{"id":22895,"date":"2013-01-08T08:42:07","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T13:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=22895"},"modified":"2023-08-04T09:36:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T13:36:53","slug":"this-is-not-a-bounce-play-its-a-scalp-know-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/this-is-not-a-bounce-play-its-a-scalp-know-the-difference","title":{"rendered":"Bounce or Scalp? Knowing the Difference for Successful Trading"},"content":{"rendered":"

I received another great question from The PlayBook Webinar Series of last week on our 2nd Day Trade in $EDU.\u00a0 Here it is:<\/p>\n

Just my opinion, but since the stock is coming from $20 or $22 is it the previous day, I think a lot of people would have tried to catch the bounce at 13.50 to 13.70 at 11 am.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That play would have been good for almost a point.\u00a0\u00a0 Then back at 13.50 at 12 oclock perhaps more people might have been inclined to think this as a double bottom and then got long again?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The stock is coming from 22 dollars the day before and we are at 13.<\/p>\n

How do you differentiate between this play at 11 o’clock whether this is a long play or a short play?\u00a0\u00a0 There was money to be made both long and short but is there a percentage decline you are looking for that indicates this has more to fall, etc?\u00a0\u00a0 I would think 22 to 13 many are thinking long.\u00a0\u00a0 I did notice on the third day it opened up at 11 and then went up to almost 14.<\/p>\n

My old trading mentors would just tell me to stay out of stocks like this because well, you are exposing yourself to a steamroller one way or the other.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After a stock is down 41% (from 22 to 13), wouldn’t it be common sense to think that shorting it could expose one to a great squeeze or a major bounce?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Let’s repost the intraday chart of EDU to give a point of reference.<\/p>\n

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@mikebellafiore<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The bounce from 13.50 to 14.50?<\/p>\n

That is not a bounce.\u00a0 That is an intraday scalp trade<\/a>.\u00a0 That is a play that should only be attempted by those committed to very active trading, possess superb Reading the Tape skills, and are experienced pro day traders.\u00a0 I see that play.\u00a0 Spencer might make that play.\u00a0 I would not recommend that play for anyone who was not a Y3 (year 3) trader.\u00a0 Having worked with hundreds of traders, it’s just too hard for a new and developing trader.\u00a0 In this case since I know you have traded for almost as long as me. I can see you offering this as a potential pattern to trade.\u00a0 I would caution that you label the trade correctly however and trade it as such.\u00a0 It’s a scalp not a bounce trade.<\/p>\n

So what would a bounce trade look like?\u00a0 We need to see EDU clearly hold above an important technical level CLEARLY indicating the change in psychology for the stock.\u00a0 In this case we would need to see EDU hold above 14.50.\u00a0 The key for a bounce trade is to see the stock hold, then hold higher, and then load up and hold for the real move.\u00a0 This is how you make real money in a bounce.\u00a0 This principle applies to a market bounce as well.\u00a0 Again a scalp from 13.50 04 13.70 to near 14.50 is not a bounce trade.<\/p>\n

2. This is not a set up worth trading because of the potential spikes?<\/p>\n

When a stock is very weak the day before, has horrible fresh news, and shows clear weakness the next day, it has the potential to trend cleanly in the same direction as the day before.\u00a0 The government investigation probably has to be explained away or there needs to be a puking, steep additional downmove, for the stock to turn.\u00a0 If you do not like trading these stocks, then don’t.\u00a0 Trade the set ups that make the most sense to you.<\/p>\n

Great questions.\u00a0 Thxs for your contribution to our trading community.<\/p>\n

Please join us at the next The PlayBook Series where we discuss a Trend Trend Trade.<\/p>\n

Mike Bellafiore<\/p>\n

One Good Trade<\/a><\/p>\n

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no relevant positions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I received another great question from The PlayBook Webinar Series of last week on our 2nd Day Trade in $EDU.\u00a0 Here it is: Just my opinion, but since the stock is coming from $20 or $22 is it the previous day, I think a lot of people would have tried to catch the bounce at 13.50 to 13.70 at 11 … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":22896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[2679],"class_list":["post-22895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mike-bellafiore-bellas-blogs","tag-trading-playbook"],"yoast_head":"\nScalp vs. Bounce Play | SMB Training<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Know the difference between a scalp and a bounce play to make smarter trades. 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