Trader Casey,”Bella what do you think of my OCR short at 22.50 today?” “What was your plan?” I asked. “I wanted to catch the move from 22.50 to 22.10, the next level.” “What was your stop?” “Bella it was 22.52.” “You probably would have needed a stop of 22.66 for that play to work consistently. So you would have had … Read More
SMB Morning Rundown – August 6, 2010
The SMB Morning Rundown highlights the key levels in the Market and the best trading setup that we have identified for the Open.
SMB on Wall Street Warriors – Part 4 of 4
Wall Street Warriors, a documentary that details the lives of various Wall Street entrepreneurs, features SMB Capital. Watch as a new trainee, fresh out of college, joins SMB in hopes of developing the skills needed to become a consistently profitable trader.
SMB Morning Rundown – August 5, 2010
The SMB Morning Rundown highlights the key levels in the Market and the best trading setup that we have identified for the Open.
On the Wrong Side of These Health Care Trades
Just got back from a 5AM run. It occurred to me as I evaded a two foot rat, dodged the lightening, and got soaked with my morning run in Central Park that I am on the wrong side of a few health care trades. Picked up a Passion Iced Tea at SBUX after my run. How come Stevia is not … Read More
DNDN- A Replay
Before the Open I asked SMB Trader CST, “What are you looking at?” “I am thinking of trading DNDN Bella. I am looking for an opening drive.” I checked briefing.com: Dendreon: Provenge launch is on track The market reacted positively to this news as DNDN was gapping up. On our long term charts 37.50 and 40 were the next important … Read More
Listening and Trusting Other Traders on a Prop Floor (MoneyShow)
This article by SMB was published at the MoneyShow.com. Some really nice video interviews of Bella are attached to this publication.
Book Review of One Good Trade from CrossHairsTrader
CrossHairsTrader wrote this thorough review of One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of Proprietary Trading (Wiley Trading): When I assess the quality of a book I ask myself four questions: 1. Did the author teach me something I did not already know? 2. Did the author reinforce much of what I already know? 3. Did the author leave … Read More