Wall St. economists and big bank analysts often make inaccurate forecasts on stock prices. Short term traders predict price action more accurately because: Short term traders look at catalysts and current price action We understand how market participants will act to different types of catalyst and trade accordingly Predictions are for a shorter time frame We constantly reevaluate our trading thesis I hope this … Read More
A Low Risk Entry For A Long Term Breakout–FEYE
Since the beginning of the year FEYE had been consolidating between 38 and the mid 40s. It has had a lot of positive news flow this year but had many failed breakout between 45-46. I made a conscious decision not to get long in the mid 40s until it cleared all resistance for the year on heavy volume. On May 28th … 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
What Does “Losers Average Losers” Mean?
Many years ago Paul Tudor Jones was photographed in front of a photo that read “Losers Average Losers”. What the heck does that mean and why is it so important? As traders our #1 job is managing risk. If you add to losing positions it may become extremely difficult to manage your risk. For example, If you put on a position … Read More
Tesla Revisited
Last Sunday I posted this long term chart on TSLA suggesting the coming weeks could present significant upside for the stock. My thought process was the gap fill following the earnings report would serve as a potential catalyst for further upside on the stock. The short interest continues to be very high. My “best case” is the 265 area where it had put … Read More
Trading Lesson: Finding The Best Trading Opportunities
Every morning I create a written game plan with 8-10 stocks that I believe will offer the best risk/reward trading setups. The game plan is divided into two categories: Fresh News/In Play Stocks and Second Day/Technical Plays. As I was creating today’s game plan I began to feel a small level of anxiety as I wondered how to hone in on … Read More
Maximizing Profits in Apple Trades
Friday presented an excellent risk/reward long setup in Apple. It had been sold aggressively for three straight days after having reported another record breaking quarter. The magnitude of the sell off was similar in size to what we saw in late February but the speed with which it occurred was far more dramatic. Thursday’s low about $11.50 from the after hours and … Read More
Sexy Cool Trading
In this video I discuss: The first question I ask traders who we interview for the desk Why certain stocks and setups are not suitable for novice traders How to use longer term levels to define risk for a setup Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and … Read More