We are thrilled to invite you to the first SMB Trading Summit that will take place in the heart of NYC on March 23, 2024. There are so many benefits for you to attend this exceptional gathering of SMB Traders and members of our trading community from around the world. Too often, we hear independent traders crave the ability to … Read More
The Super Consistent Trader
We noticed one developing trader show a real ability to make money but also a lack of consistency and volatility in his trading. This was holding him back as a trader. We challenged him to focus on being more consistent, a Super Consistent Trader. How to Become a Consistently Profitable Trader (like you deserve to be) I wrote the promising … Read More
6 Ideas to Avoid Harmful Bias in Your Scalping
Here is an impressive observation made by a developing trader on the desk that can help your trading, specifically your scalping. The trader observed: I have sometimes gotten in situations where I have an overall directional bias on the name I’m currently trading, and it ends up bleeding into the actual scalps I’m taking. Scalping Rules (The secrets to scalp … Read More
The Healthy Happy Trader
We noticed one of our developing traders on our proprietary trading desk in NYC looking crestfallen. I asked to speak with him privately off the trading floor. Why was this trader so dejected? The trader had built signals that alerted him to a trade. He misread the signals and took the trade short when the signals indicated long. The trader … Read More
Alert: Mike Bellafiore Impersonator on LinkedIn
Someone is impersonating me on LinkedIn and I wanted to alert you. The Impersonator LinkedIn Account The impersonator created a LinkedIn account that looks like mine, but with a slightly different handle. Here is the LinkedIn account that is impersonating me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-bellafiore-30014a269/ I suppose next the impersonator reaches out to my network asking to connect. Then it sends messages to … Read More
Meet Lance and Bella in Chicago (May 10th)
Meet Lance, @TheOneLanceB, and Bella in Chicago May 10th @BarCargoChi for pizza, drink, and networking. This is a Traders4ACause event benefitting @StridesForPeace. You can purchase tickets here. Lance won’t drink because it will mess up his Oura Ring sleep score. Well maybe for a special occasion like this he will. Bella won’t eat the pizza as he doesn’t really eat … Read More
You are trading too many stocks (new traders)
You have always wanted to trade for a living. You don’t want a boss. You want unlimited upside with your income. You don’t want your pay determined by office politics. You want to be paid based on what you are worth and what you produce. You love figuring out the daily puzzle that is the market. You love trading. The … Read More
Timeless Advice for New Traders…Scalp!
My timeless trading advice for new traders is….scalp. Okay, let me explain why. What I heard too often During a recent team monthly trader meeting, I heard too often something that I wasn’t crazy about. I was particularly not so thrilled hearing it from the younger traders. While I wasn’t so thrilled, this did offer an opportunity to set expectations … Read More