*****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
Thanks For Making Us the #1 Trading Blog
SMB has built the most prolific blog for original trading content on the Web. If you google “trading blog” SMB is the first result that appears linking to an actual blog. Our blog traffic globally finds us #1 in our space. In five short years how did we become a place that is now visited by readers in over 100 … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance: Pattern-Seeking Addiction
*****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 We stock traders are notorious pattern seekers, “finding” everything from head and shoulders to triangles to cups with handles in price charts. … Read More
Let Rodney Be Rodney
Good afternoon Bella! I’ve been crunching my trading stats lately, and see lots of positives but also some things that clearly need improving. A positive is my stats off the open, 9:30-9:50. Those are very strong. However, what is severely lacking is my trading performance from 1:30-4pm. I know you’ve talked about how within the trading day, there are three separate … Read More
Making Trades Your Own (an Example in $SBUX)
Here’s an email exchange between a trader and me that demonstrates the importance of making trades your own. — I’m curious about what your thoughts are on this tweet (below). I thought you might appreciate it. I’m enjoying The Playbook, and I enjoyed reading One Good Trade several months ago as well. Thanks for all that you do. Trend play … Read More
Profitable Discretionary Traders Should Trade on Proprietary Trading Platforms
Bella, I have a question regarding last Tuesday’s session on October 8. I don’t attend Tuesday’s sessions live due to me being tired and the time zone difference. Anyway my question is: You mentioned that traders should seek other than off the shelf platforms in order for them to make more than they consistently do, assuming that they are doing … Read More
Enhancing Our Performance with Michael Mauboussin
*****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. We hope you enjoy!***** — Editor’s Note Let’s face it, when it comes to managing risk in an environment of uncertainty (e.g., the stock market) … Read More