Join us for a special Webinar, “The Future of Trading: The Multi-market, Multi-product, Discretionary, Quant Trader”, with Mike Bellafiore and Mike from BigMikeTrading.com today, Tuesday, November 12 at 4:30pm ET. The topics of discussion are: * How pro traders are crystallizing their favorite setups * How pro traders are expressing their favorite setups in other products * How pro traders … Read More
EUR/USD Major Support?
The EUR/USD pair has been pulling back. The question is where can this pair bounce significantly? Marc Principato, CMT, Risk Disclaimer *No Relevant Positions
Déjà Vu: $HTZ
*****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.***** About a month ago I shared my trade review for … Read More
How Do We Improve This Trader’s Performance?
Hello Mike, I had a quick question for you: I’m currently experiencing a small draw down and was trying to formulate a plan on what are the steps I need to take going forward so that I can get back to being profitable. I came up with some questions I should ask myself and some actions I must take to … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance: Risk Versus Uncertainty
*****One blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading is David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader. Below is his latest post for the SMB Trading Community. We hope you enjoy!***** — Editor’s Note Do traders manage risk or uncertainty? Is there a distinction between the two? Does it matter? When we … Read More
10 Steps Ahead of the Market
Hi Mike, How’s it going? Hope your family and trading have been well. I am improving as a trader. These days I am net positive month on month. However, I’m still not elevating my performance to the level I want it to be. It’s frustrating because I know I’m capable of so much more. I want to get my brain … Read More
All Good Traders Must Have a Nickname
Mike Bellafiore, Hello. I want to say thank you for a wonderful book, One Good Trade! In Russia there is nothing like this book. I have not yet started trading, as do the study of the theory and the accumulation of money for shopping schea, but I’m sure that if I follow all the rules you set, it will reduce … Read More
A Profitable Weekly Options Trade in $MSFT
Almost five years ago two of the better traders ever trained by SMB asked for risk with longer term positions. We loved these guys and had all the confidence in their trading ability. After a period of huge gains the firm had had a particularly bad month and these two traders were not trading their intraday accounts well. Bad timing … Read More