The trading mistake I made

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I called out a trader yesterday (Don’t make this trading mistake in Facebook) on a trading mistake and today it’s my turn. Man I messed up in CRUS yesterday.  And here’s why. I missed this very important piece of information in Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer’s note : As a result, Cirrus will obtain an average of about $5.50 for each … Read More

Do not make this trading mistake

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Trader Frequent Flyer was having another solid day on the month.  He was up near 2k, which for his level of experience and skill was strong.  The trading session ended.  He was up near 10k for the month, with a few days to go. He had just closed out his 5th straight profitable trading session.  And then Facebook earnings hit … Read More

A Perfectly Ineffective Hedge

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In our SMBU Daily Video, Seth Freudberg explains a perfectly ineffective hedge. Many options traders buy puts in a panic thinking they will control downside risk in their trades We did a study on weekly options and found that they were incredibly ineffective at controlling downside risk over the last year In fact, traders would have made much more money SELLING … Read More

The edge is not just in the chart

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During mentoring sessions after the open with our newer traders, I ask each of them what they traded. First up today was a trader who shorted a failed breakout in ENOC.  He likes that chart pattern.  But is that simple chart pattern enough to trade this pattern with edge?  No. There was more to this trade than a failed breakout.  … Read More

Market Edges Come and Go

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There are two truths that I’ve observed about trading over my trading career. 1. Trading edges come and go 2. Great traders last    For these two truths to exist simultaneously, it means that great traders cannot depend on a few edges that currently work. Mike Bellafiore has said many times before that the most important aspect of success in … Read More

Selling the dream- I will pass

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I got asked to do a podcast to discuss one of the books I wrote.  I like doing podcasts. I did one with my friend ChicagoSean for StockTwits here. I did one with Chatwithtraders here. I like listening to podcasts.  Soundcloud is an app on my phone, which I frequently use on my walk from the west side to the … Read More