SMB Trading Lesson of the Day: Buying Pullbacks on The Open

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In this SMBU Trading Lesson of the Day, Bella, author of the “trading classic” One Good Trade and The PlayBook, talks about a trading pattern that’s been working in this Bull Market. Highlights from this trade: 1) This pattern works extremely well in a Bull Market. 2) Incorporate this strategy into multiple timeframes. 3) LOW gapped up significantly on earnings; see Mike’s thoughts … Read More

Free Options Webinar: Greg Loehr—Taking advantage of AAPL’s low implied options volatility

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SMBU’s Options Tribe is an online community of options traders dedicated to sharing successful options trading ideas with all of our members worldwide. Each Tuesday, SMBU hosts an options webinar—the Options Tribe—during which veteran options traders and experts in the world of options trading share live presentations. Next week, Greg Loehr returns to the tribe to discuss ideas as to … Read More

The Second Step to Systems Success

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Last time we talked about Risk, which is the first and most important aspect of a trading system. We discussed how limiting risk can create higher absolute returns because of reinvestment, raising capital, and using leverage. Now we can talk about our second focus: Returns. There are three types of returns that we need to understand. First is the back tested returns. … Read More

Randall Liss: Designing an Options Trade Around Your Market Opinion

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SMBU’s Options Tribe is an online community of options traders dedicated to sharing successful options trading ideas with all of our members worldwide. Each Tuesday, SMBU hosts an options webinar—the Options Tribe—during which veteran options traders and experts in the world of options trading share live presentations. This week, Randall Liss returns to the Options Tribe to accept tribe members’ … Read More

A Trader’s Trading Path From A-Z

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This Thursday I will speak to aspiring traders at Pace University. As I prepare for my discussion, I have been thinking of a Trader’s Trading Path From A-Z. A. Read about the markets when you are young. If you enjoy reading about markets, then read more. B. Start playing with putting together trades in simulation. C. If you find some … Read More

The First Step to Systems Success

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Risk. This is the first and most important metric for a systems trader to track and improve. When learning about a system or strategy, most people first ask about the returns. Imagine you had one program that generated 21% per year on average and second was doing 35%. For some, the analysis is over because they just want higher returns. … Read More