In this video I explain and review my trading in $APOL. 3 trades were losers. 1 was a big loser. 1 was a small winner. That happens. What is most important is that you learn and judge your trades based upon whether they were good ideas or not. Even though I was decidedly negative trading $APOL, it was the right stock … Read More
Market Trades
Steve walks you through his thought process on why and how he makes market trades via ETFs. Identifying good entry points can put you in a position of strength for a an intra-day or swing trade. Enjoy the video! Steve Spencer is currently long SPY, IWM, AAPL, P and short VXX
The Line You Cannot Cross as a Trader
In this SMBU Trading Lesson of the Week video Mike discusses: The Line you Cannot Cross as a Trader. You can sign up for our free daily trading video here! Mike Bellafiore is the Co-Founder of SMB Capital and SMBU, which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and futures. Bella is the author of One Good Trade and The … Read More
Trading a Secondary
In this trading lesson Steve discusses trading secondaries. A secondary occurs when company insiders sell shares generally priced below where the stock has recently been trading to entice institutional investors to purchase. $CDW recently sold 15 million shares at a 3.2% discount which set up for a great trade. Enjoy the video! no relevant postions
The Idiot Trade in American Airlines
In this SMBU Trading Lesson of the Week video Mike discusses: 1) An idiot trade he made in American Airlines 2) How to make an idiot trade into a constructive learning experience 3) The importance of taking notes of your trading during the day 4) Don’t be so hard on yourself as pro traders make mistakes as well You can … Read More
Embrace Progress: You Can Be Better Tomorrow Than You Are Today! (video)
The other week I presented at #Stocktoberfest the @Stocktwits event masterminded by @howardlindzon. My presentation was titled: 8 Ideas from the Prop Desk to Improve Your Trading. Below is the final part of the video series. In this video Mike shares a philosophy that drives his firm: 1) You can be better tomorrow than you are today! (his personal mantra and … Read More
The Great Automated Failed Discretionary Trader (video)
The other week I presented at #Stocktoberfest the @Stocktwits event masterminded by @howardlindzon. My presentation was titled: 8 Ideas from the Prop Desk to Improve Your Trading. Below is part 7 of the video series reconstructing my presentation. In this video Mike discusses: 1) An anecdote about a great automated trader formerly a failed discretionary trader 2) Adding automated trading … Read More
Selling the News in a Strong Stock (video)
Last week in our AM Meeting I outlined a classic short term trading setups often referred to as “Sell The News”. no relevant postions