The Trading Show Chicago is considered North America’s leading trading event where traders, quant investors and exchanges come together to explore new advances in trading strategy, quant models, and technology. The event consists of an exhibition, seminars, and a strategic conference. This year Mike will be delivering a speech, scheduled for June 25 at 1:20 at the Downtown Marriott, called … Read More
Revisiting #NewNormal and $SPX 1680
Now is a good time to look back at the #NewNormal and discuss possible trading patterns for US equities for the remainder of 2013. The #NewNormal was a description I came up with in late 2012 to describe the slow steady grind higher in US equities that was rarely interrupted by periods of higher volatility. This state of the market … Read More
The Playbook Is On Its Way to the Printer!
Exciting news! Mike Bellafiore’s new book, The Playbook, has been shipped to the printer. The publication date is July 17, 2013, but you can pre-order the book now. Once you receive it you’ll be able to take advantage of some special offers. Offer One: Receive recordings of The Playbook Webinar There are 10 Webinars in all. You will also be … Read More
SMB Forex and Futures Weekly Analysis 6/24
In this segment Marc Principato, CMT analyzes the S&P500 CFD, EUR/USD, GBP/USD and AUD/USD on the larger time frames to explore the possibilities for the week. For more information visit: http://bit.ly/smbhome [purehtml id=19] — Marc Principato, CMT, Risk Disclaimer *No Relevant Positions
Finding The Bounce– $SPY
On Thursday June 20th I wrote “Looking For The Bounce” where I discussed a long SPY trade that never materialized so I exited for a loss. Yesterday, the market setup for another bounce attempt and I took it. Many short term trading setups trigger after three trading days. After the market’s large sell offs on Wednesday and Thursday many short … Read More
SMB Forex and Futures Weekly Trade Review 6/21
In this segment, Marc Principato, CMT illustrates how to use the volume analysis tool to support a 2C short pattern and hold a position to its target. For more information visit: www.bit.ly/smbhome [purehtml id=18] — Marc Principato, CMT, Risk Disclaimer *No Relevant Positions
Looking For The Bounce
This morning I messaged on StockTwits that I was long SPY for a bounce play. Here are the messages time ordered. The original reason for the SPY long was a combination of how quickly we had moved from SPY 165 to 161 and my long positions showing relative strength to the SPY. Many times when I see this type of … Read More
Forex Trading: Do You Have The Right Perspective?
I would say most newer traders come into the market with all kinds of preconceived notions, biases and misinformation. This comes from ingesting too much financial media and following too many self proclaimed experts. Newer traders lack confidence because of two primary factors: lack of experience and no perspective. Perhaps you need experience to gain perspective, but it is possible … Read More