One trader on our desk offers a best practice to emulate. This trader had been gross negative 3/4 past months prior to June. He is a hard worker, focused on the markets, disciplined and well-trained. He is one of the guys who can make it. Yet, while I wouldn’t say it was a large deal that he was not yet … Read More
What Do You Need First to Gain Trading Edge?
I have been listening to a great deal of the Toddler music channel on Pandora so pardon my lyrics. First comes skill Trading Skill! Next comes edge Trading Edge! Then comes trading profits in your head …..And in your bank! Our firm has edge during Russell imbalances. I was discussing this strategy in theory with our college training class, exposing … Read More
Recording: How Do You Obtain and Maximize Your Edge
Yesterday, Mike Bellafiore, author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook, hosted a free webinar on how to find your trading edge. If you missed the webinar, you can catch it here! Enjoy the video! “You can be better tomorrow than you are today!” Mike Bellafiore is the Co-Founder of SMB Capital and SMBU, which provides trading education in stocks, options, … Read More
Webinar: Trading Edge: How Do You Obtain and Maximize Your Edge
This Thursday at 4:15PM ET, Mike Bellafiore, author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook, will be hosting a free webinar on how to find your trading edge. Questions will be answered as they are asked during the presentation in our chat. Please feel free to e-mail Mike with any suggestions for this webinar, [email protected]. “You can be … Read More
Finding and Increasing your Trading Edge
One trader on our desk offers a best practice to emulate. This trader had been gross negative 3/4 past months prior to June. He is a hard worker, focused on the markets, disciplined and well-trained. He is one of the guys who can make it. Yet, while I wouldn’t say it was a large deal that he was not yet … Read More
Do you have a news edge?
Last night I had dinner with Ravee Mehta, author of The Emotionally Intelligent Investor and former hedge fund trader at Soros Fund Management, hoping to learn more about getting a real news edge while trading. On my desk I hear my guys talking about Conviction Trades before the stock confirms their thesis. I have worked with very experienced discretionary traders who … Read More
Finding an edge in random markets
Adam asks if traders can make money using trailing stops in random walk markets.
Finding a trading edge: a case study
Finding a trading edge in the SMB Radar’s In Play list.