Ray Lewis was talking to some football players but could have been talking to a bunch of traders. Take some time and watch this video. You are gonna want to get up and tackle someone on your desk afterwards (I advise against this). Some of my favorite parts that are so applicable to trading: 1. “How much time are you … Read More
SMB Radar Update for April 26, 2011
With earnings out we see a mixed bag of sectors In Play. These are today’s top 10 stocks on the In Play column on the SMB Radar. This is the most important function of the scanner. The radar uses a number of proprietary algorithms on a prescreened universe of stocks and processes every tick in search of finding stocks that … Read More
My First Time
Today was the first time I have ever traded SLV. Or at least I cannot recall trading it previously. In the past week I have read several blogs and watched a couple of videos related to the monster run that silver is on. After the close today I interviewed some kid for the desk who asked me when this “bubble” … Read More
Traders Ask: Does Every Options Strategy Work with Every Stock or Index?
One of our readers, Cecelia, sent in the following question after watching our SMB Options Trade of the Week which, covered the bearish butterfly trade that has become popular recently: “Will this trade work for indexes only? Do you recommend this for individual stocks such as AAPL?” We get this question a lot and the answer is important for many … Read More
SMB Radar Update for April 21, 2011
With the market currently in a tight range for today, we look at stocks with unusually expanded ranges. These are the top 5 stock on today’s Opening Range column on the SMB Radar. The opening range filter records a static snapshot of the Unusual Movers at 9:45. These are stocks which had an unusual move in early in the session … Read More
Review of One Good Trade
Review of One Good Trade
Is this an inverted Head and Shoulders pattern on the S&P?
Adam looks at Head and Shoulders patterns and points out an important nuance.
A tool for comparing your levels to random levels.
A tool for seeing how your levels compare to random levels.