When a negative catalyst causes a stock to gap lower 20% or more it attracts a lot of attention. Should we look for a bounce? Should we stay short and look for more downside? Here are some things to consider Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and … Read More
Decoding Price Action Analysis: Understanding the Key Differences from Technical Analysis
Technical Analysis is what you already know. Price action analysis is what you should know. Technical analysis is the study of charts. Looking at patterns with the hope that it will appear again and offer an opportunity to make money. That’s not how you make money trading. Profitable trading is about skill development. Price action analysis is truly understanding the underlying factors … Read More
Find great levels in the S&P 500
This short lesson teaches the concept of using custom-period volume profiles to find great tradable levels. Apply this to your trading on your higher timeframe charts to help frame a contextual framework. Reach out to Merritt at [email protected] if you’re interested in learning more about using powerful tools like this.
Fall 2016 SMB DNA Applications Now Being Accepted
We are very excited to announce that applications are now being taken for the Fall 2016 DNA of Successful Trading! The Spring DNA students gave outstanding feedback and we’ve implemented some huge improvements that we will be letting you know about over the next few days. The program starts in just a few weeks, so take a minute to apply … Read More
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: Options Tribe Trading Contest Leaders Present Their Winning Options Strategies
Following up on our meeting of last week, this week, Andrew Falde, Alan Wood and Robert Esposito will explain how they have climbed atop the leaderboard in the Options Tribe’s 2016 Options Trading Contest through presenting their personal trading styles and strategies.
Don’t Trap Yourself into Trading Failure
Most traders fail at trading because they are unrealistic about the amount of time it will take to get good and the returns they will earn once they do. That creates a condition where the trader makes a series of mistakes that we cover in this video. We discuss how to avoid those mistakes and start your trading career with realistic expectations.
You cannot do this and be a successful trader
Last Friday as I was walking off our trading floor, a beaming SMBU student yelped at me, “Bella I could hug you after today.” He was very pleased with the progress he had made as a trader. Fast forward to today and that same trader caught me hitting the elevator for my walk home. I asked him how trading went … Read More