If Trading Stresses You Out, Change Your Perception

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I see it all the time, income traders battling a trade at any cost. Sitting there hour after hour, day after day completely stressed out; using too many resources and taking on way too much risk just so they can win. It’s as if their life depends on winning the trade. This usually happens because the trader is attaching some … Read More

Buying a Call Doesn’t Always Work Even if the Stock Goes Up… A lot

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In this video, Seth Freudberg, explains why making money on call options is not as simple as accurately predicting the direction of a stock. He uses a recent NFLX example to drive this point home. Enjoy the video!  Seth Freudberg Director, SMB Options Training Program The SMB Options Training Program is a program designed for novice and intermediate level options … Read More

Give Me a Break SMB

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Mike, I’m reading your book – One Good Trade – for the second time. In Chapter 3 you describe how your firm selects candidates and how much this process is inadequite. Why don’t you just let people papertrade (remotely from home) with your platform and see who does best? I understand your concern trying to select person with the best … Read More

SMB AM Meeting Recap: $TWTR

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In this short video, Steve discusses a stock from this morning’s AM Meeting. Every morning he reviews the market and analyzes the stocks that are in play and likely to have second-day moves. Steve discusses the potential trading setups in $TWTR. Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and … Read More

SMB AM Meeting Recap: $NFLX on April 28, 2014

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In this short video, Steve discusses a stock from this morning’s AM Meeting. Every morning he reviews the market and analyzes the stocks that are in play and likely to have second-day moves. Steve discusses the potential trading setups in $NFLX. Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and … Read More

Your Beliefs Are Your Reality, Choose Them Wisely

John LockeGuest Blog, Health and Trading, John Locke, Options Education, SMB Options, Trader Development, Trading Lesson, Trading PsychologyLeave a Comment

I was answering some questions at a trading seminar a while back and a trader stood up and said, “It’s impossible to average more than 12% per year on a portfolio”. I said “OK” and went on to the next person. After all it wasn’t a question so what else was I to say. Apparently, I missed something because he … Read More