*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note Believe it or not the fear of success could be keeping you from succeeding. But isn’t success what we want? Why would … Read More
Webinar Video Replay: How to Achieve Your Trading Goals in 2014
Below is a video replay of our latest webinar: How to Achieve Your Trading Goals in 2014. We surveyed the SMBU Trading Community for their 2014 trading goals. Steve Spencer and I shared the goals from our trading community during this webinar and then offered solutions to achieve these goals. Finally, after four months of waiting… SMB DNA will reopen … Read More
Trash to Treasure Swing Trade ($PLUG)
Below is our second installment of the 2014 edition of The PlayBook Checkup with Bella, author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook. During these sessions a trade archived by a new trader from our desk will be reviewed by Bella. Attendance is free for SMBU Tools subscribers, who can also ask questions during the event. Watch this review of Trash to Treasure Swing Trade … Read More
The PlayBook Checkup (Fade/Reversal Trade: $SSYS)
Below is our first installment of the 2014 edition of The PlayBook Checkup with Bella, author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook. During these sessions a trade archived by a new trader from our desk will be reviewed by Bella. Attendance is free for SMBU Tools subscribers, who can also ask questions during the event. Watch this review of a Fade/Reversal Trade in … Read More
How do You Use Candlesticks? Trade Confirmation.
Marc Principato, CMT, shares his beginner series where he illustrates how candlestick wicks offer valuable information when it comes to gauging buying / selling pressure at the moment. They are excellent forms of price action confirmation. 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 … Read More
How Conventional Are You?
As a trading mentor, I speak to many up and coming traders who are looking for guidance. There are a number of things that I ask to gauge where the trader is in their learning curve. One of the main pieces of information that I like to learn about a trader is what strategy or strategies are they executing within … Read More
Trading Education: Days Like These
This morning I got to the office a bit tired and not in the greatest of moods. I am not a big fan of bitter cold temperatures as my hands and feet tend to stay cold once they get that way! So the past couple of days let’s just say I haven’t been as quick on the key board as … Read More
Stop Predicting
New traders are trained by the financial media to believe that accurately predicting the market is the only way to gain an edge. Meanwhile professional traders and prop firms around the world successfully navigate the market without forward-looking analysis. Here are three over-simplified components to a portfolio strategy that do not require predictive trading: 1) Buy (long) instruments that are … Read More