Weekend learning lessons for traders from the prop desk

Surprising advice from a Senior Trader (critical to your success) Improve your edge (or gain one) with this overall market analysis technique An introduction to how we use Tape Reading to make profitable trades (Twitter) Ten things I wish I knew before I started trading options Everything you NEED to know before placing a trade (assuming you don’t want to … Read More

Weekend learning lessons for traders from the prop desk

Trading Psychology: Growing Your Trading Business (Dr. Steenbarger and Bella) Options Trading for a Living: You Can Become a Winning Options Traders If You Have These Qualities Risk Management: How to Smartly Increase Risk to Boost Trading Profits ($PTON) Momentum Stocks: Buying the Dip ($ROKU) Weekly Options: The Best Trade I Ever Made (US/China Trade War) *no relevant positions Important … Read More

Man I stink!

There are four traders in our September trading class, chosen from thousands of applicants. 16 days into his trading career one our new traders wrote this review: At the start of your career you are supposed to stink.  The path of many traders is: 1) lose too much 2) lose less 3) flat 4) slightly positive 5) consistently positive 6) … Read More

Options Filters

In our SMBU Daily Video, learn how you can use filters to adjust your position sizing. In this video from Andrew Falde, you will learn: Using volatility based sizing How to get better consistency in your trading An example in a momentum based strategy We hope this video helps you improve your trading skills. – SMBU Team * no relevant positions

A+ Options Trades

In our SMBU Daily Video, learn about A+ options trades. In this video from Seth Freudberg, you will learn: Not all conditions are optimal for all options income trades It makes sense to increase capital on trades when optimal conditions exist for that strategy We hope this video helps you improve your trading skills. – SMBU Team Hi I’m Seth Freudberg, I’m … Read More

Options for a New Trader (SMBU Daily Video)

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In our SMBU Daily Video, learn some basic concepts in options trading. In this video from Seth Freudberg, you will learn: Buying a call option gives you the right to buy shares at a certain price (the “strike price”) by a certain date. Buying a put option gives you the right to sell shares you own at a certain price (again … Read More

The Long Term Key to Succeeding as an Options Income Trader

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Having run our options trading desk at SMB for over two years now and having traded options income strategies as a retail options trader for close to ten years I can tell you this… The data is in and the record is clear: Income traders who  control the size of their losing trades are the long term winners.   That’s … Read More