Yesterday I had an alert set for BIIB at 192 as it was support into the Close the previous trading day. In stocks that are in strong uptrends I like to buy at this price level if I see support on the tape. After pulling back to 192 BIIB moved sideways for over an hour moving above and below this … Read More
Why I Tweeted HUM was a Short
Today during the trading session I tweeted on StockTwits about an excellent $HUM short opportunity, as you can see below. The funny part about these tweets, and I will let you do the research, is I was called out for these short tweet ideas by a few. My response to this now is the same as it was in real-time: … Read More
Why EBAY was a Buy
Today in our SMB Real-Time I chatted that I liked the EBAY setup. It had formed an intraday bull flag. I started asking traders around me if they were in it, which is my way of hinting perhaps they should be. A few were. I asked a few of the guys how big they were. This is my way of … Read More
The Entitled Trader
Peter Shankman, founder of HARO, wrote an interesting post today on the poison of entitlement. There is nothing worse than entitlement. It reeks of caustic, old-way-of-doing-things attitude. It screams “Don’t you know who I am?” And nothing, absolutely nothing, can ruin your chances faster, both in life or in business. This is a great lesson for us as traders. You … Read More