Today’s video trade review highlights a few key points for short-term equity trading. One, how to identify important “inflection points” which can be used as the basis for low risk high reward trades; two, when to consider getting back into a position that doesn’t work initially; and three, how to actively manage a position versus taking your hands off the keyboard and letting … Read More
Studying Price Patterns: $APC and $RH
***Editor’s note: Jake Huska is a college student working on his trading game. At SMB we believe traders should start working on their trading game early, just like pro athletes. Jake’s posts reflect a better journey toward becoming a pro trader for the college student with a passion for trading.*** As a trader I am more concerned with price patterns … Read More
The Reversal Trade: $TWTR
The short setup that continues to yield the best results in this Raging Bull market is finding stocks that have run for several days and then looking for a “catalyst” for a change in direction. In our last Two Minute Trade Review, $AAPL had a news catalyst that created a short term top (currently about $20 lower). In this example I was … Read More
The PlayBook Checkup ($TRLA Strong Uptrend)
Below is our third edition of The PlayBook Checkup with Bella, author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook. During these sessions a new trader from our desk will have a PlayBook trade they archived reviewed by Bella. Attendance is free for SMBU Tools subscribers, who can also ask questions during the event. Watch this review of a Strong Uptrend in $TRLA. Highlights: a) The … Read More
Should You Develop Process AND Performance Goals for 2014?
Hello Mike, I hope you have had a happy holiday and great end of the year since last time I saw you in Phoenix earlier this year. I have been working on creating 2014 goals for my portfolio but I ran into a problem that maybe you can advise on. The main goals consist of having certain % returns or … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance with Daniel Kahneman
*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note Traders who study disciplines outside of technical analysis have a distinct advantage over those who do not. Knowing why we think better … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance: Learning How to Lose
*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note What a wonderful experience it is to win. We all like to win. We want to be associated with winners and be … Read More
Can a Day Trader Manage a $10 Million Account?
Hi Mike! I randomly came across the name SMB Capital four times in the past (a story I will tell you about later) before I had the chance to meet you at an open house that you and (Iceman from The PlayBook) had for college students back in April of this year. I have a BA in economics from Baruch … Read More