{"id":48798,"date":"2019-07-26T13:57:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T17:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=48798"},"modified":"2019-07-26T13:58:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T17:58:42","slug":"weekend-trading-lessons-for-traders-from-the-prop-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/weekend-trading-lessons-for-traders-from-the-prop-desk","title":{"rendered":"Weekend trading lessons for traders from the prop desk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Its-NOT-enough-to-just-look-for-a-good-setup-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Its-NOT-enough-to-just-look-for-a-good-setup-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Its-NOT-enough-to-just-look-for-a-good-setup-1-300x169.jpg 300w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Its-NOT-enough-to-just-look-for-a-good-setup-1-768x432.jpg 768w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Its-NOT-enough-to-just-look-for-a-good-setup-1-610x343.jpg 610w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Its-NOT-enough-to-just-look-for-a-good-setup-1-100x56.jpg 100w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Its-NOT-enough-to-just-look-for-a-good-setup-1-846x476.jpg 846w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Its-NOT-enough-to-just-look-for-a-good-setup-1-1184x666.jpg 1184w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Its-NOT-enough-to-just-look-for-a-good-setup-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/H0l06C8Z6tA\">It\u2019s NOT enough to just look for a good setup (Trade example $NFLX)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LfunWZRi3z8\">How to capture outsized profits when the market is sluggish (Options)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jlCWxfXG5Tw\">What is your edge as a professional trader? (Live from London)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZWCxGOtGf4o\">This trader\u2019s trading journey&#8230;.continuing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L0wGyhqnmsM\">Anything less than your best as a trader is unacceptable (Live from a prop firm in London)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*no relevant positions<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s NOT enough to just look for a good setup (Trade example $NFLX) How to capture outsized profits when the market is sluggish (Options) What is your edge as a professional trader? 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