I had the pleasure of meeting Apollo Robbins last week in Boston. For those of you who don’t know him he is the deception specialist on the TV show “Brain Games” and heralded as the world’s greatest pick pocket. Not only can he steal your wallet and keys but he can literally remove your neck tie and take the glasses … Read More
Why You NEED VWAP For Your Intraday Trading
*****This is a guest blog submission from Jordan Caroleo – @Jordar411***** — Editor’s Note One of the best studies I use during the course of my trading is the VWAP. VWAP = Volume Weighted Average Price. What is this? Basically, the measure of average price throughout the day that is specific to volume. This is crucial for intra-day traders (and longer … Read More
How to Stop Making Bad Fade Trades
One talented developing trader we work with is struggling with making poor fade trades and controlling his risk. I know many in the trading community struggle with poor fade trades and losing too much in lesser trades. The exchange between this trader, his solutions, and my response might be able to help. After a huge rip and then bounce back … Read More
The $GPRO Short and Why the Market Doesn’t Care
*****This is a guest blog submission from Jordan Caroleo – @Jordar411***** — Editor’s Note Traders, including myself, were caught in a wash of trades in this breath of volatility pushing longs and shorts alike. One thing that I’ve heard and have seen were traders anxiously waiting to get short $GPRO. I stepped back, looked at the technical side and asked those … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance: Instant Gratification Vs Delayed Satisfaction
*****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 Let’s face it, we feel better about ourselves when we see positive results from our actions. We most often want to experience … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance: It Is All How You Frame It
*****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 Whether we believe it or not we tend to choose different options for the same problem depending on the way the problem is … Read More
The First Trade We Teach (An Example with $DSW)
Good afternoon. I hope this email finds you well. I have spent many hours over the past few weeks reviewing your YouTube videos, blog posts and anything else that I can get my hands on that offers a glimpse into how your trading desk makes money. I’m about 2/3 of the way through your book One Good Trade I have been … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance: Letting Go
*****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 was introduced to trading by a good friend of mine years ago. Although Johnny has since passed on, having lost his hard fought … Read More