{"id":48712,"date":"2019-07-06T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=48712"},"modified":"2023-03-31T11:29:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T15:29:53","slug":"weekend-learning-lessons-from-the-prop-desk-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/weekend-learning-lessons-from-the-prop-desk-4","title":{"rendered":"Weekend learning lessons from the prop desk &#8211; July 6, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/how-to-get-in-and-out-quickly-100-percent-return2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/how-to-get-in-and-out-quickly-100-percent-return2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/how-to-get-in-and-out-quickly-100-percent-return2-300x169.jpg 300w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/how-to-get-in-and-out-quickly-100-percent-return2-768x432.jpg 768w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/how-to-get-in-and-out-quickly-100-percent-return2-610x343.jpg 610w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/how-to-get-in-and-out-quickly-100-percent-return2-100x56.jpg 100w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/how-to-get-in-and-out-quickly-100-percent-return2-846x476.jpg 846w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/how-to-get-in-and-out-quickly-100-percent-return2-1184x666.jpg 1184w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/how-to-get-in-and-out-quickly-100-percent-return2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TDLBAUQQeF4\">How independent trader @MelanieNix1 is improving her trading<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WYya6HGDYYg\">An options strategy that can return 100 percent overnight<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XyhLXD7tyac\">Buying analysts downgrades\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dYv3vFqCBUM\">How to find the best exit strategy for you (ex. Gold)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/31f5PFXRLYw\">How to make a Gap and Fail Trade after a news announcement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*no relevant positions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/broadcast.smbtraining.com\/smbwebinar1\/?utm_source=Weekend-Lessons\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48075\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/smbwebinarsignup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/smbwebinarsignup.jpg 800w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/smbwebinarsignup-300x143.jpg 300w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/smbwebinarsignup-768x365.jpg 768w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/smbwebinarsignup-610x290.jpg 610w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/smbwebinarsignup-100x48.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How independent trader @MelanieNix1 is improving her trading An options strategy that can return 100 percent overnight Buying analysts downgrades\u00a0 How to find the best exit strategy for you (ex. 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