I get this question almost daily: Jeff, what are you going to trade today? Or this one, especially in this market: Jeff, do you think we are close to the bottom? These are both good questions and there is nothing wrong in asking these questions, but what I learned pretty early in my trading career, and it has come in … Read More
Midday Trading
I had a nice morning trading RIMM on the Open. Tough stock, but as I like to make sure everyone on our desk knows…. I am fast and agile. So RIMM is not too tough of a challenge for me. After the Open, I got up from my desk and took care of some firm business. And then I sat … Read More
Expect The Unexpected
Today, from 12pm to 1:45pm the SPYs trended down very steadily from 87 to 83.5. There was a readable seller for the entire downmove. When the SPYs attempted a reversal it failed around 84.6. This led to a downmove to the low of the day at 83. I was able to make a nice chop in the steady downtrend. But … Read More
Letting Go
I was trading HPQ this morning on the good guidance they provided. I traded the stock pretty well in premarket and was able to build a pretty good cushion for the open. I normally do not trade this stock as it is too thick and doesn’t have enough volatility. Today however it was up almost $4 on the open and … Read More
A Fade Trade
During our video review session intraday today we watched some tape of TGT. One of our experienced traders, NYU, faded TGT into its second upmove on the Open at 33.75. There was a struggle at 33 and the buyers won sending TGT quickly to 33.80. NYU thought the move was overdone and got short. This was a poor fade trade. … Read More
The Box vs. The Big Picture
I was at the office Sunday doing some admin stuff and working on some trading prep for this week. One of our senior traders was at the office reviewing some trading videos as well. He had a question for me about how he could trade the large reversals we have been seeing in the market more effectively. He is a … Read More
My Case For A Market Bottom
I think Thursday may have been the lows we may see this bear market. Obviously, nothing is 100%, but I’m seeing things that have made me feel a little safe to start getting long at these levels. And if we break these lows, I really don’t know where support is. But I think the risk/reward is worth getting long at … Read More
Playing for UConn
One of the hardest things when you begin trading is focusing on what is important. At most firms there are leader boards in full view. On your screens it’s impossible to miss your P&L. But it takes about three years to become a great trader. And you can’t make a ton of money until you have developed significant trading skills and learned … Read More
