In this workshop, Marc showed traders how to utilize multiple time frames in order to decide which side of the market offers the greatest potential and the least amount of risk. This kind of market perspective can make the difference between taking profits quickly or giving the market more of a chance to realize a greater potential. If you missed this … Read More
Forex Trading: When do you let a winner run?
You know the following situation well: You had a long in EUR/USD at 1.3005 and sold it at 1.3018 only to watch it go to 1.3086 over the next hour. Of course when you try and hold for these type of moves, you give back your 10+ pips plus some additional when your stop gets hit. How do we know … Read More
Free Mentoring Classes with John Locke
Twice a month since September 2012, SMB has been holding John Locke’s group mentoring classes, and now we’ve got a special offer: we’re offering two free sessions for his M3/Bearish Butterfly/Rock Trade group mentoring classes today, May 2 and Thursday, May 16. For those of you who are new to SMB Options, John Locke is an experienced options trader and … Read More
Trade Review: $VRTX
VRTX gapped up over 50% on positive drug news. In this trade review Steven Spencer discusses his basic philosophy on trading very large gaps as well as his executions in VRTX.
[Recording] The Playbook: Earnings Season
If you missed this Webinar by Mike Bellafiore, author of the “trading classic” One Good Trade, on “What You Should Focus on During Earnings Season”, this is your opportunity to watch it. This recording is no longer available.
Forex Trading: When Should You Go Against The Trend?
What makes prices in a financial market system fluctuate the way they do is traders entering and exiting the market for an infinite number of reasons. Some may be getting stopped out while others may be adding to a position. We can never know for sure the reasons why they may be acting a particular way at a specific period … Read More
Rich Trader, Poor Trader
Trading is inextricably linked with money. You are taking risk in the markets because you want to make money. If you trade well over a long period of time, then you will make lots of money. We all know what the results of trading success can look like, and that motivates us—the cushy bank balance, nice house(s), etc. Most traders … Read More
Sometimes Being Contrarian Means Betting on the Trend
A dip against the long-term trend offers a high probability setup for the contrarian trader to adjust options positions that haven’t been working and to put on positions that will take advantage of a possible trend resumption. In this most recent example, we can see that the price traded down to the lower band of the LRC Channel. Regardless of … Read More