{"id":33930,"date":"2013-11-15T09:21:06","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T14:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=33930"},"modified":"2023-04-27T06:11:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T10:11:10","slug":"breaking-through-as-a-trader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/breaking-through-as-a-trader","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Through as a Trader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Mike,<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, I just want to say thank you for your Webinar yesterday for the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/recording-the-future-of-trading-by-mike-bellafiore-with-bigmiketrading\"> Big Mike Forum.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re ridiculously busy, but if you have a moment to answer one question, I would greatly appreciate it.<\/p>\n<p>You mentioned an SMB trader that needed to take a break in the summer and was able to turn things around and had a huge month last month. \u00a0I just wanted to know if you could pin point any one thing or things that allowed him to turn things around.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m in the middle of <em>The PlayBook<\/em>, and I must say I fell on the floor whilst reading the chapter on Prep\u2014I am Prep\u2014but I&#8217;m so close I can taste it!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>@mikebellafiore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The trader sorted out what made the most sense to him as a short-term trader, what strategies spoke to his trading brain and personality, and consequently concentrated more on those setups.<\/p>\n<p>Related blog posts:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/sizing-and-entries-in-this-volatility\">Sizing and Entries in This Volatile Market<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/the-400-pound-gorilla-in-the-room-exits\">The 800-Pound Gorilla in the Room: Exits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can be better tomorrow than you are today!<\/p>\n<p>Mike Bellafiore<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/One-Good-Trade-Competitive-Proprietary\/dp\/0470529407\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1375715301&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=one+good+trade\">One Good Trade<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/http\/\/www.amazon.com\/PlayBook-Inside-Think-Professional-Trader\/dp\/0132937646\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1375715301&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=one+good+trade\"><em>The PlayBook<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mikebellafiore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/twitter-badges.s3.amazonaws.com\/follow_me-c.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No relevant positions<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tradingworkshop.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-42831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/smbwebinarsignup.jpg\" alt=\"tradingworkshop\" width=\"476\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Mike, Firstly, I just want to say thank you for your Webinar yesterday for the Big Mike Forum. &nbsp; I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re ridiculously busy, but if you have a moment to answer one question, I would greatly appreciate it. 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