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Mike Bellafiore, partner at SMB Capital, sat down for an interview with Tim Bourquin<\/a> from TraderInterviews.com<\/a>. In the interview Mike discussed SMB’s trading philosophy.\u00a0 Mike talks about\u00a0why SMB chooses to trade\u00a0“Stocks in Play”,\u00a0the reasons\u00a0he teaches traders to make\u00a0“One Good Trade”, the importance of “Reading the Tape”,\u00a0and how to spot\u00a0“Trades2Hold”.\u00a0 Mike also discusses how to\u00a0making trading decisions based upon intraday fundamentals, intraday technical analysis and reading the tape.\u00a0 Further, Mike talks about the ultimate\u00a0goal of becoming an elite performer, and why he stresses the importance of \u00a0developing a culture of learning at SMB Capital<\/a>.\u00a0 Read\u00a0or listen to the interview here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Mike Bellafiore, partner at SMB Capital, sat down for an interview with Tim Bourquin from TraderInterviews.com. 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