“If you can’t sling around 80k shares than why bother?”- Trader Anonymous On the desk this past week one Senior Trader hit 80k shares for a scalp and a few junior guys giggled at seeing a trader take such size. It was a scalp. And it was a scalp in a stock under $2. So let’s put the size in … Read More
Trading lesson learned from a large loss
I am proud of a trader on our desk. He got stopped out in FNSR. In a trade that he should not have made. The trade is too fast for him. (Learn more about trading edge in this video.) He violated his stop loss. He got caught like a deer in headlights as the trade went against him. That is … Read More
It’s never just patience
Often I hear traders decry their lack of patience. If they were only more patient, they would win. From my seat, there is more to add to these thoughts of trading frustration. You might hear commonly on a trading desk, “I JUST need to wait for my levels.” Again the idea is if trader just waits for his levels he … Read More
Trade Review: Long Gold
In this video I share my thought process on why I opened a GLD long trade. If you are interested in watching and learning about these trades in real time check out a Trader90 trial which includes all of our trading tools. Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, … Read More
The SMB Trader Community Survey
We’re excited to offer to you a unique survey opportunity. You see, most surveys are designed to collect information from you. This survey is designed to provide valuable insights to you! Here’s how… after you participate in the Trader Community Survey, you will receive a copy of all the collected responses to the first seven questions. Additionally, on December 1, … Read More
How to Develop a More Reliable Trading System
In this video, Andrew Falde shares some of the common elements that several professional traders at our firm share when it comes to developing trading models and strategies that continue to work in the real world. * no relevant positions
The first test for a new trader
You get hired for June on a trading desk. You take The Foundation, a 6 week course. You learn everything you didn’t learn in school, the internet, blogs, cable TV (just kidding), your uncle, and/or trading gurus about the markets necessary to place professional trades. Then it’s on to Trader Development where for the next 6 months you experiment with … Read More
Boring old habits
Ray Allen, former NBA basketball great and UConn alumn, penned a letter to his younger self with the advice: stick to your boring old habits. He wrote movingly: You’ll win a championship in Boston. You’ll win another in Miami. The personalities on those two teams will be different, but both teams will have the same thing in common: habits. Boring … Read More