The goal of my blog is to teach traders about options. I started trading stock options back in 1985 making markets on the Floor of the CBOE. The changes over the past 25 years in some ways are good while others bad. My views come from looking from the floor outward. Computers have sped up the process but the game … Read More
A blast from the past: A note from myself in 2002…
A very simple pattern that is the basis for all price action.
Top Ten Best Things About Being Overworked
10. You miss a lot of bad movies. 9. You are excused for most things no guy ever wants to do with their significant other. 8. You are never bored. 7. Crystallizes what you most enjoy doing. 6. You learn how much your success or failure depends on others. 5. You appreciate how powerful the proper process is. 4. Your … Read More
Traders Ask: What Should I Do Midday?
Hi, Mike! I asked for your advice about daytrader’s midday activity. What your young traders do tipically do during 12.00-14.00? I used to ovretrade during midday, so I decided not to trade at all during slow market hours. Can I do something useful for my trading game within two hours? Maybe rip through charts or watch some trading videos, … Read More
Traders Ask- How Do You Choose What Trades to Focus On?
Thanks for a great job on the blog. Also love Mike’s book. I just left a prop firm where i could only scalp Eurostoxx 50 futures (like dax or S&P500 futures) to trade stocks in play for my own money, since there are almost no props here trading stocks. I live in Stockholm (Sweden) and the Nordic equity markets … Read More
Rebuilding Confidence
One of our young traders did a nice job today of rebuilding his confidence. He started off the month of August on fire seemingly unable to have a negative day. His confidence grew and he began to take on more risk. I noticed that when he had his first negative day of the month that he overtraded a bit in … Read More
And The Real Reason For That Losing Trade Was……..?
Look at the chart above. Say you shorted RIMM below 45 and got stopped out at 45.16, develop a reason for this loss and then continue reading. Ok great to have you back with us. Today during a teaching session Bad A$$ Mike shared a trade he made on the Open getting short RIMM below 45. Steve whispered in … Read More
What is Your Big Picture?
Every trader must see their big picture. At SMB we make trading decisions based upon three factors: Reading the Tape, Technical Analysis, and Intraday Fundamentals. We teach our traders to think of a big circle with each of these factors inside. How do you determine your big picture? Today during an informal discussion one of our new SMB Training traders, … Read More