SMBU asked our trading community to vote for the top three topics to teach during its next webinar. Our partners then taught these topics during a recent webinar. The top three topics were: Price Action Analysis- Specific trades were presented showing how price action was instrumental to construct winning trades The Best Setups for New Traders- Two setups are discussed … Read More
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: Anne-Marie Baiynd of TheTradingBook.com: Why Theta Matters Most-My Perspective as a Market Technician
Today, Andrew Falde returns to the Options Tribe to discuss his approach to trading iron condors in a less stressful way. It should be an interesting presentation given the popularity of the iron condor strategy with positive theta options traders
The Perfect 10 Technical Trade
I ask our traders to only make the *very* best technical trades. Judge each technical trade on a scale of 1-10 and take only those 8/10 or above. What is a Perfect 10 Technical Trade? It’s GENE (Genetic Technologies Limited) from the other day when it traded below a huge technical support level and then dropped 30 percent…in one day….while … Read More
Surround Yourself with Positive AND Negative People: Unleash the Power of Diverse Perspectives
“People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person, or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.”~Plato I was on the phone with a developing retail trader (let’s call him Saratoga Slayer) who had impressive results in Year1. Why did Saratoga Slayer do so well in Year1 when most fail? He wasn’t sure. … Read More
Why Every Trader Should Have A Trading System (SMBU Daily Video)
In our SMBU Daily Video, you will learn why every trader should have a trading system. In this video from Andrew Falde, you will learn: What a trading system is and why every trader needs one. What are the different types of trading systems. How you can make your trading system a routine. What guidelines you can incorporate into your … 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
Breaking Free from Chasing Trades: SMBU Daily Video Insights
This SMBU Daily Video teaches a lesson on equities trading and is given by Steve Spencer, Managing Partner at SMB. From this video you will learn: If you continue to chase stocks, eventually you will get burned. Pro traders can get away with chasing sometimes. It takes 5 good trades to make up for one poor chase. We hope this … Read More
Stock Selection and Game Planning
My morning game plan has helped me navigate some tricky situations over the years. Some days my energy isn’t great due to a poor night’s sleep or maybe I’m just a bit under the weather. Having a clear repeatable methodology each morning allows me to be a bit off but still pull some money out of the market (or avoid larger losses). … Read More