Windows-based application, designed, sold and distributed by TradeStation Securities, Inc. It is technical analysis software that is used for analyzing and trading the financial markets. It uses a built-in proprietary programming language named EasyLanguage.TradeStation is a...
Life Time Achievement Award. Williams won the 1987 World Cup Championship of Futures Trading from the Robbins Trading Company, where he turned $10,000 to over $1,100,000 (11,376%) in a 12 month competition with real money. Ten Years later his daughter Michelle won the same contest, as have numerous of his students. He is the first author to write books on Seasonality and commodity prices, the originator of the Volatality Breakout technique as well as the first to write about the Commitments of Traders
Commitments of Traders
The Commitments of Traders is a report issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission enumerating the holdings of participants in various futures markets. These futures markets are places to buy or sell, for example, grains, cattle, financial instruments, metals, petroleum, etc., and in the...
report.
Williams was twice the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
nominee to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, losing to Representative Max Baucus
Max Baucus
Max Sieben Baucus is the senior United States Senator from Montana and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1978, as of 2010 he is the longest-serving Senator from Montana, and the fifth longest-serving U.S...
in 1978 and to incumbent Senator John Melcher
John Melcher
John Melcher is an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Montana as a member of the United States House of Representatives, and as a United States Senator from 1977 until 1989.-Early life:...
in 1982.
Works authored
- The Secret of Selecting Stocks
- How I Made $1,000,000 Trading Commodities
- How Seasonal Factors Influence Commodity Prices
- How to Prosper in the Coming Good Years
- The Definitive Guide to Trading Commodities, volume 1
- The Definitive Guide to Trading Commodities, volume 2
- Long Term Secrets to Short Term Trading
- Day Trading on Line
- The Right Stock at the Right Time
- The Mount Sinai Myth
- Trading with the Insiders
External links
- http://www.ireallytrade.com