I sent this question from an SMB reader to Dr. Jonathan F. Katz, performance coach, at High Performance Associates. —– I’m sending this message as I am in need of help with regard to a specific issue that I’m currently experiencing. I have studied the market vigorously every day for the past two years. I’ve read and studied many books … Read More
The Future of Trader Education
Today we have launched SMB Options Training! SMB is actively teaming with awesome educators/traders in the options space, technical analysis, and swing trading. No one will be added to our team who is not actively trading. No trading program ever will be developed that does not incorporate our core teaching beliefs of training traders like elite performers. SMB Training will … Read More
5/15/11 Market Overview and Swing Setups
@AdamG_SMB discusses setups in $AMZN $BIDU $PAY $AVGO $BTU $BJRI $WMG $ALTR $TTWO $M $GMCR $VNO $GOOG $FNSR $NVDA $SNDK $UA $SPY $ES_F $SI_F $SLV $GC_F $CL_F $W_F $CC_F
Trading with a Bias: Unlocking Strategies to Overcome Market Challenges (Stock: WFMI)
(this post was originally written May 1st and refers to the price action in WFMI from 4/28/11) Let me start by saying as an intraday trader it’s ok to have a bias but your mind needs to be open to all different possibilities. A stock is gapping up, my bias would be long, gapping down my bias would be short. … Read More
Use the GPS
When I trade a stock “off the beaten path” (see my previous blog post), I always have an understanding of where the stock is in its trade along with the broad market. I’m always watching SPY levels and how the SPY trades. This allows me to make a better assessment of the relative strength or lack of in my stock. … Read More
Traders Ask: How Do You Handle the Daily Stress of Trading?
Hi mike In your book and in many of your posts and lectures you compering a day trader to a professional athlete. because of the need of showing perfect performance in each game/match/contest and you are right of course. But i think there is also a big difference. Most professional athletes have to compete for a few days a month at … Read More
Why BIDU Kicked My Ass Today
I lost money in BIDU today. I was trading it strictly on the short side. It opened at 137 and close at 131. Wow, you must thinking that this guy really has no idea what the heck he is doing. You might be right 🙂 Let’s review some of the things that caused me to lose money in it today … Read More
A Great Note I Received From One of My Mentoring Students
Seth – When I was in the military, I was assigned as the unit trainer (started with 70 soldiers). To give a little more detail, I was a lieutenant in a patriot missile battery. When we would train, it would be three different platoons in one confined area, all training toward one objective (getting our site, missile launchers, and engagement control … Read More