Wandering Off The Path

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(May 25th 2016) I had a very disappointing day. I Lost money in trades that weren’t part of my pre-market game plan. And I Didn’t make money in the trades I outlined in our AM Meeting. When the day is over and I review my work I’m primarily measuring my results against how I executed on the opportunities that were identified prior … Read More

When To Get Short Facebook

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Here is a short video clip from our AM Meeting the morning after Facebook reported earnings. I discuss potential trading scenarios including the most common pattern we have seen in the past offering a good risk/reward on the short side. Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and futures. … Read More

A Long Trade in Oil

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In this video I discuss a recent swing trade in oil. One thing I should have mentioned in the video is that if you want to intra-day trade oil futures is the way to go. Because of the global nature of this commodity many of its cleanest moves happen outside of US stock trading hours. Steven Spencer is the co-founder of … Read More

Trading A Momentum Reversal–TSLA

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This past week many traders sought to profit from a short trade in TSLA. Eventually it reversed dropping almost 10% in two days. But it wasn’t an easy or simple trade by any stretch. My thoughts on one way to make this trade easier… Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in … Read More