HIG was In Play. 25 was an important level on our long term charts. And HIG found 25. You had a decision that extenuates trading in the HFT era. Do you load up right when HIG gets above 25 or higher after it has clearly holds above this important technical level? One of our guys was All In right when HIG paraded … Read More
SFO Webinar with Bella on November 4, 2010
Mike Bellafiore to present a free webinar with SFO Magazine.
Morning thoughts for November 3, 2010
Good morning traders. SPYs trading up premarket near the rally highs. I am not getting excited about chasing the market at these prices as recent highs in the market have seen profit taking. I have also started to note that the rally is beginning to narrow, as individual stocks as a whole are starting to follow the movement in the … Read More
SMB Morning Rundown – November 3, 2010
The SMB Morning Rundown highlights the key levels in the Market and the best trading setup that we have identified for the Open.
Asian Session- Pre London FX Thoughts
I sit here in my living room watching the news about the election results and I can’t wait for the volatility ahead of us in the next 24 hours. Technically things appear to point for a lower dollar as seen in the chart. The weekly time frame shows signs of a messy consolidation-indecisive action with a wide range, the hourly … Read More
No More Mr. Nice Guy!
Attention all short term traders! Stop with the stupid short trades in LVS! If a stock is in an uptrend in every conceivable time frame you need to spend your energy thinking about how to get long. It is asinine to think that every time you see some weakness on the tape or it has one negative day that this is the … Read More
The Importance of Visualization Exercises: A Testimonial
Mr Bellafiore, I must stop by to thank you for your amazing work on the SMB blog as well as the Stocktwits University shows. I have recently gotten into trading, replacing flying airplanes with AA to doing this full time (at least trying my best). Your visualization techniques are exactly what we do in the airline business on top of simulator … Read More
Morning thoughts for November 2, 2010
Good morning traders. Midterm election results are out later today and FOMC statement tomorrow. There are two main scenarios I am looking for today. The first and what would be the more usual, calls for a quiet trading day as the market waits for news. The second, less likely scenario would be a move to the upside in anticipation of … Read More