Yes, the Trade Of The Day, the TOTD – (pronounced “toddy”) We’re going to be bringing you fresh TOTD’s each day that highlight a real trade taken by one of the traders from the new SMB Futures desk. So let’s dive into today’s TOTD. 5min chart: 6E Futures The market and key variables: Our trader was watching Euro/USD currency futures, … Read More
A focus outside of your learning stage as a trader can be harmful
This week @Steenbab and I presented a webinar for an educational trading firm in Spain. Consistency and the Stages of Learning were our topics, with Dr. Steenbarger focusing on mindset. One slide I developed for the webinar stresses an important lesson for traders. Here it is below: Let me share an anecdote of a conversation we recently had with a … Read More
The gift of learning during a trading session
In Dr. Steenbarger’s terrific post he reminds us that each trading session is a gift to learn. He wrote, “Every day of trading provides a day’s worth of review and learning.” I shared a lesson I learned while trading $MTCH today in this video review. This was a lesson learned after a trading loss after a high conviction trade. Arrogant trades … Read More
Unexpected Best Trade
A few days ago, I was trading crude oil. It wasn’t just any old day; I had high expectations for above average moves. I had conviction in a main idea for the day. Crude had broken down below a really key level. These are the types of days we want to really crush! I found a nice short just before … Read More