Mike Bellafiore, author of the “trading classic” One Good Trade and The PlayBook, talks about a SMB Trading Lesson of the Week on when to exit winning trades. Mike discusses a situation where a trader thought he needed a trading psychologist. Turns out it was just an issue with his trading strategy. Enjoy the video! You can be better tomorrow … Read More
Analyzing PlayBooks: Uptrend Continuation with $AOL
Below is our newest installment of the 2014 edition of The PlayBook Checkup with Bella, author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook. During these sessions a trade archived by a Junior Trader from our desk will be reviewed by Bella. Attendance is free for SMBU Tools subscribers, who can also ask questions during the event. In this video a Junior Trader talks about … Read More
SMB U Trading Lesson of the Week: Position Sizing in $CCL
Mike Bellafiore, author of the “trading classic” One Good Trade and The PlayBook, talks about a SMB Trading Lesson of the Week in $CCL. Mike discusses the various trading scenarios and how your position sizing would have changed under different market circumstances. Enjoy the video! You can be better tomorrow than you are today! Mike Bellafiore One Good Trade The … Read More
Trading in a State of Flow
Mike Bellafiore, co-founder of SMB Capital, spoke to students at Pace University about trading and the need to start early while they’re in college if they want to get an edge in trading. In this short clip Bella discusses the concept of being in a state of flow. Flow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi is a must-read book. A state of flow occurs … Read More
PlayBook Checkup: Breakout Fade ($OPTT)
Below is our newest installment of the 2014 edition of The PlayBook Checkup with Bella, author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook. During these sessions a trade archived by a Junior Trader from our desk will be reviewed by Bella. Attendance is free for SMBU Tools subscribers, who can also ask questions during the event. In this video a Junior Trader talks about … Read More
The Blowup: Game, Set, Match!
Recently, I have been thinking a lot about the “blowup”. In trading it is the term used to describe a catastrophic loss suffered by a trader or a firm. The blowup generally lurks in a remote corner of my consciousness, ready to be pulled to the forefront at a moment’s notice in service of proper risk management. Perhaps this past … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance… with the Ten Commandments
*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note I am one who believes that in order to enhance trading performance one needs to study principles applicable both in and outside … Read More
Trading’s Anomaly
Mike Bellafiore, co-founder of SMB Capital, spoke to students at Pace University about trading and the need to start early while they’re in college if they want to get an edge in trading. Mike explains the anomaly in trading: just because you can walk on the field of trading doesn’t mean you should do it. Enjoy the video! You can … Read More