Each day our firm broadcasts an AM meeting to cover the best opportunities that we see in the market. This meeting occurs in the minutes prior to the opening bell. What you don’t see in this meeting are the countless hours of preparation from earlier that morning and the night before. The traders at our firm work tirelessly each day … Read More
SMBU Training Program (SMBU Daily Video)
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn more about SMBU’s training program. In this interview with David Rabello and Mike Bellafiore, you will learn: What makes SMBU’s elite training unique The different products and opportunities trainees have access to How new trainees can unlock their full potential We hope this video helps you improve your trading skills. SMBU Team * no relevant positions
Proprietary Trading (SMBU Daily Video)
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn what a proprietary trading firm does. In this interview with David Rabello and Mike Bellafiore, you will learn: What risks prop firms take on How the prop model works The relationship between the trader and firm We hope this video helps you improve your trading skills. – SMBU Team * no relevant positions
Why I’ll Be Trading Netflix Tomorrow
Netflix is the undisputed heavyweight champion of momentum stocks. Many have the false impression this makes it a great stock to trade on a daily basis. Oh contraire! For years its intra-day behavior has been quite erratic. But occasionally it sets up quite well. And when it does you should pay attention. Tomorrow, NFLX will begin trading split adjusted 7:1. … Read More
The Negative Drift of VXX
VXX has been a hot topic on the desk at SMB during the recent increase in market volatility. If you aren’t aware, the VXX is an exchange traded note (ETN) issued by Barclays that has the objective of following the cost of owning implied volatility. The biggest challenge with owning implied volatility is that implied volatility has a limited shelf … Read More
Cool Technology With Some Great Ideas
In the past few years SMB has built some remarkable trading tools. We led the pack in moving to HTML5 years before others (can use on smartphones and tablets). But beyond the cool technology in Scanner, Radar, and Real Time it is the actual idea flow that comes from very experienced traders. Traders who have spent years learning how to … Read More
Options Strategies for Day Traders
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn options strategies day traders can use. In this video from Seth Freudberg, you will learn: How equity traders can benefit from options income strategies during less volatile markets The basic concepts of call and put options Example of a put credit spread trade in GOOG We hope this video helps you improve your trading … Read More
Three Ideas to Trade China (SMBU Daily Video)
In our SMBU Daily Video, we take a deeper look into trading China. In this video, Mike Bellafiore outlines 3 ways to trade China as a trader or investor. China ETFs Chinese individual stocks Volatility We hope this video helps you improve your trading skills. * no relevant positions