This weekend we asked our traders to craft a list of goals for 2011. This is an exercise every serious trader (person?) should complete. When you create a picture for where you want to be by the end of the year it helps organize all that needs to be done to get there. Create process and results goals. Here is an … Read More
The Evolution of a Trading Answer (Part II)
Yesterday we examined a trading question from one our remote trainees here. When faced with such a question often a trainee wants an answer ASAP. And for me certainly it would take less time if I just offered the answer to trainees and moved on with my day instead of asking them questions, letting them struggle for the answer, and … Read More
The Evolution of a Trading Answer (Part I)
Recently I was sent this question from one of our SMB Training trainees: On day 10, you show a video about flipping in SLM. When watching the video I could understand your thought process of entering and flipping based on looking at the tape. Nonetheless, what I could not understand when watching the video is your thought process when wanting … Read More
Tune in: Mike Bellafiore on KFNN Money Radio’s Bill Tatro Show
Mike Bellafiore to appear on the Bill Tatro Show
A Signal from the Level II
On the Open GMCR and BEC gave us a signal from the Level II, we say Reading the Tape, that they both were going down. After this signal there was opportunity to add or take a position with the side of this signal. Some time passed and then it happened. Both stocks headed in that direction of the signal. 33.50 … Read More
How We Found an Important Level (LVS)
We have identified 47.50 as an important level in LVS. Yesterday it leaked below this level and had a serious intraday downmove. Chop! SuperChop? Today 47.50 was again an important level. How did we find this level? On December 2 there was this news from briefing.com: Las Vegas Sands in 8-K filing discloses that Sands China’s application for a land … Read More
The SMB SuperChop
47.50 is a huge level in LVS. On the Open it traded below there. I hit the bids. LVS found 45.60. Were you prepared to make a SuperChop? CELG announced new disappointing news about a drug. It gapped down, showed weakness on the open and dropped like a falling knife. Did you make a superchop? If DECK breaks its longerterm … Read More
In a Market of Volatility Hidden
Yesterday I was a panelist at High Frequency Trading World USA 2010 in NYC where we discussed HFTs effect on market volatility. Some are concerned that a market overly volatile will scare investors from participating in the market. Since HFTs are our modern middle men, perhaps market maker rules should be considered for them. This is an idea worth exploring but will not change … Read More