“… remember that both in short-term trading and mechanical systems, the distribution of winners is skewed. Most of a month’s profits might come from only two or three big trades. Much of the time the individual profits may seem small, but more importantly the losses should be small too.” Larry Conners
SMB on Wall Street Warriors – Part 1 of 4
Wall Street Warriors, a documentary that details the lives of various Wall Street entrepreneurs, features SMB Capital. Watch as a new trainee, fresh out of college, joins SMB in hopes of developing the skills needed to become a consistently profitable trader.
Trading Quote of the Day – July 7, 2010
“If you don’t know who you are, the stock market is an expensive place to find out.” George Goodman
Trading Quote of the Day – July 6, 2010
“It never was my thinking that made big money for me. It was always my sitting. Got that? My sitting tight!” Jesse Livermore
Trading Quote of the Day – July 5, 2010
“You learn to distinguish the good traders from the bad, the successful techniques from the unsuccessful, and the good habits from the faulty. You also learn to distinguish the lover from the fighter, the winners from the losers, the serious from the frivolous, the cerebral from the superficial, and the friend from the foe. But above all, you learn that … Read More
Trading Quote of the Day – July 2, 2010
“The way to build superior long-term returns is through preservation of capital and home runs…When you have tremendous conviction on a trade, you have to go for the jugular. It takes courage to be a pig.” Stanley Druckenmiller
Be Careful When Your Routine Changes
I have a fairly set schedule each trading day. But on Thursday morning my routine changes as I have a pre-work obligation that changes my schedule. I generally arrive at the office one hour later than usual and do not run the AM Meeting. This change in routine has had some fairly negative consequences on my trading PnL. 90% of … Read More
Trading Quote of the Day – July 1, 2010
“One common adage…that is completely wrongheaded is: You can’t go broke taking profits. That’s precisely how many traders do go broke. While amateurs go broke by taking large losses, professionals go broke by taking small profits.” William Eckhardt