I really loved the post recently by Farnam Street regarding their own Principles. I couldn’t help but think, as I almost always do, as to how what I was reading relates to trading. Not only trading itself, but very much around trader development, which if you’re a trader, should be an extremely important topic for you regardless of where you … Read More
Weekend learning for traders from our prop desk
Let me offer some videos for you to watch for some weekend learning for your trading from our prop desk. Our study when markets are closed is a true measure of our passion for trading. It is Saturday, I am at the office, and I am working on how we can improve as a trading firm. Our culture at SMB … Read More
Mastering Trading Techniques for Top Day Traders
In this post, I will teach a trading technique to help you make more, increase your enjoyment and lower stress during each trading session. Have you ever sat there as a trader working longer, fighting harder and with worsening results? Would you like to learn a trading technique employed by our firm to solve this problem? An experienced 7-figure trader, … Read More
Insights from Visiting Trader Alex Temiz: Navigating Stock Sympathy Plays
Alex Temiz, @AT09_Trader , visited SMB for an informal Q&A. Joseph Gelb, interning with us from Princeton, produced these notes for the trading community of our desk’s discussion with Alex. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do now? -Alex is 23 and has been trading for a little more than four and a half years. -“The … Read More
TOTD – Context is Critical
We hope you learn something as we share trades from our new Futures Desk as a Trade of The Day! Today we’re focused on using Market Profile to frame an awesome contextual view in the ES Futures. Let’s dive in. Context is critical. It allows us to see the circumstances in which intraday trade is developing within! This, again, is critical. We’re going … Read More