BABA reported solid earnings in early May causing it to gap above 85. On Friday I got long at 85.20 with a stop below 84.50. If it can close above 87.50 next week I would be willing to hold it for a longer term move back into the 90s. Sellers are in control right now so I could get stopped … Read More
Video: How to Short A High Flying Stock
This is one of the videos from our recent series on “How to Be Wrong and Still Book Profits”. Calling tops is generally frowned upon. But this strategy quite possibly may be the safest way to take a counter trend position. No relevant positions. Hypothetical trades are simulated using historic market data. Option Risk Disclosure.
Should I Get Short Wal-Mart?
In this short clip from the SMB AM Meeting I discuss Wal-Mart’s earnings and a potential fundamental short catalyst. In these scenarios we come up with a thesis and look for price action confirmation. If you think this sort of overview and game planning can be helpful in your trading sign up for a tools trial below. Steven Spencer is … Read More
Tesla Revisited
Last Sunday I posted this long term chart on TSLA suggesting the coming weeks could present significant upside for the stock. My thought process was the gap fill following the earnings report would serve as a potential catalyst for further upside on the stock. The short interest continues to be very high. My “best case” is the 265 area where it had put … Read More
The Third Week of More Mindful Trading
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
The Second Week of More Mindful Trading
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
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
Eight Weeks To More Mindful Trading
The topic of mindfulness has exploded in popularity in the broader public. Meditation and meditative activities like yoga are seemingly everywhere, building on the runaway success of books like Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now. This whole interest in mindfulness has only just started to filter through into the world of investing and trading, where I think that it can … Read More