Watch SMB Trade of the Week, a Second Day Play in ITMN from Mike Bellafiore.
One Observation From The Trading Day
Being in the right stocks will largely dictate the type of day you will have. If you are in the most In Play names you are going to generate PnL commensurate with your skill level. This is why we have an AM Meeting to discuss the stocks that are most likely to be In Play for the day. Even if … Read More
SMB Trade of the Week: Baidu – May 15, 2010
Watch SMB Trade of the Week, a technical Reversal Play in BIDU from Mike Bellafiore.
SMB Trade of the Week: Visa
Watch SMB Trade of the Week, a Resistance Trade in V from Mike Bellafiore.
Reading the Tape In Multiple Time Frames
I was trading V today for the third consecutive day. My initial bias was short based on the weakness on the tape I had seen during the prior two days. During yesterday’s two point pop in the SPYs I found it to be very telling That V barely bounced. So I came in today ready to get short again. The … Read More
The Market as a Handful of Stocks
The last couple of days I have been baffled by the market being defined by a handful of stocks. If you’re not in them you have no shot in heck of making any money. Honestly, these days I tend to have about 20–30 positions both on the short and long, market stocks, little stocks, and just about a piece on … Read More
The Importance Of Not Relinquishing Gains
This morning I came in long a small overnight position in QCOM. Chop Spencer! But based on several factors I was looking for another sizable up leg. I bought additional shares right on the Open when a seller at 42.50 was lifted. QCOM quickly traded up another point. I took my profits when the buying pattern changed in the 43.70s. … Read More
When The Tape Changes
My expectation for the past week or so has been that AAPL would break to new highs and offer another 10-15 points of upside. So each day I spend some time thinking about how to best enter an AAPL trade so that I will be in a position of strength when the breakout actually occurs. Based on the price action … Read More