1. No Exit Plan. There was no exit plan for if the rig (RIG?) exploded. Before every trade we must decide where and how we will exit BEFORE entering the trade. 2. Live to Play Another Day. It is not definitive that BP is a viable company going forward even with 6.08 Billion in quarterly profits. 1) When will the … Read More
Intraday Reversals Indicate What?
In the final 3.5 hours of trading Friday we touched 109 three times on the SPY and 110.30 twice. Generally, this type of up down action does not instill much confidence in market participants, and many believe it is a sign of lower prices to come. I’m not in that camp. Someone definitely was dumping a couple of billion dollars … Read More
Embracing the Value of Keeping Charts by Hand
Keeping price charts by hand can shorten your learning curve.
Maximizing My Weaknesses
Today I maximized my weaknesses. I found the set up that is a trading weakness for my system, traded it with size, and now sit with a P&L that represents the worst of my trading. In one sense this is quite impressive. I did not just underperform this open. I did as poorly as I possible could. Fresh news … Read More
Traders Ask: Simulation
I received this question from Reader Dhroov: I want to thank you and your team for all the time and valuable information that you put into your blog and videos. I look forward to clicking on my browsers’ “SMB’ favorites link each and every day to catch up on what you and your team are thinking and writing about. I … Read More
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!!!!!
I woke up to a dream today and it was the market! If you are a short-term trader then it is time to start brown bagging your lunch if you haven’t already. Today’s final 80 minutes of trading provided as much opportunity as you see in an entire trading day. This followed the meltdown we saw yesterday in the final … Read More
SMB Morning Rundown – May 21, 2010
The SMB Morning Rundown highlights the key levels in the Market and the best trading setup that we have identified for the Open.