Tuesday January 7, 2014 at 5pm ET Each Tuesday, SMB hosts an Options Tribe meeting where veteran traders and experts in the world of options trading share live presentations. This meeting is free to the public on the first Tuesday of each month. All other meetings require an annual membership to OptionsTribe.com. To register or join, please use the invitation … Read More
How Much Do You Know About Price and Time?
Here is another sample from my upcoming Mentoring Series. This segment goes into important details about time and price. Marc Principato, CMT Risk Disclaimer *No Relevant Positions
Trading Lesson: Explosion After Rest—$TWTR
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