I gave a Junior Trader a hard time in our review after the close for not holding a winner longer. In all fairness, I should do the same for my trading. There are two areas where I could have traded OPHT better, consistent with trading that makes sense to me. I like trading stocks like OPHT. They had horrible news … Read More
A trick to trade bigger
“If you can’t sling around 80k shares than why bother?”- Trader Anonymous On the desk this past week one Senior Trader hit 80k shares for a scalp and a few junior guys giggled at seeing a trader take such size. It was a scalp. And it was a scalp in a stock under $2. So let’s put the size in … Read More
Trading lesson learned from a large loss
I am proud of a trader on our desk. He got stopped out in FNSR. In a trade that he should not have made. The trade is too fast for him. (Learn more about trading edge in this video.) He violated his stop loss. He got caught like a deer in headlights as the trade went against him. That is … Read More
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: SMB Options Desk Trader Andrew Falde: The Emotion that Helped Me To Become a Profitable Options Trader
This week, Andrew Falde returns to the Options Tribe to share the decision that he made several years ago that saved his career as an options trader.
It’s never just patience
Often I hear traders decry their lack of patience. If they were only more patient, they would win. From my seat, there is more to add to these thoughts of trading frustration. You might hear commonly on a trading desk, “I JUST need to wait for my levels.” Again the idea is if trader just waits for his levels he … Read More
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: SMB Options Desk Trader John Locke: Mastering Options Income Trading
This week, perennial favorite John Locke returns to the Options Tribe to discuss options income mastery.
Context for Consistency
In this video, Andrew Falde shows you a simple way that professional traders adapt to changing market conditions. The tools that Andrew discusses can help you become a more consistent trader.
Trade Review: Long Gold
In this video I share my thought process on why I opened a GLD long trade. If you are interested in watching and learning about these trades in real time check out a Trader90 trial which includes all of our trading tools. Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, … Read More