Taking a Rip in Tesla

BellaBella Daily Update

We shared that we have been hawking a potential Bounce Trade in Tesla.  I spelled out Four Keys for a Tesla Bounce Trade.  Some on the desk pounced on a Bounce Trade in Tesla after SEEING it.  They took rips as the trade failed.  Let’s discuss an important reality to being a professional trader. Taking losses is part of the … Read More

Mastering Tesla Bounce Trades: Four Key Strategies

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Many trading eyes are waiting for a $TSLA bounce.  Let me share four keys (not all of them) to trade this opportunity well as an active trader. Sensing too many traders were positioning for a bounce *too early*, I shared this tweet with the trading community: My goal was to remind traders they needed to be specific about the Bounce … Read More

Team Good2Gr8! at SMB

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At SMB we identified an important goal for 2023.  That goal is to help *good* traders become *great*.  We call it Team Good2Gr8!.  The goal is raise the floor on our good traders to improve these traders and the firm.  One exciting new best practice has come from Team Good2Gr8! that could help your trading. @TheOneLanceB, Legend, is assisting in … Read More

A Saturday Trading Strategy

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I came into the office Saturday to get some work done.  Just prior my son finished a baseball doubleheader in Queens. We drove back home, dropped his bags at our apartment, changed, and headed to the office.  His mom and sister were at our beach house so it was just the boys. To keep Luke occupied, while I worked, we … Read More

9 Trading Lessons Essential for Today’s Market

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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.  That could lead you to prematurely exiting a good r/r trade. 2. Do your Daily Report Card without fail. Watch: How the Daily … Read More

May Trading Insights: 10 Key Takeaways from Our Prop Desk

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Each month our traders meet for a monthly review with their Team.  Our floor manager, @TheOneLanceB, our head of trader development- @SMBRecruiting, and I attend and provide mentorship during these meetings, which are run by the Team leader.  Dr. Steenbarger provides invaluable feedback to traders on their monthly review, as well.  Each trader shares their key takeaways from the prior … Read More