In the past 20 years US equity markets have evolved dramatically. The two major US markets the NYSE and NASDAQ have moved forward at different paces but pretty much have converged at this point with how they interact with traders. Trades can be executed on either exchange within a blink of an eye by computers and humans alike. For an … Read More
Reading the Tape Questions and Trading from the Middle East
Dear Bella, I can’t find the words for thanking you and the folks at SMB for the great free educational staff you post daily on your blog, I just can’t. I want to thank you also for the great course of reading the tape I have taken , It didn’t teach me how to read the tape it did taught … Read More
The Social Trading Fantasy
It began with the advances of downloadable trading software and the retail automated trading algorithms back in 2008. Back in those days, web sites popped up that offered programs or “Expert Advisors” that promised to print you money while you slept. What a great idea: You never have to learn anything, just buy the program for $100 – $500, set … Read More
Trader Disney Land
Hey Mike, I recently blew my profits gain from the past 3 months in one stubborn trade. And not I dare not go in again as I fear I could be wrong again and lost money. My system was right but my emotions was burnt. This is not the first time I lost a trade but somehow I couldn’t pick … Read More
Taking Your Credit Early
This post is another in a series that we will be publishing which track the hypothetical performance of broken wing butterfly trades selected by Greg Loehr of Optionsbuzz.com. I promised to follow up to my earlier post tracking a hypothetical SPX weekly broken wing butterfly, so here it goes. Using the options that expire tomorrow the butterfly is long the 1380 … Read More
Greed Is Bad. Just Ask My Sanity.
One of the most iconic images people have of Wall Street is the scene from the first Wall Street film where Gordon Gecko delivers his infamous monologue that begins like this, “Greed, for the lack of a better word, is Good”. Since greed and it’s first cousin fear still drive markets, it does serve a purpose in terms of creating … Read More
My Worst Trade
Recently I was going through my trading notes and I happened to come across a trade that I documented a while back. And after looking it over, I realized it can serve as a good lesson to present to newer traders who may not realize that they are also making this costly mistake. Somewhere in our learning curve, we have … Read More
Broken Wing Butterflies Are Back
This post is another in a series that we will be publishing which track the hypothetical performance of broken wing butterfly trades selected by Greg Loehr of Optionsbuzz.com. After taking a break from blogging, I’m now back to continue contributing to the understanding of what I believe is among the best strategies that a trader can have in his (or … Read More