I was answering some questions at a trading seminar a while back and a trader stood up and said, “It’s impossible to average more than 12% per year on a portfolio”. I said “OK” and went on to the next person. After all it wasn’t a question so what else was I to say. Apparently, I missed something because he … Read More
April 21, 2014 Locke In Your Success Weekly Market and Position Update
No relevant positions Risk disclaimer John Locke
What statement are you making with your trading?
I talk to traders all over the world and it surprises me how many “high probability” or “market neutral” traders don’t realize that they are making a statement with their position. By making a statement I mean whenever you enter a position, you are defining the conditions under which you will win and which you will lose. For example, when … Read More
Smart Options Trading: Unlocking Success with Strategy and Skill
“It’s better to be lucky than smart.” I’m not sure how that one got started, but I have to count that as one of the most foolish expressions in the English language. First off, what does it even mean? That if you have no intelligence or experience, that the only thing you have left is “luck” and you had better … Read More
Free Options Webinar: Craig Hilsenrath of Optionworkbench.com: Improving Options Portfolio Returns Using Probabilities and Statistics
Tuesday January 7, 2014 at 5pm ET Each Tuesday, SMB hosts an Options Tribe meeting where veteran traders and experts in the world of options trading share live presentations. This meeting is free to the public on the first Tuesday of each month. All other meetings require an annual membership to OptionsTribe.com. To register or join, please use the invitation … Read More
Mentoring Session with Jared Levy–Part 2
Join Jared for the second installment of his seminar series, The Vertical Spread Advantage. In this short video he recaps the five steps of the strategy and demonstrates a scan for a new trade. Seth Freudberg Director, SMB Options Training Program Risk Disclaimer
Jared Levy on Bloomberg TV: Buy the Dip
See Options Tribe guest speaker Jared Levy on Bloomberg TV discuss a Vertical Spread trade in Tiffany. Options traders interested in mentoring with Jared, the dates again are June 17 and 24 at 4:30pm EDT. The bonus mentoring sessions and the early bird tuition offer for his new course will be available until this Friday only, be sure to use … Read More
Jared Levy on Fox Business
Jared Levy, who created the options video series “The Vertical Spread Advantage” for SMB Options, appeared recently on Fox Business to discuss “Is Hewlett-Packard Tech’s Comeback Kid?“. Join us on the next Options Tribe Webinar on May 28, 2013 at 5pm ET with Jared Levy of Zacks.com for a great presentation on his unique approach to establishing a directional opinion … Read More