A West Coast Story on Journaling

BellaGeneral Comments

Hi Mike–I listened to your video regarding the trader that was having issues journaling. I solved that same issue by typing onto the chart itself – – the reasons why I bought and sold at the exact point of entry and exit. As you know, Tradestation can pinpoint the exact point of entry and exit if you turn on that … Read More

The way you express yourself successfully in markets

BellaGeneral Comments

I want to share with you an awesome video from Sherri Coale, Head Coach Women’s Basketball, that will make you a better trader.  But exactly how needs some context, so first a few comments. It is really hard to start as a discretionary trader these days. HFTs cut and stop you out of positions. The media has been warning of … Read More

Taking that next step forward in your trading with sizing

BellaGeneral Comments

I sit in a unique seat in the trading community.  For the past decade, I have trained traders from new to consistently profitable or failed trader.  As the author of two trading books, gratefully many reach out to me sharing their trading challenges and triumphs with the why and how.  What I do in my writing is share my observations … Read More

Old School Market Manipulation

sspencerSteven Spencer (Steve's) Blogs

So my friend JC Parets tweeted recently that he is miffed by traders and investors complaining about market manipulation and not formulating a plan to profit from said manipulation. His point is, I think, as market participants our job is to find ways to extract profit from the market and if we recognize patterns/manipulations then we should have a plan … Read More