We sit too long as traders leaving our bodies stiff, inflexible and drunk with stress. We can find best practices to alleviate these mental and psychical states that are not optimal for our best trading. One way is with yoga stretches that I have found very helpful. As I get older I rise from after the opening session around 11am … Read More
The Unexpected Happens–Now What?
This video helps you make a trade decision when you do not feel comfortable in a trade. You will learn that you make most of your money in your best setups. Generally you will not make big money when trades are not moving as you expected. This video offers a plan for those trades that are not working as you … Read More
Don’t Fight the Trend When…..Generally…..Except (video)
Learn an important market trading principle in this video. Do not fight the trend into the close. Learn why with specific $SPY examples in this video. *no relevant positions
Who’s Running The Ship?
When you think of a large cruise ship and the way that it’s run. Who runs the ship, the captain or the crew? If you’re like most people you would say the captain….. and you’d be wrong. As you think about all the things that need to be done on the ship, keeping the engines running, taking care of all … Read More
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: John Locke: M3 Options Trading Strategy
Today, John Locke will give a presentation on the M3 Options Trading Strategy. In this meeting you’ll learn why the M3 strategy has become far and away the most popular options strategy for traders on the SMB Options Desk.
Running a Trading Desk- Why it’s so Hard
I received this note from a partner at a trading firm in Eastern Europe. I thought it would be interesting to share our exchange with the trading community as many might find it educational. Dear Mr. Bellafiore, Following my email from 25 Jan of 2014 (then i sent you a review of The Playbook) i am continuing my trading development … Read More
Lesson 7: The Mental Game
In the last installment of my series, Seven Lessons I’ve Learned, we will cover a part of investing and trading that can change how everything else works: the mental game. Like with any peak performance activity, the absolute top performers have gotten there through developing both their skills and also their psychology and mindset. Peak performers are the kind who … Read More