In this video I share my thought process on why I opened a GLD long trade. If you are interested in watching and learning about these trades in real time check out a Trader90 trial which includes all of our trading tools. Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, … Read More
Volatility Has Returned, But for How Long?
Here’s something that you can learn from and potentially add to your trading to increase your chances of being profitable every month. SMB added an options trading desk a few years ago. Over that time we have seen a very valuable pattern develop. When directional equities and futures traders are struggling with low volatility, the options desk is usually doing … Read More
How To Select the Best Long Strike For An Options Credit Spread
In our SMBU Daily Video, Seth Freudberg discusses how to decide the best long strike to select when selling a credit spread with a directional viewpoint in mind. In this video, you will learn: Why the strike separation that yields the highest dollar credit is usually NOT the best long strike to select. Why you need to focus on return, not dollars … Read More
Market Review with Andrew
In this video, Andrew shows a way to filter out the noise and navigate the swings in the market. This example uses multiple time frames on the S&P 500 to give context for proactively managing equities and options positions. Enjoy the video! Andrew is a portfolio manager with Sabal Tree and a contributor to SMB Training. Risk Disclaimer no relevant … Read More
How Long Does a Trading Slump Last?
Hi Mike, Would like to know how long does a trading slump normally last? And how does one know trading is not their cup of tea or doesn’t suit one person? Thanks in advance. @mikebellafiore Trading slumps depend on your trading style and skill level. Scalpers, a trader who trades off of order flow or Reading the Tape, like Pippen … Read More
Recording: Andrew: Buying Long Options Using Market Signals
Andrew presents how he trades long options using his new open source indicator that finds trend entries and exits. Enjoy the video! Risk Disclaimer no relevant positions
Why I Got Long Bed, Bath & Beyond ($BBBY)
In a raging bull market there aren’t a lot of spots to put money to work on the long side that offer good risk to reward. BBBY gapped lower Thursday for the third time this year bringing it within striking distance of important longer term support and around 30% from its high. My thought process was that many large managers … Read More
Formulating A Trading Plan: $YELP
In this morning’s AM Meeting I discussed a recent shift in my approach to trading momentum stocks as we have seen signs that bottoms are forming. In the second half of the video I share my intra-day trading plan for YELP: where it made sense to get long based on recent price action as well as a potential failure area … Read More
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