{"id":39521,"date":"2014-12-09T15:18:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T20:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=39521"},"modified":"2023-06-08T10:32:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T14:32:48","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-the-trading-open-benzinga-interview-with-mike-bellafiore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-the-trading-open-benzinga-interview-with-mike-bellafiore","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for the Trading Open: Benzinga Interview with Mike Bellafiore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently did a spot on Benzinga&#8217;s Premarket Prep.<\/p>\n<p>Benzinga and I discuss:<\/p>\n<p>1) My trade strategy to trade stocks that can close Low of Day or High of Day<br \/>\n2) How I prepare for the Open<br \/>\n3) What chart time-frames I use<br \/>\n4) Legendary traders and investors<br \/>\n5) HFTs and how we avoid them<br \/>\n6) What stocks I have learned from crunching my trading stats that I trade best<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fuIaKWkMSJg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mike Bellafiore is the Co-Founder of SMB Capital and SMBU, which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and futures. Bella is the author of<em> One Good Trade<\/em> and <em>The PlayBook<\/em>. He welcomes your trading questions at mbellafiore@smbcap.com.<\/p>\n<p>*no relevant positions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently did a spot on Benzinga&#8217;s Premarket Prep. 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