I received the email below from an SMB Blog Reader: I’m sure you are really busy so I don’t necessarily expect a reply or anymore of your time..I do want to say Thanks again however. I have pinpointed my issue..and it seems crazy. I don’t seem to have the balls to saty in winners long enough. Every thing I went long in … Read More
You Don’t Need To Be A Hero When Trading
This AM I tweeted that I thought LVS was getting a bit overdone. These words of caution were intended to put those still trading it on the long side on alert for a possible blowoff top and reversal. LVS at its peak today had moved up 40% from its pre-earnings closing price. Too much too fast. Those who bought on … Read More
Traders Ask- Right Thing to Do?
Dear Bella, My name is (name deleted) and I am a twenty year old student at University of Florida. I have been following smbcapital on twitter ever since I saw you guys on Wall Street Warriors. I am more of a currency trader but recently I have been reading your morning rundowns and trying to trade the stock like how … Read More
Learning From a Reader Who Learned From SMB Blog
Today I received this email from a trader who learned from SMB Blog. Perhaps now we can all learn from him. Here are his trades: Attached is a word document with screenshots of a trade I made this morning. I used 2 of your recent blog entries to find a stock and implement your strategy. Probably one of the best … Read More
Paying Attention+Communication=$$
We have written many times about the importance of reviewing charts each night for a variety of reasons. One such reason is to spot patterns that seem to be most prevalent during a particular market period. Since earnings season began a few weeks ago I was noticing that quite a few stocks that were trending down in the morning were … Read More
SFO Webinar with Bella on November 4, 2010
Mike Bellafiore to present a free webinar with SFO Magazine.
No More Mr. Nice Guy!
Attention all short term traders! Stop with the stupid short trades in LVS! If a stock is in an uptrend in every conceivable time frame you need to spend your energy thinking about how to get long. It is asinine to think that every time you see some weakness on the tape or it has one negative day that this is the … Read More
You Should Know Which Sectors Are Driving
Tracking strength and weakness in individual sectors can give us an edge for broad market direction.