Here’s our latest excerpt from The PlayBook. It comes from Chapter 3: “The Day Knight Capital Almost Fell (A Support Play)”. The chapter begins with a question: “How Do You Know When to Sell a Winning Position?” Dear Mike, I recently read One Good Trade and found it a quality read relative to all other books I’ve read. It has been … Read More
What’s Working for You?
For those of you who don’t know, trading during the summer months can be tough on your patience and P&L. A sizable portion of market participants and those with the ability to move markets all go on vacation and enjoy themselves while the rest of us stare at a computer screen that looks like it is frozen in time. I … Read More
Forex Trading: How do You Stay on Track?
Before I get into the lesson I just want to mention that I now have a book deal and am in the process of writing a book about forex trading. I invite you to help me write a book that will offer a great deal of value by giving me feedback here. This is your chance to contribute. I work … Read More
The Playbook Is On Its Way to the Printer!
Exciting news! Mike Bellafiore’s new book, The Playbook, has been shipped to the printer. The publication date is July 17, 2013, but you can pre-order the book now. Once you receive it you’ll be able to take advantage of some special offers. Offer One: Receive recordings of The Playbook Webinar There are 10 Webinars in all. You will also be … Read More
KISS (Keep It Simple..) Trading Lesson: The “Show Me” Entry For Pullbacks
DISCLAIMER: This entry method does not allow getting every cent of the move. If this is important to you do not read any further! The how and why of entering a pullback trade can be tough for many traders. Although if the price is moving against the established trend it can have decent momentum. This makes it harder for traders … 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
Traders Ask: Consistency
“If I hadn’t made money some of the time I might have acquired market wisdom quicker.” — Jesse Livermore I received the following question from reader Angel: Hi Mike, I hope that my email finds you well. Trading has been going very well, and I’m very happy with my results. I love this business! Mike, I would like to suggest … Read More