In our SMBU Daily Video, Mike Bellafiore is asked: Do retail traders have a chance? In this video Mike discusses: The advantages of trading for a prop desk The disadvantages of trading retail How you can compete and thrive as a retail trader Yes you can compete! We hope this video helps you improve your trading skills. * no … Read More
Inside The Trading Vault – Review GPRO, and KO
In a prior post, I presented the concept of retest support and resistance in a formation before a chart expands into any kind of trending space Trading Vault Concept – “Support and resistance structures are reliable. They provide ideal trading targets- for entry and exit. Learning to develop the patience to wait on them to develop is the real struggle … Read More
Don’t Fear The Fed – When Preparation Met Opportunity $SPY
In our SMBU Daily Video, see what trades played out during this weeks Fed announcement. In this video from Mike Bellafiore, you will learn: What six trades occurred following the Fed announcement The trade you need to make immediately following the announcement Why you should treat the 30 min after as price discovery Where the overnight swing trade developed We hope … Read More
Should You Trade the Open?
In our SMBU Daily Video, Mike Bellafiore answers a question from @StockTwits about a Wall Street Journal piece recommending retail traders not to trade the open. In this video you will learn: The strategies to trade on the open Who should not trade the open and why What order types work best on the open Whether you should trade the … Read More
Inside The Trading Vault – a look at GPRO and KO
Trading Vault Concept – “When evaluating a chart, continually ask yourself why buyers or sellers behave in a specific way – and what it means to them when support and resistance levels are made and broken” Many of us are up and coming traders who have consistent issues with the ‘WHY’ to enter a trade. Meaning, we don’t have a hard … Read More
Drilling Down On The S&P 500
This weekend I have seen a few versions of this daily chart of the SPY drawn with two lines to offer what appears to be “symmetrical triangle”. The idea is that buyers/sellers are becoming more aggressive and when one group wins the SPY will close above/below one of the two lines leading to an explosive move. I’m not a huge … Read More
Financing an Options Purchase
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn about the concept of financing an options purchase. In this video from Seth Freudberg, he will discuss: The idea of financing an options purchase An example of a trade that could have went horribly wrong by financing the purchase of an at the money put in the recent sell off The proper way to structure … Read More
Calling Out Traders For Missing $JOY
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn why we called out traders for missing a great trade. In this video from Mike Bellafiore, you will learn: Why $JOY was an A+ trade How SMB holds traders accountable Why having a process is vital to not missing A+ trades We hope this video helps you improve your trading skills.