{"id":46867,"date":"2018-04-29T20:46:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T00:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=46867"},"modified":"2018-04-29T21:01:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T01:01:16","slug":"expressing-your-unique-voice-in-markets-as-a-trader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/expressing-your-unique-voice-in-markets-as-a-trader","title":{"rendered":"Expressing your unique voice in markets as a trader"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A reader reached out and asked:<\/p>\n

(Edited) here from South Africa and I want to enquire about your current outlook on the tech sector and how you feel about the huge movements since the year has started?<\/p>\n

I am a Equity and options trader From South Africa, and you have done more than just change my life.<\/p>\n

I am a short-term trader, Managing Partner, and trading coach. \u00a0My expertise is not where the market or sector will be end of year. \u00a0My expertise is what stocks and setups will offer the best risk\/reward intraday, during a given trading session.<\/p>\n

I have spent a good deal of my weekend thinking about how to help one very promising trader become consistently profitable. \u00a0And what she needs to do for her trading to make progress next month. \u00a0I am thinking about a new desk that can diversify and bring more PnL to our desk. \u00a0I am thinking about how to improve our short book for our traders. I am thinking about two new setups that we ought to add to Part II of our training program, Trader Development. \u00a0I am thinking about how to improve our automated training so we see even more innovation for our desk here. \u00a0I am thinking about how to help one of our most promising developing traders to trade bigger. \u00a0 Where the tech sector will be end of year is not my work.<\/p>\n

Dr. Steenbarger wrote a great piece<\/a> this weekend on focusing on focus to improve trading. \u00a0I want to do more of this Monday. \u00a0 I will mention this in our Monday AM meeting to the desk for them to consider for their trading.<\/p>\n

Andrew Left visited last week and remarked he was grateful to have developed a unique voice<\/a> in markets. \u00a0 I am as well.<\/p>\n

Howard Lindzon recently wrote about how in this age of big data he uses small data for big wins<\/a>. \u00a0He is staying in his lane.<\/p>\n

Josh Brown penned an important piece<\/a> on how to become better at your game than others. \u00a0His business in thriving by him doubling down on his unique voice.<\/p>\n

All of this leads me to my point. \u00a0I am gonna stay in my lane. \u00a0I am gonna focus on what I do and do well. \u00a0And I will respectfully decline to answer questions about markets for which there are much better voices than mine.<\/p>\n

But I will stick to sharing my unique voice in markets- how pro traders are improving their trading game.<\/p>\n

And perhaps if you stick to what you do best in markets, you will significantly improve your PnL. \u00a0And you will view this as you expressing your unique voice in markets as a trader.<\/p>\n

*no relevant positions<\/p>\n

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