In this video Steve discusses stocks with strong catalysts that can lead to high reward low risk second day plays. Stocks covered in the video include FDX, ORCL, BIIB and PCYC. Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University and has traded professionally for 17 years. His email is [email protected]. No relevant positions
NFLX Buyers Running the Show
In yesterday’s AM Meeting we talked about NFLX. It appeared to be getting ready for an explosive move. The narrowing of its trading range as well as several tests of both the top and bottom of the range set it up for a large move when it finally broke. I laid out the bear case on a break through 180/179 … Read More
Crackberry is Back!
My best stock in 2007 was RIMM. It had an incredible run trading up over 400% as AAPL made the world believe that smartphones were going to become a mainstream consumer product. The massive move in RIMM offered a multitude of short term trading setups. Several years later after the smartphone market exploded it was clear that there were two … Read More
Time & Price
This afternoon I tweeted that price was insufficient to confirm a move and that you need time as well. What does this mean? As traders we attempt to capture a new trend in the market we are trading. One of the most commonly used signals for a new trend is a powerful change in price. I have heard many traders … Read More
I am a Simpleton
AM Meeting Synopsis: FDX is gapping lower on reduced guidance. Looks like it is going to open around 82.50, which is longer term support. Look to trade short below that level but if supports there look to trade long above 103. The Open: FDX opens just below 102.50 so initiate a short. Maintain the position until the downtrend is broken. … Read More
Two Good Trades
There wasn’t much In Play this morning. EXPR was gapping lower in reaction to an earnings release. When a stock has a large gap from an earnings release the first thing we do is look for clues during the pre-market session for whether it will be a gap fill candidate or a continuation play. EXPR was trading actively in the … Read More
Tricky Dicky
It was a very quiet morning in the world of “In Play” stocks. The only two tickers showing signs of life in the pre-market were DKS and GNW. After reporting earnings DKS lowered guidance which was causing a large gap to a major support area around 46.50. We were prepared for a bounce from this level given the strong underlying … Read More
The Intraday Swing Entry
In October 2009 I began talking to our desk about “Intraday Swing Trading”. This discussion was preceded by about six months of mounting frustration from a large group of traders. Our desk at the time consisted largely of traders we trained in 2007-2008 a time of extreme volatility in the market that favored a very aggressive style of momentum trading. … Read More