I received the following email from reader Brent: Dear Bella, I have followed SMB Capital since WSW on Mojo and have been following the blog for several months now. I am impressed by the quality of content that you guys release and it has helped my trading greatly. I am a remote trader for a prop firm and have been … Read More
SMB Morning Rundown – March 26, 2010
The SMB Morning Rundown highlights the key levels in the Market and the best trading setup that we have identified for the Open.
The Importance Of Not Relinquishing Gains
This morning I came in long a small overnight position in QCOM. Chop Spencer! But based on several factors I was looking for another sizable up leg. I bought additional shares right on the Open when a seller at 42.50 was lifted. QCOM quickly traded up another point. I took my profits when the buying pattern changed in the 43.70s. … Read More
SMB Morning Rundown – March 25, 2010
The SMB Morning Rundown highlights the key levels in the Market and the best trading setup that we have identified for the Open.
WHY NOT TO TAKE OFF WHEN TRADING WELL
I received this email from a loyal reader which encapsulates why you should not take off when you are trading well. Trading is like being a professional athlete in that it is performance-based. Sometimes you just see the market better than at other periods. And if this is the case, sit in your seat, and enjoy these times. Squeeze every … Read More
SMB Morning Rundown – March 24, 2010
The SMB Morning Rundown highlights the key levels in the Market and the best trading setup that we have identified for the Open.
When The Tape Changes
My expectation for the past week or so has been that AAPL would break to new highs and offer another 10-15 points of upside. So each day I spend some time thinking about how to best enter an AAPL trade so that I will be in a position of strength when the breakout actually occurs. Based on the price action … Read More
THE STATE OF TRADING
I received this email from Reader Eric: Hello Mike, I wanted to share with you an interesting paper I found on the T3 website. http://www.knight.com/newsroom/pdfs/EquityTradinginthe21stCentury.pdf It addresses the state of trading in today’s environment. Over my year of trading I have seen successful groups on my floor completely wiped out by the changes in the trading environment. Yes, they were … Read More