Good morning traders, Markets are mixed ahead of a barrage of economic data this morning. Significant potential market-movers are due out at 8:30, 9:15, 9:55 and 10:00, so pay attention. Asia mixed (S Korea +1%, China -1.7% after raising reserve requirements again), Europe down across the board, and South Pacific mixed. Big moves in currencies this morning as the AUD … Read More
SMB Morning Rundown – January 13, 2011
The SMB Morning Rundown highlights the key levels in the Market and the best trading setup that we have identified for the Open.
Morning thoughts 1/13
Good Morning traders, I’m moving a little more slowly than usual this morning (probably due to the 1AM blog posting lol), so I’m going to steal more heavily than usual from my morning note for Waverly Advisors. Keep in mind that most of our perspectives there are aimed more at swing traders or investors, but I think they also serve … Read More
Finding a trading edge: a case study
Finding a trading edge in the SMB Radar’s In Play list.
Move On After a Trading Session
In Buster Olney’s latest column he offers an interesting thought for us as traders: move on from a trading day. Into The Close and on The Open most traders are in a state of heightened focus. It would be exhausting to stay in this state all day. We would burn out quickly attempting to stay so intensely focused. Buster asked … Read More
Morning Thoughts 1/12
Good morning traders, Strong followthrough day in Europe (Spain +5%, Germany + 2.2%), with all of Asia up as well (South Korea leading +1.4%). Also seeing good strength in Russia (+2.8% = 5 standard deviations… a big move for this market) and Greece (+5.7%). In fact, the only world markets flat to down are Dubai and Israel. Swing traders need … Read More
Is Trading Your Passion? (a Quiz)
I’m often asked what I most look for in a future trader. I answer, “A passion for the markets.” I advise all who receive an invitation to join our firm to politely decline if you do not have a passion for the markets (they may have tricked us 🙂 ). I implore those considering trading as a profession to spend some … Read More
SMB Morning Rundown – January 11, 2011
The SMB Morning Rundown highlights the key levels in the Market and the best trading setup that we have identified for the Open.