I initiated a pre-market short in the SPY on Thursday June 5th at 193.50. I added to the position as it popped to 194 following the ECB announcement of some monetary stimulus. It was the first time I had shorted the SPY in about six weeks. The risk on the trade was about 40 cents from my average entry and … Read More
PetSmart Not So Smart?
This morning I created a “trade idea” video featuring a short setup in PETM. Here is how the trade actually played out for me. The idea behind the trade was there was a fresh catalyst causing bearish price action during pre-market trading, and a similar setup has yield excellent results recently in stocks such as DKS and INCY. A very … Read More
Formulating A Trading Plan: $YELP
In this morning’s AM Meeting I discussed a recent shift in my approach to trading momentum stocks as we have seen signs that bottoms are forming. In the second half of the video I share my intra-day trading plan for YELP: where it made sense to get long based on recent price action as well as a potential failure area … Read More
Its Ok to Change Your Mind–Pandora
Pandora released their earnings after the market closed Thursday. If the numbers were OK I was looking to purchase at 26 or lower. I broadcasted live on SMB Real Time as I bought shares between 25-26. It eventually bounced to 27.50 where I sold most of the shares. The next morning I was going to repeat what I had … Read More
SMB AM Meeting Recap: $PRAN
In this short video, Steve discusses a stock from this morning’s AM Meeting. Every morning he reviews the market and analyzes the stocks that are in play and likely to have second-day moves. Steve discusses the potential trading setups in $PRAN. Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and … Read More
SMB AM Meeting Recap: NUS
In this short video, Steve discusses a stock from this morning’s AM Meeting. Every morning he reviews the market and analyzes the stocks that are in play and likely to have second-day moves. Steve discusses the potential trading setups in NUS. Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, and options. … Read More
The Luckiest Trade Ever
It was Spring 1997 and I walked into the lobby at 60 Broad Street to head to my firm’s trading floor. As I entered the elevator the firm’s head trader commented to me “hope you aren’t long Intel”. I responded that in fact I was short Intel and a few other technology stocks that had behaved weakly the prior trading … Read More
The Blowup: Game, Set, Match!
Recently, I have been thinking a lot about the “blowup”. In trading it is the term used to describe a catastrophic loss suffered by a trader or a firm. The blowup generally lurks in a remote corner of my consciousness, ready to be pulled to the forefront at a moment’s notice in service of proper risk management. Perhaps this past … Read More