I want to share an important lesson I have learned observing many elite traders. It is a lesson that some have not yet learned as they seek to make more money. It troubles me that some think there is only one path to make more money, when that is just not true. Let me share a recent anecdote on our … Read More
Give me your honest opinion (on my trading)
Mr.Bellafiore, I have been trading for a year and a couple of months now. In April of last year I began trading with (redacted), I enjoy trading with them and have taken their …. course. as well as other courses within their offering. This has been valuable to my trading in Identifying the Fundamentals. Recently, I began using Tradervue after … Read More
Trading does not have to be an individual sport
Trading does not have to be an individual sport. What if you looked at your trading career differently? What if you gave yourself as many chances to succeed as you could? What if instead of viewing your trading career as merely the result of your discretionary trading, there was much more opportunity? Wouldn’t that significantly increase your chances of success … Read More
A Month of Trading Poorly is Too Long
A month of trading poorly is too long. During our recent monthly trader reviews, we made this point to three separate traders, on 3 different teams, with 3 different levels of experience, 3 different trading styles, and after 3 different month’s of production. You do not want to be at your trading station reviewing your month and grade yourself poorly … Read More
How do I get a job at a proprietary trading firm?
Hey Mr. Bellafiore, … I am about to go off to college at the university of Oregon. I’ve been trading for 1 year now and even though I am not yet consistently profitable, I am getting closer and closer to that goal through the help of your two books and SMB’s videos on YouTube. One of the best things I’ve … Read More
Unveiling Our Best Trading Month in Firm History: 3 Key Reasons Behind Our Success!
January of 2021 was our firm’s best trading month, since we started in 2005. March of 2020 had been our prior top month to date. I do hope our success gives you some valuable ideas on how to improve your trading. Here are 3 reasons why we had our best month in firm history: 1. Every trade has an executable … Read More
Top 5 Trader Education Videos of 2020
Important disclosures Mike Bellafiore is the Co-Founder of SMB Capital, a proprietary trading desk, and SMB Training, which provides trading education in stocks, options, and futures. Bella is the author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook. He welcomes your trading questions at [email protected].
8 Reasons Why We Had Our Second Best Trading Month in Firm History
November 2020 was the second best month in our firm’s trading history (founded in 2005). During a firm call with our partners, we were all searching for the right word(s) to describe our performance in November. Finally, I chimed in with “amazing”. Another partner quickly agreed and said “yes it was…. AMAZING!” As like for traders, it is important for … Read More