In this post, I will continue my eight week experiment with cultivating mindfulness and trading. The first post in the series can be found in the post Eight Weeks to More Mindful Trading. Just in case you missed that post, I will provide a brief refresher on mindfulness. The topic is all the rage right now because people want to … Read More
The Best Setup for New Traders: A Changing Fundamentals Trade! ($ERJ)
What is the best setup for new traders to trade? A Changing Fundamentals Trade. One day the fundamental strength about the name is substantially different than just the day before. These trade setups outperform the market. They trend intraday. They can trend for 1-3 days for those of you who are swing traders. It’s this new news catalyst, a significant … Read More
Top Voted – Top Three Trading Topics (Power Point Presentation)
SMBU asked our trading community to vote for the top three topics to teach during its next webinar. Our partners then taught these topics during a recent webinar. The top three topics were: Price Action Analysis- Specific trades were presented showing how price action was instrumental to construct winning trades The Best Setups for New Traders- Two setups are discussed … Read More
The Perfect 10 Technical Trade
I ask our traders to only make the *very* best technical trades. Judge each technical trade on a scale of 1-10 and take only those 8/10 or above. What is a Perfect 10 Technical Trade? It’s GENE (Genetic Technologies Limited) from the other day when it traded below a huge technical support level and then dropped 30 percent…in one day….while … Read More
Surround Yourself with Positive AND Negative People: Unleash the Power of Diverse Perspectives
“People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person, or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.”~Plato I was on the phone with a developing retail trader (let’s call him Saratoga Slayer) who had impressive results in Year1. Why did Saratoga Slayer do so well in Year1 when most fail? He wasn’t sure. … Read More
What Is “Price Action” Confirmation?
I wanted to share a few trades that I executed this morning based on setups discussed in our AM Meeting. Two of the three trades were executed using programmable “scripts” to make it easier for me to manage many positions simultaneously. Once these positions are opened I can trade out of them manually or allow the scripts to continue to … Read More
Stock Selection and Game Planning
My morning game plan has helped me navigate some tricky situations over the years. Some days my energy isn’t great due to a poor night’s sleep or maybe I’m just a bit under the weather. Having a clear repeatable methodology each morning allows me to be a bit off but still pull some money out of the market (or avoid larger losses). … Read More
The Pros and Cons of and Keys to Scalping
Hi Mike- Just wanted you to know that you made a huge impact on my trading this afternoon. I listened to your video “The Playbook”. Your statement — “I am too old to be doing scalping” –hit me over the head like a sledgehammer. WHAT???????? So-I was thinking..if Bella is too old for scalping, then so am I. (Darn! … Read More