Two weeks ago while on vacation I wrote this market-related post, wondering if the most recent down move would lead to a higher level of market volatility or simply retrace and be back to business as usual. Well, it appears that we have our answer as it is back to the #NewNormal. In the past four trading days the SPY … Read More
Elevating Your Trading Game: Discover the Power of an Effective Exit Strategy
Traders often struggle with when to sell a winning position. They sell too early and they regret as the stock trades three points higher or they don’t sell and the stock gives back all of the trader’s gains. The poor sale can send them into a distraction of regret, frustration, and even anger. In my next book The PlayBook, I … Read More
The Misunderstanding of the Conviction Trade
“I am going to stay in this until I am proven wrong. This is a Conviction Trade.” Things heard on a prop trading desk, from a retail trader, at a macro hedge fund, on the Financial Media Entertainment Complex. If only most of the above had conviction when they should. I was in my office chatting with a new trader … Read More
Do you have a news edge?
Last night I had dinner with Ravee Mehta, author of The Emotionally Intelligent Investor and former hedge fund trader at Soros Fund Management, hoping to learn more about getting a real news edge while trading. On my desk I hear my guys talking about Conviction Trades before the stock confirms their thesis. I have worked with very experienced discretionary traders who … Read More
Does the 10,000 Hour Rule Apply to Trading?
It takes purposeful practice AND 10,000 hours to become great at anything, says this latest blog from Barking Up the Wrong Tree. I write about one way to practice purposefully in my next book The PlayBook (which you can preorder), by creating your PlayBook. I have written about other ways extensively on this blog (some examples below). Improving Our Performance … Read More
A Trade Idea: $CLF
I look at the weekly and monthly charts in CLF and it looks like death! Maybe another 40% of downside. But as a lower time frame trader I see a long set up. I tweeted earlier today that CLF looked to be bottoming as it was being supported at 24.50. That was a good spot to initiate a small position. … Read More
A Simple Tape Trade: $SPLS
I made this very simple tape trade on the Open today. SPLS was gapping lower on earnings. The sector has been decimated recently and my initial instinct was to look to short on the Open. As the market opened I got short but a buyer stepped in at and I covered. On the chart below I have highlighted where the … Read More
Jared Levy on Fox Business: Where Do We Go From Here?
Jared Levy, host of SMB’s upcoming comprehensive video series on directional vertical spreads and author of Visual Guide to Options (Bloomberg Financial), appeared on Fox Business last week to discuss where the market is headed from here as it reaches its record highs, his views on AAPL, and a few select equities. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.comThe SMB Options … Read More