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1. Develop your system to short circuit trades that do not feel right.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What you certainly DO NOT want to do is short circuit a trade based on your feel before developing your system to do so.\u00a0 That could lead you to prematurely exiting a good r\/r trade.<\/p>\n

2. Do your Daily Report Card without fail.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch: How the Daily Report Card Helped Legend Become the #1 Trader (Prop Firm)<\/a><\/p>\n

@TheOneLanceB was the #1 trader at a tier one prop firm in back-to-back years.\u00a0 He shared, in this video, what helped him improve from top ten to #1.<\/p>\n

Hint: He did a DRC without fail.<\/p>\n

3. Scheduled breaks from trading is essential for your best trading.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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4. Immediately develop a specific solution to fix your trading frustration.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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5. At the start, trade more, experiment, and then narrow your focus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week, one of our interns experimented in a new setup, lost on the trade, and then lamented doing so.\u00a0 He carped that he got away from what he does best and should not do so.\u00a0 I responded that I loved him trying something new.\u00a0 And at the start of your career, we want you experimenting and making mistakes and learning and growing.\u00a0 After you have been exposed to lots of different ways to trade, and measure your edge in markets, then you can narrow your focus.\u00a0 Then you can carp about straying too far from your edge.\u00a0 But, even then, we want you leaving room to expand your PlayBook and growing.\u00a0 You just will do so with less risk and ensure most of your focus is on what you do best.<\/p>\n

6. This is a great market to momentum trade and scalp.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Newer traders may not end up as momentum traders and scalpers.\u00a0 But those are good skills to possess.\u00a0 When VIX is elevated these strategies work better and pay more.\u00a0 And even if you end up a swing trader, these skills will significantly improve your entry and exit skills at a minimum.<\/p>\n

Do some more momentum trading and scalping in these market conditions.<\/p>\n

7. This is more likely still the beginning of Crypto and not the end.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our firm has spent considerable resources so that all firm traders will be able to trade crypto, from the firm’s platform.\u00a0 Traders will have full access to the most heavily traded and opportunistic crypto products.\u00a0 My sense is this will be some portion of the trading that most traders do at the firm.\u00a0 My sense is that some traders will want to focus mostly on this opportunity.\u00a0 They will have a full infrastructure to do so.<\/p>\n

8. This is a historic trading environment…still.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Recently, one trader on our desk made ~$1.5m intraday in one trading opportunity.\u00a0 There is plenty of market opportunity.<\/p>\n

9. The market is *now* not open on Juneteenth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Important disclosures<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mike Bellafiore is the Co-Founder of SMB Capital, a proprietary trading desk, and SMB Training, which provides\u00a0trading education<\/a>\u00a0in stocks, options, and futures. Bella is the author of\u00a0One Good Trade<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The PlayBook<\/em>. He welcomes your trading questions at\u00a0mbellafiore@smbcap.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. Develop your system to short circuit trades that do not feel right. What you certainly DO NOT want to do is short circuit a trade based on your feel before developing your system to do so.\u00a0 That could lead you to prematurely exiting a good r\/r trade. 2. Do your Daily Report Card without fail. 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