The SMB Morning Rundown highlights the key levels in the Market and the best trading setup that we have identified for the Open.
Mastering Chess Trading: Insights from Pete in Indonesia
I received an interesting email yesterday from a nice gentleman from Indonesia (SMB gets lots of inquiries from all over the world) who has expressed an interest in SMB’s options training course that we will be launching in May. Pete has studied options trading through literature and has experienced some early success. What I found so interesting about Pete’s email, was … Read More
Find the Least Competitive Stocks?
A sick, pretty well-known trading author walks into a Clearwater Beach breakfast treasure, hacking cough, in need of a shave and tan, with flipflops, shorts and a black penguin polo. Over scrambled egg whites and honey wheat toast he listens to another market veteran share his market wisdom. Almost eerily it is like listening to himself talk, with then some new … Read More
SMB Options Trade of the Week – Heart Friendly Butterfly
Seth Freudberg discusses a “Heart Friendly Butterfly Trade” designed to minimize the effect of market price movements on the the PNL of an options income trade. The option is on the SPX.
College Traders Speaker Tour
Mike Bellafiore will be speaking at Indiana University to potential up-and-coming traders. There has been a significant interest in trading among college students. SMB just started an in-house internship for college underclassmen to take our training program during a five week summer session. In this new age of trading, students have an edge if they can develop the skills early … Read More
Traders Ask: How do I “repair” my deep in the money covered call option?
A reader asked us for help in the following situation: “I have a question and wonder if you will help. I would appreciate very much any advice that you can offer. I have 100 shares of GMCR stock and I have written a covered call– June ‘ 11/ strike 43– against it . The stock gapped up from 41 to … Read More
Spring Trading
When it comes to professional sports, I’m a shameless homer for my beloved Philadelphia sports teams particularly when it comes to the Phillies and Eagles. And when our teams are on a roll, which the Phillies have been for the last five years and the Eagles for more than a decade, I will hardly miss a beat on any of … Read More