Flexibility in trading has to be one of the most difficult concepts to master when going through the learning curve. I remember much earlier in my learning process when I was stubbornly committed to a particular trading style that I was learning from a chatroom that shall remain nameless. Looking back, the style was complete nonsense but at the time … Read More
You Gotta Have A “Plan B”
Each morning we hold an AM Meeting at SMB to discuss the Stocks In Play as well as the bigger picture including global markets, unusual activity in commodities, and the US markets via the SPY. If a particular type of “day structure” is likely to occur that will be discussed as well. This morning with global markets humming and the … Read More
Proper Preparation
Every morning before the market opens I review the list of my top trading ideas. Recently, they have mainly been long ideas as the market is a raging bull. But I’m always armed with a few shorts in case the market decides to come in. One of the great pluses of being a short term trader is that you can … Read More
Mental Flexibility Is A Prerequisite…
Yesterday our Best AM Idea was to short AMZN for a potential 4-6 point downside move. AMZN had failed to participate in the tech rally during the last week and seemed to be setting up for some serious downside. I got short at 117 and caught about 1.5 points of downside. The volume wasn’t great so I was somewhat suspicious … Read More