Martin asks: I have a question about one of your first webinars involving the February butterfly. At the end of the trade it appears that instead of closing the trade completely you just neutralized it. What was the reason that you handled it that way ? What is the advantage of neutralizing the trade instead of closing it?: Martin is … Read More
Traders Ask: About that SYY Trade
Hi Mike, I just read your blog post on the SYY trade you guys made the other day. It was basically a play for an opening drivethat you wanted to add to your traders’ playbook. Just a quick couple of questions, if you don’t mind: 1) Would you be more aggressive if you see the bid hold at 30.63, drop, … Read More
SMB Morning Rundown – May 12, 2011
Today, the Market appears set to open slightly lower. The levels we are watching in the SPY are 134.00 and 134.60 (resistance) and 133.00 and 129.50 (support). Our best AM Idea for today, which we highlighted in our AM Meeting is to get long VRSN on a pullback in the 36.50-37.00 range. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter.
5/11/11 Market Overview and Swing Setups
@AdamG_SMB covers setups in $SPY $ES_F $DX_F $SLV $SI_F $CL_F $AMZN $BIDU $PAY $AAPL $AVGO $BJRI $WMG $VRSN $GOOG $EGN $JOYG $ILMN
Forex trade of the week.
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Trade the Trade
A trader sent me this review of his work of yesterday: I made ~$250-300 right on the open which I was fairly happy with considering the stock I was trading didn’t move exactly how I wanted it to. I was trading actively, controlling my risk and in the trades I needed to be in. Most importantly, I was involved. None … Read More
Making it worse
Bobby Curtis was a world class distance runner who developed insomnia (NY Daily News article). He had to quit competitive running. He tried and considered every solution. And then…… It was on one of his innumerable Internet searches that Bobby Curtis finally found a deceptively simple approach, one that counseled him to follow his normal schedule of activities, no matter … Read More
Decoding Market Volatility: Navigating the Heck Out of Options Trading with Dan Harvey
When I first started trading options a number of years ago, I became very friendly with a great options trader, and an even greater human being by the name of Dan Harvey. Dan, a retired medical doctor, is one of the finest options traders I have ever met. He is very analytical, very calm and a very flexible thinker. … Read More