Understanding how to identify support and resistance areas and execute trades at these prices is a prerequisite to become a successful day trader. When I reflect back on the dozens of people we have trained over the years I can’t recall a single trader who made it to consistent profitability who didn’t have a few plays in their playbook that … Read More
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.
Directional Indicators That are Not TOO Wrong
One of the great things about options trading is that you can make a directional bet, be wrong, and still make excellent money on a trade. As many of my closest relatives are fond to point out how wrong I am on so many life issues, it is a comfort to know that there is a way to trade options … Read More
I’d Rather Make Money Than Be Right
Those who follow SMB closely know that our AM Meeting divides trading ideas into three sections. Fresh, Second Day Plays, and Technical Plays. On Friday during we discussed YUM that recently had been trending higher and was especially strong on Thursday. With this particular scenario we highlight “prices of interest” where we would look to play YUM on the long … Read More
Why BIDU Kicked My Ass Today
I lost money in BIDU today. I was trading it strictly on the short side. It opened at 137 and close at 131. Wow, you must thinking that this guy really has no idea what the heck he is doing. You might be right 🙂 Let’s review some of the things that caused me to lose money in it today … Read More
SMB Morning Gameplan Recap
This morning May 3rd offered a bunch of fresh news plays (CTSH, ADM, ANR and MCP) as well as some good second day and technical setups in SLV, BIDU, and AMZN. In this video Steve breaks down his pre-market bias and then discusses possible trades as the price action developed during the day. Here is a link to the written … Read More
Traders Ask: How to Manage the Risk
AdamG_SMB shares a question from a developing trader…
Silver: Trading a Runaway Trend
@AdamG_SMB talks about how to trade a runaway trend in $SLV $SI_F $GC_F $GLD.