Netflix has been the #1 momo stock for the past few years. Recently, its ascent began to accelerate at an unsustainable pace. When a stock begins to behave like this it is time to look for low risk high reward entries on the short side. Here are a few things you can look for as clues when to open the … Read More
Cash Flow Trading
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn about cash flow trading. In this video from Steven Spencer, you will learn: How to take advantage of ranges Why cash flow trades can lead to larger gains How Steve traded the recent range in $TWTR We hope this video helps you improve your trading skills. – SMBU Team * no relevant positions
The Analyst Downgrade Bottom–Micron
When a stock has been in a longer term down trend there are many ways that it can put in a tradeable bottom (assuming it isn’t a commodity stock in which case it may just file for bankruptcy at some point). The fundamental cause of its down trend goes away. This is what happened in Apple in 2013 after its 40% … Read More
What are your 5 best trades?
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn why you should focus only on your best trades. In this video from Mike Bellafiore, he discusses: Where you should place your risk Why professional traders often need to reevaluate their trading How one of SMB’s traders made his quarter in a play he trades well We hope this video helps you improve your … Read More
Are You Trading Too Many Stocks?
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn lessons from our latest class going live. In this video from Mike Bellafiore, you will learn: What stocks should you avoid? What is the correct number of positions to be trading? How do you create guardrails to boost confidence? How do you place yourself in a position to succeed? What are your goals when you … Read More
“This Stock Is Going To Zero”
Yesterday we started looking at SUNE as a good bounce candidate. Since issuing a profit warning the stock had sold off over 50% in a matter of days. We had been receiving pretty good news flow that large buyers began accumulating the stock around $16 and as it approached its 52 week low our expectation was that it would bounce … Read More
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: Joe Murray of SMB Capital: Trading Medium Probability Iron Condors
This week, Joe Murray of SMB Capital will discuss the findings of his live trading and exhaustive backtesting of his medium probability iron condor strategy.
Options Traders that Don’t Fail Have This in Common
The data is in and the record is clear: Income traders who control the size of their losing trades are the long term winners. Having run our options trading desk at SMB since 2013 and having traded options income strategies for much longer… I can tell you that this simple truth proves itself over and over — on a regular basis. … Read More