In yesterday’s post I discussed a few core principles we teach at SMB and used VRSN as an illustration. This morning it was lighting up the SMB Radar again in multiple categories. In case you didn’t have alerts set on your trading platform at the prior day’s key levels the Radar almost forced you to pay attention again. If a … Read More
This is what we teach
Trade stocks that are In Play The market or a stock can become In Play at any moment Don’t fight the intraday trend if you are an intraday trader (think about this one. makes sense?) You don’t have to be the first one in to catch a move in a stock In the middle of the day when many were … Read More
SMB Radar – Snap Shot
Here is a glance at a few of the SMB Radar columns as of the close. Although not a lot of high IPR names, there should still be some set ups in here for tomorrow. We saw a lot of price spikes and big movers today on light volume / order flow that still provided great opportunity today.
SMB Radar Update
Here is a quick snap shot of our In Play list on the SMB Radar. Notice $SPY IPR is below 1.00, along with only a few names above 3.00. Stick to the names with a +3.00 IPR. Keep in mind another plus is if you find the stock across the Radar on more columns like Strong or Weak Today, this … Read More
Traders Ask: Is it better to buy options for swing trading profits, or sell options for time decay?
Trader Sam asks: “Dear Sir: Allow me to ask a question about options, as I am a new trader: I have heard that delta neutral strategies are the best approach to trading options but I have less than $6,000. in my trading account and my broker’s margin requirements make it impossible for me to trade iron condors, butterflies and other … Read More
Free Options Webinar Today at 5PM EDT. The Options Tribe: Iron Condors using SPX Index Options
September 6, 2011 at 5:00 pm Eastern Daylight 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 outstanding veteran options traders and experts in the world of options … Read More
How Bad Do You Want It?
Traders must be ready to become great. Being an elite trader must be important enough to you so that you do the work required to be special. Your mentor, your firm, your institutional bank or hedge fund cannot make you into a great trader unless it is important enough to you. I had a private conversation about a very good … Read More
SMB Radar – Snapshot
Here is a look at a few of the columns I use on the SMB Radar, as of today’s close. Notice a lot of blue today which means institutional activity was minimal. Also note that the In Play list has a lot of IPR’s with readings below 3.00. Regardless, I still like to sift through these after the close as … Read More