Trend Days are one of the most liquid, scalable, and highest risk/reward opportunities in the market. You can build a career on these plays… and the sky’s the limit! But why do so many of these days seem HUGE only in hindsight? How can you identify a Trend Day early enough to capture the asymmetric risk/reward presented to you? The … Read More
ALL Traders Are Impacted by Market Probabilities
Discretionary traders, systems traders, neutral, mean reversion, momentum, swing, and day traders… ALL of these trading styles and niches rely, to one extent or another, on using probabilities. Discretionary traders keep probabilities in mind when making trading decisions. Systems traders rely heavily on many aspect of probabilities to create automated or nearly-automated systems. Neutral traders need to understand tail risks … Read More
Higher Probability of Winning at Trading May Not Be What You Think…
Developing traders often set goals to improve their trading by winning more of the time. That last word (time) is worth a minute of discussion. There are two ways that the word “time” is often referenced when it comes to winning. First (and more commonly) it is referenced when talking about win rate. A phrase you’d hear in this case … Read More
Intro to Probability Based Trading
We’re excited to invite you to register for an SMB Live Online Class next week. Intro to Probability-Based Trading The goal of this class is to help you learn How To Leverage Market Data To Assist Your Trading Decisions. Join us to learn how you can improve your statistical edge by gaining a more complete understanding of probabilities in trading. We’re … Read More
3 Tips on Proper Planning for Traders
Your trading plan for 2018 is vitally important to your improvement as a trader. A great plan can help you fulfill your potential. A poor plan can be self-sabotaging. Here are three pro tips on proper planning for traders: #1 Set two types of goals. While it’s fun to daydream about hitting big Performance goals. It’s the Process goals that will … Read More
From Our Desk to Yours: 5 Key Lessons from Our April Trade Reviews
Register now to attend our next online trading class, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 5 PM ET… Managing partner, Mike Bellafiore, will share 5 lessons the firm’s monthly reviews. Each month, firm traders complete a monthly review on how they can improve. The work traders are doing can help inform you on ways you can improve. 〈 REGISTER NOW 〉
The Market Is Loosening Up
In this video I discuss how the character of the market has recently changed and how short term traders can capitalize by trading market ETFs such as SPY and futures contracts. no relevant positions Find out how you can get these ideas each morning and listen to our desk trade live below
How To Trade Large Gaps
In the following video I explain the process I use to develop initial bias and price targets in stocks that are gapping higher in the pre-market based on a catalyst. Also, below links to our live AM Meeting where I discussed each stock as our #1 In Play trading idea. The AM Meeting videos can give you a sense of … Read More