I made a trade in MGM today, and instantly self-talked: “Uhm, why I am in this trade?” It was not a trade that I trade well. It is not a trade that fits my personality. It is not a trade that extenuates my strengths. Why? Why? Why? We make progress as traders when we stop making trades that do not … Read More
40 trading lessons from The PlayBook
An experienced and successful trader is starting with our desk, powered by Kershner Trading Group, next month. He is one of the more diligent traders you could meet. I have compared him to Tim Tebow in One Good Trade for work ethic. He just powered through One Good Trade and The PlayBook to improve his trading game and better prepare … Read More
Man I stink!
There are four traders in our September trading class, chosen from thousands of applicants. 16 days into his trading career one our new traders wrote this review: At the start of your career you are supposed to stink. The path of many traders is: 1) lose too much 2) lose less 3) flat 4) slightly positive 5) consistently positive 6) … Read More
My Trading Thesis Was Wrong
In this video I walk you through the process of developing a trading thesis and how to identify when you are wrong. Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and futures. He has traded professionally for 19 years. His email address is: [email protected]. Steven Spencer is currently long … Read More
Webinar: The Future of Trading By Mike Bellafiore with BigMikeTrading
Below is a webinar on The Future of Trading with Mike Bellafiore, author of The PlayBook and One Good Trade, presenting to the BigMikeTrading community. Mike discusses: * How pro traders are crystallizing their favorite setups * How pro traders are expressing their favorite setups in other products * How pro traders are becoming more bionic and leveraging the power … Read More
Today: Webinar with Mike Bellafiore and Mike from BigMikeTrading.com
Join us for a special Webinar, “The Future of Trading: The Multi-market, Multi-product, Discretionary, Quant Trader”, with Mike Bellafiore and Mike from BigMikeTrading.com today, Tuesday, November 12 at 4:30pm ET. The topics of discussion are: * How pro traders are crystallizing their favorite setups * How pro traders are expressing their favorite setups in other products * How pro traders … Read More
Trade Review: PAY by Shark
In this video, Shark reviews a trade he made in PAY on February 22nd. He discusses the big picture, his thought process throughout the trade, and the trade management skills he brought to the trade. This webinar is no longer available *No Relevant Positions
The Bear Trap Followup: NFLX 110
Yesterday’s SMB U Trading Lesson was on how not to get ripped to shreads in a Bear Trap. Today, Gman tweeted in Pre-market that NFLX was setting up as a Bear Trap and that he would look to trade it long against 110 to take advantage of those who might be trapped trying to short. Let’s take a look at … Read More