Hi Mike, I’ve been reading The PlayBook and saw a few mentions of SMB’s growth in the area of algorithmic trading. I am a programmer and have been working on some of my own trading algorithms. Right now I am building algorithms to work with (website redacted per request) but I’m finding some limitations with their platform (for example, it … Read More
Unleashing the Power of Professional Charting for Traders
Q: I’m getting ready for the DNA program. Going through what I have so far, I have two questions maybe you can advise me on: 1. Basic IT suggestions for hardware, RAM, processor, etc, for optimal performance off the computer to match what the SMB desk is doing. I’ve been using an Apple computer and now I (obviously) need to … Read More
S&P, EURUSD Still In Resistance Zones?
S&P and EURUSD are gyrating in broad resistance ranges. Timing a short all depends on price structure. — Marc Principato, CMT, Risk Disclaimer *No Relevant Positions
I Am Worried About Dark Pools
RE: Should we be concerned with all of the volume being done on dark pools as retail traders? @MikeBellafiore SMBU recently sent a survey to the SMB Trading Community asking of their trading frustrations. From this survey we ferreted out the top five trading frustrations. Then we held a Webinar to offer solutions. Here is a link to that … Read More
This is a Detailed Trading Plan
Q: How many pages is typical of a sufficient detailed trading plan? And how might one go about SIMPLIFYING to focus on what matters most? @MikeBellafiore SMBU recently sent a survey to the SMB Trading Community asking of their trading frustrations. From this survey we ferreted out the top five trading frustrations. Then we held a Webinar to offer solutions. … Read More
From The PlayBook: Building Intuition
Learning how to build your intuition is a key element of successful trading. Here’s a discussion on this from Chapter 4 (“How Good Can You Be?”): Arggh is the topic of trading intuition misunderstood. Newbs think they are born with a “feel” for the markets and trade accordingly. Yeah, so it doesn’t work like that. Intuition is your trading brain telling you … Read More
What Does the Average Day Trader Make?
Q: What does your average day trader earn in percentage terms per year? @MikeBellafiore SMBU recently sent a survey to the SMB Trading Community asking of their trading frustrations. From this survey we ferreted out the top five trading frustrations. Then we held a Webinar to offer solutions. During this Webinar we were asked the question above. In One Good … Read More
Maximize Your Income with the Calendar Spread: An Options Trading Strategy
We have discussed the definition of two options trading income strategies before: the short vertical spread and the iron condor. In this article we would like to introduce you to another options strategy called the “calendar spread” which is also known as the “time spread”. Like the short vertical spread, when employing the calendar spread strategy, we are selling one … Read More