Dear Mike, I hope that my email finds you well. One of things I’ve learned about trading at a proprietary firm, is that the best traders are also the most honest traders. They’re honest about their numbers, their mistakes and weaknesses as a trader. Today I took a real close look at my trading weakness. I want this to become … Read More
Traders Ask: What Bloggers Should I Follow?
Hi Mike In your book you mention several times that you ask potential traders what blogs a trader reads. Sadly when I thought about this (and prior to this blog) the answer for me was none. I read heaps, seek out videos, study my trades, would love a mentor etc. but no blogs). Why? When I started trading stocks I … Read More
Decoding Pullbacks: A Case Study in RIMM Post-Earnings (9/17/10)
Last week, a reader asked for an example of an easy technical play… a lay-up. Here is an example of One Good Trade in RIMM – a pullback short supported by multiple technical factors.
Traders Ask: What is My One Good Budget?
My name is (XXXXXXXXXXX) and I just finished “One Good Trade.” I enjoyed your book very much and I wanted to send a few comments your way. Personally I am a full time day trader from home. Currently I am concentrating on the SP emini but after reading your book I feel as though I need to start looking for … Read More
Traders Ask: Why Don’t You Trade Light Volume Stocks?
Hey Mike. Hope you have had a great weekend. In your book (In Play section) you mention you prefer the stock to do at least 1 million shares, and that you stay away from stocks where the daily volume is likely to be less than 600k shares. The thing that makes me confused is that this makes no sense to me … Read More
Traders Ask: Do I Have to Go to the Right School to Become a Great Trader?
I just turned 19 over the summer and I’m a student at UNC-Wilmington. I’ve been interested in trading stocks and options (mostly options) for a few years now as my father day trades some, but he’s a carpenter so he can’t watch the market all the time so he has had mixed success. I’ve done a fair amount of paper … Read More
Traders Ask: How Do I Get Better on Saturday?
Hi Mike, One of my goals for this 2010-2011 trading “school” year is to work six days a week instead of five. The other is to strive for perfect attendance. With regards to working on Saturday’s, I’m putting together my routine. These are the things that I plan to do. Review weekly P&L & Ticket averages (i.e. My Numbers … Read More
Traders Ask: Must I Always Follow My Trading Rules?
Question: Mike, Hope you enjoyed an excellent holiday weekend! I spent a lot of time this weekend thinking about a trade from Friday and whether or not I should continue to make this trade – I am curious what your reaction would be if one of your guys did this. In the AM, I noticed the NYSE-TICK opened strong … Read More