SMB in Singapore for InvestFair 2016

BellaGeneral Comments

Mike Bellafiore will be a Keynote Speaker in Singapore for Invest-Fair 2016. INVEST Fair is ShareInvestor’s annual flagship event in Singapore for investors and traders. Jointly collaborated with The Business Times, Singapore’s largest business publication, INVEST Fair is an unrivaled event- “the LARGEST Investment/Trading Event in Singapore!” Here is an ad from The Sunday Times (Singapore): If you are a … Read More

Analysis of Crude Oil & Followup

Merritt BlackFutures, General Comments

Each Friday after lunch, Andrew and I do a Q&A webinar for the SMB Community. We call it Trading Conversations. One question we covered in last week’s webinar was about the current state of Crude Oil. I use Market Profile, so I laid out exactly what I was seeing in “Texas Tea” from a Market Profile perspective. Largest view: 16 … Read More

Entry Types For Momentum vs Rangebound Plays

Merritt BlackFutures, General Comments, market structure, Technical Plays, Trading Conversations

Last Friday we had a great talk, with Brexit fresh off the press, during our weekly Trading Conversations webinar last Friday. As usual, we covered a wide range of things such as using context, how to adjust your trading to handle volatility, and more! Not a bad way to wrap up your trading week with some open trading conversation. One … Read More

Why did LVS trade through 44 if that was support?

BellaGeneral Comments

LVS hit our radar for a Spencer (my trading partner) 2nd Day play.  There was not much a news catalyst in LVS, but yesterday it traded a higher RVOL, finished near the bottom of its range, and traded significantly weaker than the market.  We walk onto our trading floor today wondering if there will be follow through or a bounce … Read More

Underperformance and Your Beliefs

Merritt BlackFutures, General Comments, market structure, Trading Conversations, Trading Psychology

We covered several interesting topics during our weekly Trading Conversations webinar last Friday. As usual, we covered a wide range of things such as using context, randomness, risk/reward, knowing your market with statistics, and more! Not a bad way to wrap up your trading week with some open trading conversation. One topic we covered in particular stood out to me, … Read More

How Do I Use Previous Support and Resistance Levels?

BellaGeneral Comments

Hi Bella, I have been learning a ton from One Good Trade, The Playbook, and all the online educational content you have. Thank you! When you are analyzing a stock “in Play” and looking at previous support/resistance levels, how much weight do you give them going forward with that days trading? After all, we would be trading this stock in … Read More

Using the Opening Swing to Improve Your Trading

Merritt BlackFutures, General Comments, Intraday Levels, market structure, Technical Plays, Traders Ask, Trading Conversations

Last Friday, during our weekly Trading Conversations webinar, we had a lot of great questions from our community – like we do most weeks! One question was about analyzing stocks right around the open, from the first minute to the first hour or so of trade. Keeping with the live and interactive spirit of Trading Conversations, I asked users to … Read More

Must I time my trades properly?

BellaGeneral Comments

Mike, I just joined SMBU and I’m half-way though all the lectures and I like it a lot. Bluntly,  I’m a piker.  I’ve failed numerous attempts at trading and blown through a lot of money…. I’m trying to apply your best set up/idea concept to his strategy>  the best example can be the BABA trade on 5/25/16.  SEC investigation into … Read More