Some traders say that trading the open provides some of the best opportunities each day. Others are of the opinion that “the first 30 minutes is for fools — fools that want to be separated from their money.” So which is it? More importantly, which is it FOR YOU? All this noise about “the open” can breed confusion and fear. … Read More
[Recording] Is it Possible to Make Money on the Open? (WEBINAR JUNE 15)
Steve Spencer explained how to to make money on the open. He discussed the following: Learn why many traders struggle to generate profits during the first 15 minutes How to formulate a plan to trade the first 15 minutes How to control risk during the open How to drill down to the exact setups and the exact prices to trade … Read More
Preparing for the Trading Open: Benzinga Interview with Mike Bellafiore
I recently did a spot on Benzinga’s Premarket Prep. Benzinga and I discuss: 1) My trade strategy to trade stocks that can close Low of Day or High of Day 2) How I prepare for the Open 3) What chart time-frames I use 4) Legendary traders and investors 5) HFTs and how we avoid them 6) What stocks I have … Read More
John Locke Group Mentoring Open House, today at 5:30 PM EDT
Twice a month since September 2012, SMBU has been holding John Locke’s group mentoring classes. October is our Open House for John’s group mentoring sessions to give traders, who are not registered for the course all year, a chance to see why so many options traders find these mentoring sessions critical to their implementation of John’s options strategies. For those … Read More
Free Mentoring Classes with John Locke
Twice a month since September 2012, SMB has been holding John Locke’s group mentoring classes, and now we’ve got a special offer: we’re offering two free sessions for his M3/Bearish Butterfly/Rock Trade group mentoring classes today, May 2 and Thursday, May 16. For those of you who are new to SMB Options, John Locke is an experienced options trader and … Read More
Traders Ask: Why Can’t I Trade the Open Better?
Hi Mike, I’m a developing trader with a full-time job. Fortunately, I live on the west coast which affords me the first two to three hours of the day and my entire evening(!) to devote to trading and studying, respectively. Unfortunately, the setups I have the most success with often develop too late in the morning for me to see them … Read More
SMB Trading Lesson of the Week – Rehearsing the Open Before the Open
Watch Mike Bellafiore, author of One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of Proprietary Trading (Wiley), in our new video series SMB Trading Lesson of the Week for StockTwits U. This week we discuss: Rehearsing the Open Before the Open. We hope you enjoy! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter!
Open Your Mind
Truth be told I am somewhat amused each morning when our intern AGray pops by my station seeking our “Best AM Idea” for the Open. I am a trader and not a predictor. As a trader part of your job is to identify the MOST important prices in a stock and if a stock touches one such price you are … Read More
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