I share some thoughts on trading adjustments we make in a market with expanding volatility. Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and futures. He has traded professionally for 18 years. His email address is: [email protected]. no relevant positions
Top Calling is A Game For Losers
It is extremely difficult to identify a top in an up-trending market, however, a very useful and profitable exercise for traders is to identify conditions that may lead to a market pull back. So whereas the typical “top caller” invited to opine on CNBC has no idea whether the market is at a top professional traders focused on price action, … Read More
The Risk of Shorting a “Low Float” Stock– $DGLY
While I was in Nantucket on vacation DGLY popped from $4 to $8. I began to talk to our traders about further upside and the inherent risks associated with shorting a “low float” stock. This video expands a bit on my thought process. Enjoy! Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in … Read More
Shorting DGLY Can Get FGLY!
Here is a short clip from our pre-market meeting on August 25th (filmed at my dining room table in Nantucket;). We take a look at DGLY which was gapping above $9 in the pre-market. I offered some thoughts on how many traders focus on capturing the pull back from $8 to $7 and often miss the larger opportunity to the upside that … Read More
Trading Lesson–How To Trade When The Market Is “In Play”
Short term traders can greatly increase their risk/reward and win rate by making sure that they are in the most “In Play” names each day. Occasionally, the market itself becomes “In Play” following a major technical break and I will trade it via index ETFs. Friday morning I shared a price on StockTwits I wanted to get long the market … Read More
Trading Lesson: Failed Gaps Can Lead To Large Down Moves– $BRCM
In this morning’s AM Meeting I discussed a possible short setup in BRCM. I was very skeptical of the gap above $40 as this stock was trading at $30 a couple of months ago and only traded higher when they said they were hiring an investment bank to look at selling off some assets. In my view this was a … Read More
Why I Got Long Bed, Bath & Beyond ($BBBY)
In a raging bull market there aren’t a lot of spots to put money to work on the long side that offer good risk to reward. BBBY gapped lower Thursday for the third time this year bringing it within striking distance of important longer term support and around 30% from its high. My thought process was that many large managers … Read More
Trading Education: Mastering Gap Trading Methodology
On June 4th we posted a pre-market video in which I discussed a potential “gap fill” trade in TIBX. When a stock gaps outside of the prior day’s range you have three options. Play it for a continuation in the direction of the gap, play it to fill some or all of the gap, or simply take a pass on trading it. I have … Read More