In this post I will show you a strategy that can be long and short financials at the same time and end profitably. The concept is based on pairing instruments that have different natures. The nature of leveraged instruments is to increase the impact of one-way movements. The nature of unlevered broad-based indexes/funds tends to have more reversion and overlapping … Read More
GBPUSD Pullback Possibilities?
The GBPUSD has been somewhat choppy recently but structure still paints a picture of strength. Where are the attractive price levels? Subscribe: http://bit.ly/utraderyt Help me write my book: http://www.unconventionaltrader.com Training Info: http://www.bit.ly/smbhome My analysis on TradingView.com: http://bit.ly/tviewprfle Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/marcpmarkets Webinar and Trade Review Archive: http://bit.ly/archpge Marc Principato, CMT Risk Disclaimer *No Relevant Positions
Free Options Webinar: Craig Hilsenrath of Optionworkbench.com: Improving Options Portfolio Returns Using Probabilities and Statistics
Tuesday January 7, 2014 at 5pm ET Each Tuesday, SMB hosts an Options Tribe meeting where veteran traders and experts in the world of options trading share live presentations. This meeting is free to the public on the first Tuesday of each month. All other meetings require an annual membership to OptionsTribe.com. To register or join, please use the invitation … Read More
How Much Do You Know About Price and Time?
Here is another sample from my upcoming Mentoring Series. This segment goes into important details about time and price. Marc Principato, CMT Risk Disclaimer *No Relevant Positions
Trading Lesson: Explosion After Rest—$TWTR
Today’s video trade review highlights a few key points for short-term equity trading. One, how to identify important “inflection points” which can be used as the basis for low risk high reward trades; two, when to consider getting back into a position that doesn’t work initially; and three, how to actively manage a position versus taking your hands off the keyboard and letting … Read More
Studying Price Patterns: $APC and $RH
***Editor’s note: Jake Huska is a college student working on his trading game. At SMB we believe traders should start working on their trading game early, just like pro athletes. Jake’s posts reflect a better journey toward becoming a pro trader for the college student with a passion for trading.*** As a trader I am more concerned with price patterns … Read More
The Reversal Trade: $TWTR
The short setup that continues to yield the best results in this Raging Bull market is finding stocks that have run for several days and then looking for a “catalyst” for a change in direction. In our last Two Minute Trade Review, $AAPL had a news catalyst that created a short term top (currently about $20 lower). In this example I was … Read More
The PlayBook Checkup ($TRLA Strong Uptrend)
Below is our third edition of The PlayBook Checkup with Bella, author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook. During these sessions a new trader from our desk will have a PlayBook trade they archived reviewed by Bella. Attendance is free for SMBU Tools subscribers, who can also ask questions during the event. Watch this review of a Strong Uptrend in $TRLA. Highlights: a) The … Read More