I was on the phone last night making an offer to a college student for our desk and the young man let out a loud, “Yeah! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!”….. And then much more importantly,”What can I do between now and then to prepare.” At our firm, we send out a reading list for incoming traders to best prepare them. Here … Read More
What golf teaches us about trading
One of my favorite sporting events, no events, is The Masters. Sunday on the couch watching The Masters is about as good as it gets. And as traders there are many lessons we can learn from golf. 1. In golf you play the ball where it lies. You can hit a great shot and find it in a divot and … Read More
Relative Volume (RVOL) Defined and Used
Hi Mike, I read One Good Trade last summer and it really turned a light on for me. Since then your weekly videos have kept me on the right path and helped me improve a little every week. I joined SMB Premium last year and then Trader90 and I’m now in DNA. It was the only logical next step. Thank … Read More
10 Ways to Become a More Consistent Trader
I was sitting across from an ambitious new trader in Troy, NY (yes you read that correctly Troy, NY) enjoying the Brown’s Pale Ale discussing ways to be more consistent as a trader. Now most of these conversations are started by traders who were never profitable. But not this one. This one was with a new trader who had mid-six … Read More
Help! This Isolation is Killing My Trading!
Dear Mike, I am almost through reading your book One Good Trade. It’s phenomenal! Now one of my favorite books about trading, it really altered the way I think – helping me purge the psychological demons and reinforce good habits. I completely agree with your viewpoint that trading as part of a team compounds the learning process. I have been … Read More
The Best Setup for New Traders: A Changing Fundamentals Trade! ($ERJ)
What is the best setup for new traders to trade? A Changing Fundamentals Trade. One day the fundamental strength about the name is substantially different than just the day before. These trade setups outperform the market. They trend intraday. They can trend for 1-3 days for those of you who are swing traders. It’s this new news catalyst, a significant … Read More
The Perfect 10 Technical Trade
I ask our traders to only make the *very* best technical trades. Judge each technical trade on a scale of 1-10 and take only those 8/10 or above. What is a Perfect 10 Technical Trade? It’s GENE (Genetic Technologies Limited) from the other day when it traded below a huge technical support level and then dropped 30 percent…in one day….while … Read More
Surround Yourself with Positive AND Negative People: Unleash the Power of Diverse Perspectives
“People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person, or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.”~Plato I was on the phone with a developing retail trader (let’s call him Saratoga Slayer) who had impressive results in Year1. Why did Saratoga Slayer do so well in Year1 when most fail? He wasn’t sure. … Read More