The Third Week of More Mindful Trading In this post, I will continue my eight week experiment with cultivating mindfulness and trading. The first two posts in the series can be found here: Eight Weeks to More Mindful Trading The Second Week of More Mindful Trading To bring new readers up to speed, here is a brief refresher on mindfulness. … Read More
8 athletic brands passing me in Central Park
New Yorkers take their running very seriously in Central Park. Too seriously if you ask this twice-a-week jogger and now very former athlete. Many many many were passing me on my amble home last night, which at first was deflating…. but then opportunistic. You see when you get passed by as many as I did you get an upfront … Read More
4 ways to trade with a bias
Hi Mike, Just finished reading The Playbook (after One Good Trade earlier) and felt obligated to send a thank you note. I really appreciate you offering this information out in the form of a book unlike anyone else really does in trading! It helped me build even more on my base trading knowledge. More importantly, it made clear the … Read More
The best books to improve your trading/investing
I was on the phone last night making an offer to a college student for our desk and the young man let out a loud, “Yeah! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!”….. And then much more importantly,”What can I do between now and then to prepare.” At our firm, we send out a reading list for incoming traders to best prepare them. Here … Read More
What golf teaches us about trading
One of my favorite sporting events, no events, is The Masters. Sunday on the couch watching The Masters is about as good as it gets. And as traders there are many lessons we can learn from golf. 1. In golf you play the ball where it lies. You can hit a great shot and find it in a divot and … Read More
17 Reasons Why Traders Love to Trade
I recently visited the University of Central Florida to discuss what makes a successful trader. After my lecture, a crowd of students stayed behind, gathered and peppered me with questions. A philosophical non-traditional student, who had traded and then just quit one day wondering what the point to trading was asked, “Why do you enjoy trading?” I was a bit … Read More
Trading In College Using Bella’s Advice
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post addressing the #1 most frequently asked question: How do I get hired on a Trading Desk after graduating? One of the most important things discussed in the last post was to have a Live Trading Track Record to supplement one’s resume – explaining how firms value this type of experience- however … Read More
Relative Volume (RVOL) Defined and Used
Hi Mike, I read One Good Trade last summer and it really turned a light on for me. Since then your weekly videos have kept me on the right path and helped me improve a little every week. I joined SMB Premium last year and then Trader90 and I’m now in DNA. It was the only logical next step. Thank … Read More