{"id":48051,"date":"2019-03-09T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=48051"},"modified":"2023-03-31T10:28:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T14:28:21","slug":"weekend-learning-lessons-for-traders-from-the-prop-desk-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/weekend-learning-lessons-for-traders-from-the-prop-desk-3","title":{"rendered":"Weekend learning lessons for traders from the prop desk &#8211; March 9, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sydneylove.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sydneylove.jpg 775w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sydneylove-300x210.jpg 300w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sydneylove-768x537.jpg 768w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sydneylove-610x427.jpg 610w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sydneylove-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wIFQhz29MDs\"><strong>What Questions to Ask Yourself While in a Trade (Live from our training room in NYC)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_tOZhXkB4v4\">How High Performing Traders Game Plan<\/a> (from the the trader most consistently offering the best commentary on active trading Steve Spencer)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fj1C1zVRaQY&amp;t=1676s\">Senior Traders Share How and Why They Have Succeeded (a Live Trading Event from Sydney)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zYeqLA__Oh8&amp;t=161s\">Why it is WRONG to short the market right now\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9Q_Tiq31EWw&amp;t=727s\">How to determine if you should quit as a trader<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ButvPy6Ali0\/\">How would you feel if you earned a Green Shirt?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*no relevant positions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/broadcast.smbtraining.com\/smbwebinar1\/?utm_source=Weekend-learning-lessons-prop-desk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2hourworkshopbanner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2hourworkshopbanner.jpg 800w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2hourworkshopbanner-300x143.jpg 300w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2hourworkshopbanner-768x365.jpg 768w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2hourworkshopbanner-610x290.jpg 610w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2hourworkshopbanner-100x48.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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