Maximizing My Weaknesses

BellaGeneral Comments21 Comments

Today I maximized my weaknesses.  I found the set up that is a trading weakness for my system, traded it with size, and now sit with a P&L that represents the worst of my trading.  In one sense this is quite impressive.  I did not just underperform this open.  I did as poorly as I possible could.   Fresh news … Read More

Traders Ask: How to Recognize Real Order Algos

gmanGilbert Mendez's (Gman's) Blogs9 Comments

Yesterday we received an inquiry from a reader regarding algos. Read the inquiry below: Hi. I have been trading for  nine years now and one of my biggest strengths is tape reading. However, the algo programs are absurd these days. How does the Gman distinguish real buying from some program just market making a stock? Also, it seems like the programs are more in … Read More

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!!!!!

sspencerGeneral Comments2 Comments

I woke up to a dream today and it was the market! If you are a short-term trader then it is time to start brown bagging your lunch if you haven’t already. Today’s final 80 minutes of trading provided as much opportunity as you see in an entire trading day. This followed the meltdown we saw yesterday in the final … Read More