7 ideas for improving your trading consistency

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I was recently a guest lecturer at Stony Brook University sharing my knowledge of trading and trader development with interested students.  At the end of my lecture, a student approached and asked, “How can I improve my trading consistency?” We have polled our trading community for the top trading issues they would like to solve, and trading consistency consistently makes … Read More

Three Ideas to Help You Catch Your Best Trade Ideas

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@mikebellafiore One thing I do before the open is develop a game plan.  What stocks do I want to trade first?  What prices do I want to enter positions?  This helps a trader to not get overwhelmed when the market opens.  There is all this data flashing buy on multiple screens in nanoseconds.  Sorting out your best stocks and best … Read More

What it Takes to Go Live at Our Firm

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SMB receives approximately 5,000 applications each year to trade for the firm. As you can imagine, it’s nearly a full time job to sort through 400+ new applications each month. Of the thousands that apply each year, the net acquisition of new traders that go live with the firm is less than 50. That’s right… Less than 1% of applicants … Read More

Ideas from the Prop Desk to Improve Your Trading – The Partner Rips (Video)

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Last week I presented at #Stocktoberfest the @Stocktwits event masterminded by @howardlindzon.  My presentation was titled: 8 Ideas from the Prop Desk to Improve Your Trading.  Below is part 4 of the video series reconstructing my presentation. In this video Mike discusses: 1) Larges losses an SMB partner was taking in afterhours trading 2) The importance of understanding your edge 3) … Read More

Unlocking Trading Ideas from the Prop Desk: A Trader’s Treasure Hunt for Edge (Video)

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Last week I presented at #Stocktoberfest the @Stocktwits event masterminded by @howardlindzon.  My presentation was titled: 8 Ideas from the Prop Desk to Improve Your Trading.  Below is part 3 of the video series reconstructing my presentation. In this video below Mike discusses: 1) The importance of reviewing your past trades to find your trading edge 2) The value of learning … Read More