Prop Desk Insights: Enhancing Trading Equanimity (Video)

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Last week I presented at #Stocktoberfest the @Stocktwits event masterminded by @howardlindzon.  My presentation was titled: 8 Ideas from the Prop Desk to Improve Your Trading.  Below is Part I of an 8-part video series reconstructing that presentation for the trading/investing community. The highlights of this video are: 1) An anecdote about Shark, a professional trader with a quality to … Read More

8 Ideas from the Prop Desk to Improve Your Trading (#Stocktoberfest)

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This week I presented at #Stocktoberfest the @Stocktwits event masterminded by @howardlindzon.  My presentation was titled: 8 Ideas from the Prop Desk to Improve Your Trading.  Below are the slides and main ideas from my discussion. Equanimity Just intake the data the market is offering and then make the right decision- like Shark.  Don’t root.  If you do, then your … Read More

SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: Dave Stewart Reveals the Caspian Sea Monster Options Strategy

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Today, Dave Stewart presents, for the first time, his signature “Caspian Sea Monster Trade”. It should be a fascinating meeting and you won’t want to miss it! 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 … Read More

What Does this Trader Do Now?

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Hello Bella, I read both those books and started a few more. The myelin concept got me thinking that I should be reading more every day so I don’t fall into the habit of being lazy with reading in general. Then on the flip side part of me thinks I should limit the reading and focus more on reviewing trading … Read More

SMB Trading Lessons of the Week of October 26, 2014

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Mike Bellafiore Interviewed on Blog Talk Radio Mike Bellafiore was interviewed on Blog Talk Radio last night. Bella discussed how to transition into trading without quitting your job, how SMB is preparing for the Ebola trade, and how traders must pick direction AND at the right time AND while controlling risk/reward…Read More SMBU Earnings Season: In-House! (Nov 5-7) Every three … Read More

How to Become a Successful Trader

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It’s funny when you start talking to people about their beliefs around trading. On one extreme you’ve got those who think they’re going to buy some trading system or advisory service and instantly get rich trading with virtually no experience. And on the other extreme you’ve got those who think that 95% of traders lose money and of those that … Read More