Today was one of my better days in the last week. This was not a coincidence as the stock I was trading was very in play and I was respecting the levels. My recent trading struggles have been all self-inflicted. Let’s discuss. It all started with COF. COF issued their secondary offering and underwriters were trying to support the stock … Read More
AOC Friday 5-1
Sharing information is very important on our desk. This helps newer traders learn more quickly and keeps more experienced traders in the know of all the major moves different stocks are making. There are two types of information that are most important to share. What the stock has been doing and how you are going to play it. In earnings … Read More
The Week That Was: May 11 – 15, 2009
The market finally showed some weakness this week. After closing near the rally’s highs at 93, the SPY gapped down on Monday morning, never being able to hold the 92 level, then the 90 level later in the week. Although we were pretty weak on Friday, we held above the 88 level which has been a huge inflection point over … Read More
Buying on Pullbacks
Buying on pullbacks can be difficult to do. But this is a skill that every trader needs to learn to take their game to a new level and become a more consistent trader. Like any other skill, the more you do it, the better you get at it. Below are a few guidelines that have helped me find good entry … Read More
SMB on CNBC’s Fast Money Tonight – May 11, 2009
Our very own Jeff Tomasulo, senior trader at SMB Capital, appeared tonight on CNBC’s Fast Money. Jeff discussed buying into pullbacks and highlighted trading setups in V and IBM. Jeff has been trading professionally for over thirteen years. This is must see TV. Best of luck with your trading! Don’t forget to follow us on twitter.
Stay Where The Money Is
WFC has treated me very well lately. On Thursday it sold off hard on the Open and then after some consolidation continued lower. Easy short play. On Friday after a nice gap down it filled the gap and closed at the high with furious buying. Easy long play. This morning I had a decision to make on which stock to … Read More
The Week That Was: May 4 – 8, 2009
What a week for the bulls! Talk about a strong week. Right from the start on Monday morning, the market was bid up. It seems that all news is good news at this point, and above the resistance at 88, it looks like mutual funds have started buying into the move they missed off the lows, after the dismal year … Read More
Trader Mike, SMB, and DNDN
Trader Mike commented on a recent blog of mine with, “The other day when I linked to the SMB Capital DNDN post, I wondered why anybody would knowingly be involved in that stock ahead of news.” We enjoy Trader Mike’s blog so I promised Mike a response. Also, Adam at Daily Options Report, offered interesting commentary on this play. This … Read More