As I have mentioned in my bio, I have been trading currencies for quite a while. I do not miss getting up at 1am EST to get ready to trade the London session. Yet, these days with the current violent moves in currencies I find it hard not to sacrifice an hour or so of sleep to put a day-swing … Read More
Vacation
It is important to take vacations during the trading year. Trading for one day is like working three days at another job. I remember in law school taking finals. We would learn and study for half the year and then take one exam. For example, I took Constitutional Law with the Jeremy Paul, now the Dean of UConn Law School. … Read More
Alert
Well yesterday was a bit slow. We trended up and then trended down towards the Close. On the Open I traded FCX and HK and recognized light order flow. I was aware not to get caught in the Low Volume P. For SMB that means the low volume programs where the short term longs lose as the stock is dropped … 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
Formula for Success
This is a tough week for us. We’re narrowing down our invitations for our September class for which, along with June, we essentially recruit all year. We have received thousands of résumés and have sifted through them, searching for those with the background necessary to be a good trader. We interview only some of the applicants—and only some of those get … Read More
The Yo-Yo Almost Always Finishes On the Ground
Did you ever notice that when you are playing with a yo-yo you never catch the little toy in your hand after a good run and walking away? Nah, it is more common for one to play that yo-yo to the end, stretching the string until it no longer rebounds and you have to roll it back up manually and … Read More
Compete
An experienced trader, GM, emailed me late last night as the Yankees were getting pounded again by the Angels. GM had some very kind words for my previous blog post, which I appreciated and made the latest Yankees loss more palatable. In return I would like to spend some of this Saturday AM offering some guidance on his recent struggles. … Read More
A Sale is a Sale is a Sale!
Yesterday during our morning meeting Steve brought up an interesting point and I couldn’t resist writing a blog post about it. In fact, this is not the first time I have heard about it and it bothers me quite a bit. For some odd reason long-term investors do not believe in taking profits. I can understand not taking profits because … Read More