Bella, How is everything? I have a few questions for you. I know I always bombard you so if you are too busy to answer no worries at all. 1. How do you know when it is time to scrap a trading play? I have tried to fade names that have reported good numbers many times and I have lost my hat. … Read More
Make It Happen! (An Update)
Cortez, a non-traditional college student, was not a fan of the misinformation being spread about trading on his campus. He was as disappointed with the sparse selection of trading lectures at his school. You might say he was downright pissed. So he made it happen. He reached out to a prop firm (SMB), convinced one of their partner’s to visit … Read More
The Best A Set Up for this Market (An Example- AMLN)
Last week SMB visited the selfless trading conference held by Tickerville. My call was to share an A set up. A set ups are our favorite trades. We have A trades, B trades and C trades. With an A set up we trade a stock with more size, hold longer, and perhaps set a larger stop. We put on 30 percent … Read More
CREE, 48.60 and How You Find the Most Important Level
After the close yesterday CREE reported. Immediately CREE traded lower from 53ish to 47.50. But there was a level more important than all others. I tweeted it. Twice! And it was the level of all levels. Besides cherry picking an example to pump myself up 🙂 how do you find this most important level? Mike don’t I just look on … Read More
Traders Ask: Pullback or Reversal?
Hi Mike A common mantra repeated in most trading books is “follow the trend” and the process for doing so buy/sell through dips. Sounds easy however there are multiple complexities rarely discussed such as: – Few stocks continue in a nice straight line – The stock you’re watching is in a great bull trend, but the market is weakening … Read More
Traders Ask: The Psychology of Multiple Trading Accounts
hi mike, I have been following your terrific blog for a few months and have just finished reading your book. The book was refreshingly different and very instructive -especially the chapter on reading the tape.And the questions you have recently answered in your blog about age[I’m 50 plus andwant to be a full time trader] and finding stocks in play … Read More
Traders Ask: Scalp or Bigger Move?
Bella, I have question about getting in front of a big order. I’ll use GOOG as the instrument. Suppose 600 is a major technical level, and GOOG has been trading around it for 1 hour. A big bid comes at 600.10. The next several bids are small sizes at 599.75 or below. Let’s say GOOG is trading at 600.10/600.20. Now I … Read More
Traders Ask- How Do I Gain and Edge Trading Midday? (And thoughts from Vegas)
Hey Bella, Big fan of the SMB Blog and have been trading for about a year now. I engulf myself in as much helpful and educational trading literature but seem to struggle figuring out afternoon trading. My style is that I only follow and trade the same couple stocks every single trading day. These stocks typically have small gap moves … Read More