I have been listening to a great deal of the Toddler music channel on Pandora so pardon my lyrics. First comes skill Trading Skill! Next comes edge Trading Edge! Then comes trading profits in your head …..And in your bank! Our firm has edge during Russell imbalances. I was discussing this strategy in theory with our college training class, exposing … Read More
Harness the Power of Your Emotions
As humans we make decisions based on emotions. Of course we sometimes use logic change our decisions but our initial decision, and the one we are most likely to act upon, is always based on emotion. This is because our emotions are much more powerful and react much more quickly than our logic. Therefore, our emotions quickly send us down … Read More
The PlayBook Checkup: Unusual Options Activity in $SUNE
Below is our newest installment of the 2014 edition of The PlayBook Checkup with Bella, author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook. During these sessions a trade archived by a Junior Trader from our desk will be reviewed by Bella. Real-time attendance is free for SMBU Tools subscribers, who can also ask questions during the event. In this video … Read More
Creating a Road Map Helped this Trader
I noticed one of our new traders had a day of out-performance. I assumed this was his best trading day because of his PnL but it turned out it was his second best. Still he was near the top of the leaderboard with a very substantial intraday PnL for a new trader- heck for all traders. I asked him what he … Read More
Trade Review $AAPL
In this short video, Steve discusses a stock from this morning’s AM Meeting. Every morning he reviews the market and analyzes the stocks that are in play and likely to have second-day moves. Enjoy the video! Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and futures. He has traded professionally … Read More
$KORS Short Trade
Watch Mike Bellafiore, author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook, describe a Short Trade he made in $KORS to college trader training students. Mike walks traders through why he wanted to short $KORS, where, how to add to his short position, and the two short setups offered intraday. We hope you enjoy this video! [useful_banner_manager banners=9 count=1] “You can … Read More
SMB AM Meeting Recap: $TWX
In this short video, Steve discusses a stock from this morning’s AM Meeting. Every morning he reviews the market and analyzes the stocks that are in play and likely to have second-day moves. Steve discusses the potential trading setups in $TWX. Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and … Read More
Options Trading for Income with John Locke for July 14, 2014
Risk Disclosure No relevant positions