Hi Mike, I had read your book and found it really educational as well as being very fun and entertaining to read! Thanks so much for generously sharing your experience, and also for the really great blog as well as all the videos from Steve. I have a question I was wondering if I could get your thoughts on. I … Read More
Forex and Pizzerias?
You have all heard the business analogy used a billion times in the trading world. And in case you haven’t, it goes something like this, “If you want to do well at trading, you must treat it like a business.”. Then they go on to cite some business examples and you pretty much get the rest of the idea. So … Read More
II CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL DE TRADERS PROFESIONALES – DATAIFX
Steve Spencer has been invited as a speaker at the II Traders Expo in Colombia (II Congreso Internacional de Traders Profesionales DataiFX) this Saturday, November 24th. He will be talking about the 7 Fundamentals of One Good Trade. Please see the video for more information.
Forex: It’s Organic!
Ever hear the statement, “The forex market is very technical.” Or how about this one, “Technical analysis works really well in the forex market because it’s more technical than anything.” Usually statements like these come from promoters of indicators or systems that rely on some combination of special oscillators or other proprietary formulas. For someone who is just starting out … Read More
Free Options Webinar: November 20, 2012 at 5pm EST: Alan Knuckman of Onestopoption.com: Opportunities in Commodities and Futures Options
Tuesday November 20, 2012 at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time SMB’s Options Tribe is an online community of options traders dedicated to sharing successful options trading ideas with all of our members worldwide. Each week the community will meet online for the primary purpose of watching live presentations made by veteran options traders and experts in the world of options … Read More
Why Choose Just One Pair?
A very frequent question I get from traders starting out is, “Which pairs are the best ones to trade?”. Another subtle example of the conditioning people have accepted from equities trading. Modern Portfolio Theory along with just about every personal finance book and blog has pushed the idea of “diversification”. This means don’t bet on just one instrument, spread your … Read More
Broken wing butterfly nearly maxes out
This post is another in a series that we will be publishing which track the hypothetical performance of broken wing butterfly trades selected by Greg Loehr of Optionsbuzz.com. Every now and then in trading, you hit a home run. You may not expect it and you certainly can’t count on it. But it definitely won’t happen unless you give yourself … Read More
Coming in to the final hour for the SPX ‘fly
This post is another in a series that we will be publishing which track the hypothetical performance of broken wing butterfly trades selected by Greg Loehr of Optionsbuzz.com. There’s only a little more than an hour left in the trading day and the expiration of the SPX weekly options, but there’s still plenty of action left in the hypothetical broken … Read More