{"id":13439,"date":"2011-07-21T16:39:03","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T20:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=13439"},"modified":"2011-07-21T16:40:16","modified_gmt":"2011-07-21T20:40:16","slug":"the-first-step-to-trading-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/the-first-step-to-trading-success","title":{"rendered":"The First Step to Trading Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyshow.com\/video\/video.asp?wid=7225&amp;t=3&amp;scode=023512\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13438\" title=\"moneyshow\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/moneyshow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/moneyshow.png 633w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/moneyshow-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia; color: #fe6601;\"> <strong>MICHAEL BELLAFIORE<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr height=\"4\">\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span>Becoming familiar with a chart pattern is step one, says Mike Bellafiore, but from there, traders continue on a journey where they must always learn, adjust, and strive to hone their craft.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/smbcapital\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/twitter-badges.s3.amazonaws.com\/follow_me-c.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bella<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/One-Good-Trade-Competitive-Proprietary\/dp\/0470529407\/ref=pd_sim_b_2\">One Good Trade<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MICHAEL BELLAFIORE Becoming familiar with a chart pattern is step one, says Mike Bellafiore, but from there, traders continue on a journey where they must always learn, adjust, and strive to hone their craft. 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