In this post, I will continue my eight week experiment with cultivating mindfulness and trading. The earlier posts in the series can be found here: Eight Weeks to More Mindful Trading The Second Week of More Mindful Trading The Third Week of More Mindful Trading To bring new readers up to speed, here is a brief refresher on … Read More
Insider Insights: Lessons from One Good Trade
Marko Gränitz a German trader wrote a book review on One Good Trade by Mike Bellafiore. Below is Marko’s review translated from German to English. Marko: The best trading book: One Good Trade One Good Trade was one of the books that I devoured in no time. A book that absolutely belongs on the shelf. And if you ask … Read More
Enhancing Probability: A Guide to Index Mean Reversion Pairs Trade
With RUT accelerating to new highs and the SPX lagging — is there an opportunity for a mean reversion pairs trade? I believe so. The probabilities are high for mean reversion. But, the danger of a mean reversion trade is the possibility of being too early. That is where options can give us additional edges. With options we can “lean” one way … Read More
Oracle Had A Fundamental Catalyst That Made It A Good Short
ORCL reported disappointing earnings after the Close on June 17th. The next morning it traded lower before rallying back $2 with the market. I had two reasons why I thought it would roll over again the next day. One, I believed the large market rally the prior day was the primary driver of its bounce from 41 to 43. Two, after large … Read More
Why Netflix Was A Short Today
Netflix has been on quite a tear since they reported strong earnings in April trading higher by more than $200. But for short term traders who each day look to trade lower time frame trends NFLX offered a good short setup Friday morning. These are some factors I considered prior to sharing the setup in our morning meeting. Netflix had a huge … Read More
A Low Risk Entry For A Long Term Breakout–FEYE
Since the beginning of the year FEYE had been consolidating between 38 and the mid 40s. It has had a lot of positive news flow this year but had many failed breakout between 45-46. I made a conscious decision not to get long in the mid 40s until it cleared all resistance for the year on heavy volume. On May 28th … Read More
Peak Performance Trading and Investing
Bruce Bower, a hedge fund portfolio manager, gives us a sneak peak into his latest course with SMBU. This video playlist gives you a taste of what to expect from his course: Introduction from Steve Spencer (2:51) Why Study Peak Performance and Apply it to Trading and Investing (7:31) The Nuts and Bolts of a Trading Methodology (10:01) The Probabilistic Framework … Read More
Do We Really Need Rules?
At SMBU we believe those with a passion for trading ought to start trading in college. We created the SMB College Training Program run by Iceman from The PlayBook for this very reason. Jake is a passionate college trader trying to create a track record while in school to land a spot on a prop trading desk. He will write a weekly blog about … Read More