Follow Up on Microchip

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Earlier today, around 10:15am EST, we posted a snap shot of the Strong and Weak Today lists on the SMB Radar. These are just 2 of 10 outputs that the algo gives us, but are extremely powerful for intraday swings. We saw MCHP on the top of the Weak Today list. It was also holding below 34.00 support, with room … Read More

Avoiding Indicatoritis

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Would-be traders all tend to focus on indicators. The sense, I suppose, is that if there’s just some magic indicator to be added to the chart, then trading becomes easy. They’re way off. Personally, I don’t rely on indicators. I am price-and-volume based when making decisions on trades, and although I might occasionally glance at a moving average or something, … Read More

FE Trade Review – Maintaining Risk

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My play today in FE was to short against 43.80 for a move to 43.00, then ultimately 42.30 if it held lower and really worked. Here is my review. What was working in my favor: – Hard down move on the open on volume – Very In Play on the Radar – Top 5 Weak Today name for most of … Read More

Free Options Webinar: SMB’s Options Tribe: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 5pm EDT: Broken Wing Butterflies

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Tuesday  October 18, 2011 at 5:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time SMB’s Options Tribe is an online community of options traders dedicated to sharing successful options trading ideas with all of our members worldwide. Each week the community will meet online for the primary purpose of watching live presentations made by outstanding veteran options traders and experts in the world of … Read More

SMB Radar – Price Spike Readings

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As we have mentioned in the past, Price Spike readings below 7.00 are usually not anything to be very excited about. Above 7.00 catches our interest (also the level an audio alert kicks in on the SMB Radar). Readings below 7.00 could always develop into more – but are not yet ready to play momentum. This screen shot was taken … Read More