In a prior post, I presented the concept of retest support and resistance in a formation before a chart expands into any kind of trending space Trading Vault Concept – “Support and resistance structures are reliable. They provide ideal trading targets- for entry and exit. Learning to develop the patience to wait on them to develop is the real struggle … Read More
Don’t Fear The Fed – When Preparation Met Opportunity $SPY
In our SMBU Daily Video, see what trades played out during this weeks Fed announcement. In this video from Mike Bellafiore, you will learn: What six trades occurred following the Fed announcement The trade you need to make immediately following the announcement Why you should treat the 30 min after as price discovery Where the overnight swing trade developed We hope … Read More
Should You Trade the Open?
In our SMBU Daily Video, Mike Bellafiore answers a question from @StockTwits about a Wall Street Journal piece recommending retail traders not to trade the open. In this video you will learn: The strategies to trade on the open Who should not trade the open and why What order types work best on the open Whether you should trade the … Read More
30 Trading Habits in 30 Days- The Daily Gratitude Exercise
Welcome back to our new series 30 trading habits in 30 days. In this video, I share why we created this series for the trading community and how it can help your trading. Today we share habit #5- the daily gratitude exercise. One habit to adopt to help us think more constructively as a trader is the daily gratitude exercise. … Read More
Inside The Trading Vault – a look at GPRO and KO
Trading Vault Concept – “When evaluating a chart, continually ask yourself why buyers or sellers behave in a specific way – and what it means to them when support and resistance levels are made and broken” Many of us are up and coming traders who have consistent issues with the ‘WHY’ to enter a trade. Meaning, we don’t have a hard … Read More
Mike Bellafiore has started a new series 30 Trading Habits in 30 Days
Mike Bellafiore has started a new series 30 Trading Habits in 30 Days for his YahooFinance Blog, The Trading Coach. In this video we discuss why we created this new series and how it can help you as a trader. Also we ask for questions from you on areas for habits on interest to you. In this video Mike discusses: Your … Read More
30 Trading Habits in 30 days: AM Idea Sheet
Welcome back to our new series 30 trading habits in 30 days. In this video, I share why we created this series for the trading community and how it can help your trading. If you have missed the prior habits they are archived. Today we share habit #4- AM Idea Sheet. Developing traders often miss trades. They miss easy trades. … Read More
Drilling Down On The S&P 500
This weekend I have seen a few versions of this daily chart of the SPY drawn with two lines to offer what appears to be “symmetrical triangle”. The idea is that buyers/sellers are becoming more aggressive and when one group wins the SPY will close above/below one of the two lines leading to an explosive move. I’m not a huge … Read More