@AdamG_SMB discusses setups in $SPY $ES_F $FFIV $FNSR $PTEN $UPS $XOM $AEP $AMTD $ANN $AWK $BKS $BLL $COP $DPZ $HANS $HAR $HOC $OI $PNC $RVBD $SLG $SO $SWI $TDC $TIF $WYNN $YGE $ZAGG
Katz’s Corner: Coping with Uncertainty
A recent article from Trader Psyches discusses the challenges traders often face when confronted with the market’s constant uncertainty and ambiguity. Dr. Jonathan F. Katz, performance coach at High Performance Associates, provides his response to the article: “The ambiguity of uncertainty”…..one of the great challenges of life…especially for traders and individuals working in high performance outcome professions like sports … Read More
6/12/11 Market Overview and Swing Setups
@AdamG_SMB discusses setups in $SPY $ES_F $SLV $CL_F $DX_F $USD $C_F $AGU $DOW $PLL $FOSL $HOG $SFLY $DMND $LO $UDRL $XOM $ABT $MCO $ULTA $DELL $EMR $FFIV $UPS $HCP $SPG $VNO $BXP $MERC $FNSR $PTEN $ARUN $ZAGG $VHC
Professional Entry Techniques with Adam Grimes 6/9/11
sorry about the audio issues at the beginning Here is the PowerPoint deck for the presentation.
Why Do You Trade? (Dr. Brett Steenbarger)
In a recent post, Mike Bellafiore raised the important question of “Why Do You Trade?” In that post, Dr. Jonathan Katz pointed out that the motivation to make money is often not sufficient to sustain traders. He explains that, “People need to continually find new challenges in what they do and pursue.” This is a great topic, because it separates those … Read More
Eight Things I Learned From John Lee
Special Guest Post from @travisharbauer John Lee, professional trader and host of “Charts Gone Wild” on StockTwits TV, spoke with SMB traders Friday afternoon, and below are eight things I learned from his discussion: [1] Keep it simple; don’t trade using an overcomplicated strategy. Lee’s 13-year-old cousin profitably uses his strategy and she’s learning more about the markets everyday. [2] … Read More
Inside the prop desk: Recovering from a big rip
Guest Blog by D. Brown Fast forward to the end of May, 2011. The summer is quickly approaching, the weather is beautiful in NYC, my graduation is finally here, and my life as a trader is just beginning. I’ve been trading w/ SMB for a month now, and I’m up roughly 5k in the first 18 days. Awesome! Or so … Read More
5/25/11 Market Overview and Swing Setups
@AdamG_SMB discusses setups and market structure in $SPY $ES_F $GC_F $GLD $SI_F $GMCR $VMW $MAKO $RIMM $HOC $COG $FNSR $NVDA $CROX $FOSL $PDS $LULU $ALJ $DTG $HIBB $NFLX $RRGB $ACOM $ATML $CRM $VHC $GLNG