How Do You Spend Your Time?

BellaMike Bellafiore's (Bella's) Blogs10 Comments

GMan, Joe P and I traded QCOM After Hours (chop!) and then I hopped on the subway much earlier than usual to head uptown. It was a road trip for SMB to experience Avatar on the IMax with 3D glasses. On my ride uptown I overheard some new day traders from another firm talking. I found their conversation unproductive. Three … Read More

A Day Trader’s Dream

sspencerGeneral Comments, Steven Spencer (Steve's) Blogs4 Comments

You couldn’t ask for anything more than AAPL provided today. A selloff that began in the premarket from 208 that ended when a large buyer began accumulating at 203.40. An uptrend that once above 208 offered more than five points of upside. And a downtrend into the close that began with a hard down move through 211 and ended from … Read More

Is the NYSE Manipulating Trades?

smbcapitalSMB In The News11 Comments

Gman, head trader at SMB Capital, wrote an excellent article for Wall Street Cheat Sheet about  the way his orders are treated by the specialists at the NYSE. Gman shows how his orders may be front-run by the specialist forcing him to sell lower or buy higher.