While there are common themes to every kind of trading discipline, there are of courses differences as well. Options spread trading, for example is a very different world in many respects from day trading. At SMB, our intraday equity traders tend to focus on the opening hour and the closing hour of trading, with sometimes very high speed activity and decision-making … Read More
Traders Ask- GD Trading
Hi Mike, I am hoping for your insight on a trade I’m making today. My uncertainty in this trade it typical of what I find in a lot of my trades. I am trading GD as a second day play. My thinking is that the sell-off yesterday was overdone and that it ultimately held important support at 73. I was looking … Read More
Finding an edge in random markets
Adam asks if traders can make money using trailing stops in random walk markets.
What are your trades in MON?
What are the intraday trading opportunities from MON on the Open? First we have to indentify the patterns that are worth our attention. And then we can hammer down on how best to execute. From the chart below what trades makes sense to you. Be back later with some thoughts of my own. Hint: during our AM meeting we identified … Read More
SMB Morning Rundown – April 6, 2011
The SMB Morning Rundown highlights the key levels in the Market and the best trading setup that we have identified for the Open.
4/5/11 stock scans
Today’s scans are here. I have been a little out of touch, traveling due to a family emergency the past several days. I’m planning to write a post explaining some of the ideas behind these scans and how you can create something similar when I stop posting these. If you have specific questions, please post them to the comments section … Read More
Trading lesson from the NYC bus system (ANF)
What the heck does the NYC bus system have to do with intraday trading? Think about it…. is the best way to start your day waiting on the corner for the bus or running down the sidewalk trying to catch the bus? I choose patiently waiting for the bus. If you want to make it as a intraday trader you … Read More
KISS – GD Trade
My KISS job description of day trading: “Figure out what they are buying or selling and then find an entry”. I come to the screen everyday with that thought firmly implanted and visualized. Find something they are buying and get long; find something being sold and get short.. simple. I mean even Forrest Gump could understand that. I don’t allow … Read More