Morning Thoughts 12/10/10

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For the equities market, there are three scenarios I am considering today.  In decreasing order of probability: 1. The S&P will hold this range (looking at 1233 on the futures) and stay in consolidation all day.  Normally, I would say there is a 70% chance of this happening due to the Rusell 2000 and other mid/small cap indexes which are … Read More

Reminder of the Scottsdale Trader Meetup

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Join Mike Bellafiore and the Scottsdale Traders and Investors Meetup Group, the largest and longest surviving active traders group in the Phoenix area on December 14th. Mike will be speaking with the Traders on the following: The trading fundamentals of One Good Trade from inside One Good Trade. How our prop firm makes trading decisions based on Intraday Fundamentals, Technical … Read More

Morning thoughts 12/9/10

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Good morning traders, The S&P 500 is still dealing with important resistance, which is not a clear level but a rough zone from 122 – 123.60 on the SPY.  Though we are above that this morning, this is a large zone and we cannot expect a clean break.  The Russell 2000 index (see IWM) is still potentially overextended and vulnerable … Read More

Global Markets Summit 2010

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SMB’s Steve Spencer will be featured on the panel “The Future of Trading” at the Global Markets Summit in New York City at The Waldorf Astoria on Thursday December 9th. Leaders from exchanges, broker-dealers, alternative trading systems, investors and hedge funds will gather to represent their respective sectors and the markets as a whole. Topics debated will include the effects … Read More

The SMB SuperChop

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47.50 is a huge level in LVS.  On the Open it traded below there.  I hit the bids.  LVS found 45.60.  Were you prepared to make a SuperChop? CELG announced new disappointing news about a drug.  It gapped down, showed weakness on the open and dropped like a falling knife.  Did you make a superchop? If DECK breaks its longerterm … Read More