Hello Mike, I have seen and read many of your posts on the site where you offer traders advice and was wondering if you can offer me some advice. Little bit about me: I started trading 18 months with very little capital and was in a up-one-day/ down-next-day mode on my trading for over a year. Until about four to … Read More
What Does It Feel Like to Be a Pro Trader?
Good morning Mike, Happy Fourth of July to you and the team! Mike, I re-read your first book, One Good Trade and I really tried to focus on your writings and comments about trading psychology, and getting into the mindset of a professional trader. What I would like to know is this: when you get up in the morning on … Read More
Muscle Memory and Patience–Trading $ACAD
I like to say that stocks have “muscle memory”. There are several possible meanings for this expression: 1) A stock will repeat a strong move from a particular inflection point–this applies to both intra-day and daily levels; 2) A stock will move with a particular “cadence” intra-day that can be gamed to the trader’s advantage (or ignored to their detriment); … Read More
The Window Undressing
I’m not sure when I first started reading about “window dressing” in the market. It may have been while reading Jim Cramer in the 90’s where he talked about the things managers would do to keep themselves from being fired. The basic idea is that managers would adjust their portfolios at the end of a fiscal period so it appeared … Read More
Forex Trading: Question The Market?
First I just wanted to announce that I signed my first book deal with Wiley and Sons which is a well known financial publisher. I am going to be writing a book about forex trading. Stay tuned for more info! One of the most helpful trading habits I learned over the years is how to question the market. Questioning the … Read More
The Term “Day Trader” Should Not Exist
I received this note from a pissed short-term trader: You could probably do a blog post on the term “daytrader”…….i.e., how this is negatively perceived by the majority outside of trading…..and even some within trading. Daytraders are portrayed as reckless, void of knowledge, gamblers, and somehow the piranhas of the trading community. Pisses me off. Which why I also do … Read More
Forex Workshop Recording: How We Find Pivotal Prices Using The Golden Mean
If you missed the most recent workshop with Marc Principato, CMT on “How We Find Pivotal Prices Using The Golden Mean”, sign up below to get the link to the recording. Marc explained how the traders in the SMB Forex and Futures program utilize concepts that center around the golden mean to find potential turning points on multiple time frames. … Read More
A Trader from Israel is Pleased
I wanted to share this terrific email I just received from an enthusiastic reader (and trader) of my first book, One Good Trade. Frankly, it’s emails like this that make all the hard work that goes into writing a book worthwhile. @Mikebellafiore Hello Mike, I just finished reading your first book One Good Trade, and as one who is already … Read More