The last few days have been a bit slow after the Open. We must adjust. One adjustment I make on such trading days is to lower my tier size after the Open. I traded HPQ on the Open (chart below). It held 45 and made a nice upmove to 45.25 where it was met with resistance. After a struggle at … Read More
Morning Meeting
One of the greatest advantages each trader on our desk has is being able to listen to the exchange of ideas from our AM Meeting. At the beginning of each meeting Dov gives the Big Picture, which is an overview of world markets and both macro and micro events that may create intraday trading opportunities for our desk. After Dov … Read More
The Absurdity of MER
I really wanted to write this post after the market closed today. But I have been literally working on other projects for our firm for the past seven hours (11:50pm EDT now). So I’m going to share my thoughts on what I believe is a very good risk/reward trade in Merrill Lynch. MER issued a secondary about two weeks ago … Read More
Be in the Stock When It’s Moving
As we have mentioned previously in my blog some have emailed me with concerns that program trading will rule trading soon. The market will never displace the disciplined independent trader. What is certain is that programs mandate that you adjust your trading and more selectively choose your entry points. Let’s take a look at ELN from yesterday to illustrate this … Read More
You are only as good as the stocks you trade
You are only as good as the stocks you trade. Let me repeat this. You are only as good as the stocks you trade! This is a major point of emphasis on our desk. It is taught to trainees during their first week of training. And stressed on a regular basis to all traders at SMB. It is the reason … Read More
The Right Stocks
A trader is only as good as the stocks that they are trading. Recently, a bunch of guys on our desk have made money trading CHK and HK. They were making nice chops every day. Sometimes its hard to let go of stock that you have been consistently making money in. But it is essential for this job to recognize … Read More
Missed Opportunity
One of the things I take great pride in is understanding the potential moves that may occur on any given day. This applies equally to stocks that I may be trading as well as the market in general. Today, I was unprepared for the large bounce that occurred in the market during the final 90 minutes of trading. Currently, US … Read More