{"id":41218,"date":"2015-06-16T10:31:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T14:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=41218"},"modified":"2023-05-23T17:12:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T21:12:47","slug":"making-predictions-as-a-short-term-trader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/making-predictions-as-a-short-term-trader","title":{"rendered":"Making Predictions as a Short Term Trader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wall St. economists and big bank analysts often make inaccurate forecasts\u00a0on stock prices.<\/p>\n<p>Short term traders predict price action more accurately\u00a0because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Short term traders\u00a0look at catalysts and current price action<\/li>\n<li>We\u00a0understand how market participants will act to different types of catalyst and trade accordingly<\/li>\n<li>Predictions are for a shorter time frame<\/li>\n<li>We constantly reevaluate our trading thesis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope this video improves your trading.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wzLAilPabbQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><br \/>\n*no relevant positions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradingworkshop.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/smbwebinarsignup.jpg\" alt=\"tradingworkshop\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wall St. economists and big bank analysts often make inaccurate forecasts\u00a0on stock prices. 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