The NBA playoffs are here and listening to elite coaches coach can help us as traders. The best coaches gloss over who led the team in scoring (P&L?) and stress “hustle plays”. These hustle plays can make the difference between a win or a loss at this highest level of competition. That got me to thinking about our game. What … Read More
$FB – Gap and Go Trade
Here is an example of a pro trader breaking down a Gap and Go Trade in $FB the day of earnings. Mike Bellafiore The PlayBook One Good Trade no relevant positions
Starting a Prop Desk
Hi Mike, I have a couple of questions that I would like to ask you. First, what is the success rate of new traders once they go through the SMB program? And second, in your opinion what would be the ideal number to start a trading floor with? I realize you might refer to how much capital is available but … Read More
Understanding Market Structure
Hi Mike, 1. Trade only the MOST in play stocks in the beginning as they have the best chance to move regardless of market action. 2. Wait for the market to break previous day’s range or some similar range from previous couple days trading. 3. Establish the the market itself is in play. Is there significant economic news, political unrest, … Read More
And The Answer is… Trade Less
I have a question, but here is the background. I have a VERY small trading account as a trader for a Prop firm. It is an account with $16,000 in buying power and a 40-share max with a $25 loss limit (I’m in my firm’s 18 month trading program and started with a $2,000 account and account grows as your … Read More
How Long is Too Long to Not Be Making Money?
Dear Bella, Thank you for all the great ideas that you share on your blog. It is a great tool for trader improvement all around the world. I see you helping so many beginners, so I’m sending you this e-mail with the hope that you can help me as well. I’ve been trading for the last 10 years of which … Read More
Ten Ideas for Creating a Good Trading Journal
Mike, You’ve mentioned having a journal, and a detailed journal on a number of occasions. It always makes me feel guilty because I haven’t been keeping one and I don’t know what I’m missing. In the Wall Street Warrior video, I think I saw your recruits carrying paper notebooks. So I’ve been wondering: what do you write in the journal? … Read More
Go for Growth
In full disclosure this blog post idea comes from listening to my wife and what she has to say about her reading. I recommend doing more of that 🙂 . In her highly publicized book Lean In (gr8 title) and in a recent interview with Fortune, Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, relives her move from Treasury to Google and then to Facebook … Read More