Triggering Elite Performance

BellaMike Bellafiore's (Bella's) Blogs6 Comments

Most of the trading literature teaches us to find ways to eliminate our negative emotions when we trade. At SMB we ask our newbies to make a list of things that may cause them to trade on tilt. Then we prescribe visuali-zation exercises to develop the emotional skill to eliminate and control these triggers. I had lunch recently with a world-class … Read More

Avoiding Pitfalls: Safeguard Your Options Trading Journey

Seth FreudbergGeneral Comments, Options Education, Seth Freudberg's Blogs, Trading Psychology4 Comments

In a speech delivered to the American Enterprise Institute in late 1996—in the middle of the formation of the dotcom bubble of the 1990s—then Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan coined the term “irrational exuberance” to describe an illogical optimism about the economy that was pumping up stock prices well beyond any reasonable level. History shows that he was correct, … Read More

Traders Ask: Sizing

BellaOne Good Trade, Traders Ask2 Comments

Hi Mike, just finished listening to your SFO seminar. I also finished your book last week. I can’t tell you how grateful I am for the abundance of trading lessons you provide on your blog. I have written you once in the past and you were generous to give me a timely thoughtful response. I have a few questions. Thxs … Read More

Morning thoughts 2/3/11

AdamAdam Grimes's blogs1 Comment

Good morning traders, From my morning note for Waverly Advisors on US Equities: We have been surprised at the strength in equities over the past week; the word “resilience” shows up in our writing and our thinking time and again.  Yesterday’s consolidation above significant resistance is consistent with a market that wants to go higher.  This brings us to an … Read More