Below is our second installment of the 2014 edition of The PlayBook Checkup with Bella, author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook. During these sessions a trade archived by a new trader from our desk will be reviewed by Bella. Attendance is free for SMBU Tools subscribers, who can also ask questions during the event. Watch this review of Trash to Treasure Swing Trade … Read More
Can You Manage Your Swing Trade Loss Like This?
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One Stock, Three Trades: $TSLA
(This post was written on June 1, 2013) The price action in $TSLA from the past six trading days does a nice job of demonstrating three distinct types of trades. Not all trades makes sense to all traders. But if as a trader you can figure out which of these trades fits your personality best and then build a detailed … Read More
Did My Exit Make Sense?
Yesterday I had an alert set for BIIB at 192 as it was support into the Close the previous trading day. In stocks that are in strong uptrends I like to buy at this price level if I see support on the tape. After pulling back to 192 BIIB moved sideways for over an hour moving above and below this … Read More
You Got Me $APOL
I lost money trading APOL today. During my post trade review it became apparent to me that even with a few tweeks I still would have lost money day trading it. Sometimes stocks do not behave well. Perhaps APOL is better suited for swing and position trading? It has a history of trading erratically intraday. During the past few years … Read More
Background information for swing trading videos
@AdamG_SMB does a short video explaining his philosophy and approach to swing trading.
The Taylor Rhythm
A fifty year old system can give valuable insights into the character and structure of each trading day.
The Future of Intraday Trading
A few years ago two of our best traders knocked on my office to chat. They had an idea. They were interested in trading a swing account with the firm. I suggested that they come up with a list of patterns they wanted to trade and come find me. They never reapproached me with specific enough set ups and worse … Read More