Weekend learning for traders from SMB – August 18, 2018

BellaBella Daily Update

Here are the top learning links from us this week.  We hope they help your trading. 3 trade examples using our most effective trading indicator- Reading the Tape Why do stocks completely reverse on Day 2 How to think about Reading the Tape This trader wants it all and wants it now Two different paths to improved trading consistency How … Read More

This trader wants it all and wants it now

BellaBella Daily Update

Hi Mike, I hope you are doing well. I am reaching out to you because I am struggling a bit, having kind of a rough month so far. After having brought my monthly p/l back to break-even on good momentum the day before yesterday, I had a ytd top 3 loss yesterday: 1.5% of my trading equity or ~23k €. … Read More

How do I start the trading day green?

BellaBella Daily Update

A trader wrote to me seeking feedback on a trading problem he was having. Question to @MikeBellafiore … I noticed, that on most of my days I start in the red. The first couple of trades are usually losses and often I reach my set daily max loss before starting to see profits. What surprises me most, I usually recover … Read More

Two different paths to improved trading consistency

BellaBella Daily Update

I have observed two different paths to improved trading consistency for active traders. Camp 1- Positive on most trading sessions, with minimal drawdowns relative to profitability Camp 2- Middling around, controlling risk, and then catching largely profitable trades Most traders fall into Camp 1 of daily and systematically churning out profits.  They keep their risk low.  Their gains are more … Read More

How to think about Reading the Tape

BellaBella Daily Update

I received this question from an SMB DNA Student on Tape Reading and will answer in this blog post. Bella, I am working on documenting what I should be looking on the Tape and came up with a list after reading your 2 books (some of them are the same observation). My first question is whether I miss something:           Also, … Read More