Join Mike Bellafiore and the Scottsdale Traders and Investors Meetup Group, the largest and longest surviving active traders group in the Phoenix area on December 14th. Mike will be speaking with the Traders on the following: The trading fundamentals of One Good Trade from inside One Good Trade. How our prop firm makes trading decisions based on Intraday Fundamentals, Technical … Read More
Morning thoughts 12/9/10
Good morning traders, The S&P 500 is still dealing with important resistance, which is not a clear level but a rough zone from 122 – 123.60 on the SPY. Though we are above that this morning, this is a large zone and we cannot expect a clean break. The Russell 2000 index (see IWM) is still potentially overextended and vulnerable … Read More
Global Markets Summit 2010
SMB’s Steve Spencer will be featured on the panel “The Future of Trading” at the Global Markets Summit in New York City at The Waldorf Astoria on Thursday December 9th. Leaders from exchanges, broker-dealers, alternative trading systems, investors and hedge funds will gather to represent their respective sectors and the markets as a whole. Topics debated will include the effects … Read More
Morning thoughts 12/8/10
Good morning traders. As I wrote in my morning note for Waverly Advisors: “Though yesterday’s price action in the US Equities markets does not appear to be constructive for the bulls, it is important to consider the context of this move. The S&P 500 (chart above) shows what appears to be a classic failure above resistance, but smaller market cap … Read More
You Gotta Have A “Plan B”
Each morning we hold an AM Meeting at SMB to discuss the Stocks In Play as well as the bigger picture including global markets, unusual activity in commodities, and the US markets via the SPY. If a particular type of “day structure” is likely to occur that will be discussed as well. This morning with global markets humming and the … Read More
Traders Ask: What Was Your Thought Process In LVS?
Hi Steve, I am interested in learning your thought process behind trading LVS on 12/02. Do you mind writing a post on it? Thanks, AZ Here you go: Before I break down the various trades that I thought offered good risk/reward on December 2nd for LVS I would like to discuss December 1st. LVS gapped higher on 12/1 with the … Read More
Can a Smaller Stop Carry More Risk Than a Large Stop?
Thinking about stops in terms of probability and expected values.
Scottsdale Trader Meetup
Join Mike Bellafiore and the Scottsdale Traders and Investors Meetup Group, the largest and longest surviving active traders group in the Phoenix area on December 14th. Mike will be speaking with the Traders on the following: The trading fundamentals of One Good Trade from inside One Good Trade. How our prop firm makes trading decisions based on Intraday Fundamentals, Technical … Read More