*****Editor’s note: Jake Huska is a college student working on his trading game. At SMB we believe traders should start working on their trading game early, just like pro athletes. Jake’s posts reflect a better journey toward becoming a pro trader for the college student with a passion for trading.***** It’s been a while since I last shared a trade … Read More
How to Filter Out Noise and Make Better Decisions
By Bruce Bower We asked the SMB community which topics they wanted to learn more about it in the upcoming “Peak Performance Trading and Investing” video course. Out of a list of ten topics, second place was ”Checklists – How to Filter Out The Noise and Make Better Decisions”. This is an interesting topic because in order to discuss it, … Read More
Consistency Is Not A Game of Perfect
By Bruce Bower We asked and you chose. The people have spoken. We asked the SMB community which topics they wanted to learn more about it in the upcoming “Peak Performance Trading and Investing” video course. Out of a list of ten topics, by far the most popular was “How to Be More Consistent”. This is one of the most … Read More
Attention College Students!
Attention Students! Do you want to gain an edge over your peers? Do you want to start preparing for a career in trading? SMB is proud to launch our new SMB College Traders Program website. Please check out some of our unique student opportunities for you What’s better than costume parties, $1 dollar beers, and tailgates? An opportunity to start … Read More
The Third Week of More Mindful Trading
The Third Week of More Mindful Trading In this post, I will continue my eight week experiment with cultivating mindfulness and trading. The first two posts in the series can be found here: Eight Weeks to More Mindful Trading The Second Week of More Mindful Trading To bring new readers up to speed, here is a brief refresher on mindfulness. … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance: The tendency to twaddle
If you have nothing to say, say nothing. – Mark Twain Have you ever been on the receiving end of a conversation or listened to an explanation and thought, “what the heck did he just say?” Or have you read something and had to reread something several times to figure out its meaning? If you have it is usually not because … Read More
Peak Performance–Trading The Plan
**This is the fourth in a series of posts from Bruce Bower related to “Peak Performance” the topic of his new book that SMB U will be releasing April 20th** Trading the Plan By Bruce Bower “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face” – Mike Tyson It is all well and good to have a plan. The next crucial … Read More
The Three-Step Process For a Trader or Investor
**This is the third in a series of posts from Bruce Bower related to “Peak Performance” the topic of his new book that SMB U will be releasing April 20th** By Bruce Bower When investing or trading, we obviously all want to be a success. We get in to the markets because we want to make money, to have a good retirement, and … Read More