SMB has built the most prolific blog for original trading content on the Web. If you google “trading blog” SMB is the first result that appears linking to an actual blog. Our blog traffic globally finds us #1 in our space. In five short years how did we become a place that is now visited by readers in over 100 … Read More
AUDUSD Bearish But Where To Short?
Recently AUDUSD has presented a bearish condition, but shorting lows is risky. — Marc, Principato Risk Disclaimer *No Relevant Positions
Enhancing Trader Performance: Pattern-Seeking Addiction
*****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 We stock traders are notorious pattern seekers, “finding” everything from head and shoulders to triangles to cups with handles in price charts. … Read More
Let Rodney Be Rodney
Good afternoon Bella! I’ve been crunching my trading stats lately, and see lots of positives but also some things that clearly need improving. A positive is my stats off the open, 9:30-9:50. Those are very strong. However, what is severely lacking is my trading performance from 1:30-4pm. I know you’ve talked about how within the trading day, there are three separate … Read More
GBPUSD: Rangebound or Strong?
The GBPUSD has been range bound most recently. Where are the extreme prices where we can see long or short opportunities? — Marc Principato, CMT, Risk Disclaimer *No Relevant Positions
Volume Analysis: The Value Area?
Our volume analysis has unique patterns. Here are two that are not so obvious. — Marc Principato, CMT, Risk Disclaimer *No Relevant Positions
Making Trades Your Own (an Example in $SBUX)
Here’s an email exchange between a trader and me that demonstrates the importance of making trades your own. — I’m curious about what your thoughts are on this tweet (below). I thought you might appreciate it. I’m enjoying The Playbook, and I enjoyed reading One Good Trade several months ago as well. Thanks for all that you do. Trend play … Read More
Profitable Discretionary Traders Should Trade on Proprietary Trading Platforms
Bella, I have a question regarding last Tuesday’s session on October 8. I don’t attend Tuesday’s sessions live due to me being tired and the time zone difference. Anyway my question is: You mentioned that traders should seek other than off the shelf platforms in order for them to make more than they consistently do, assuming that they are doing … Read More