We just finished one of our best months as a firm. What can you learn from the success of our traders? Our traders gravitated to the stocks most In Play, the pot stocks. Our traders expressed their edges with more sophistication- options, hedges. The most successful traders were both aggressive when they saw their edge AND patient. Traders worked together, … Read More
Weekend learnings lessons for traders from SMB (after one our best trading weeks)
This was one of the best trading weeks we have had as a firm. The pot names offered outsized opportunity. We have been fighting the overextension in TLRY for several trading sessions, with hedges and with responsible max losses, and traders on the desk were finally paid. I loved seeing the growth in trade structure by traders on the desk. … Read More
The issue that many traders needed help with this week
There is an issue that many traders needed help with this week. I saw this need across the board and at many firms, even firms trading different products. It is a tricky subject with a different answer for different traders. But it just kept coming up this week. Getting this aspect of your trading right is the difference between struggling … Read More
Weekend learning lessons for traders from SMB: work on your trading game to improve
This week was one of the most opportunistic that I can remember in some time. The pot names and IPOs were immensely volatile. Next week sets up to present many large opportunities again. The weekend is a terrific time to work on your trading game to improve. We offer some ideas below to improve your trading from this trading week. … Read More
Dealing with Extremely Frustrating Trading Days: Insights for Junior Traders
One of our rising junior traders, who has been outperforming the market, had an extremely frustrating trading day. There is almost nothing worse than putting on a good trade, being in the money with significant open profits, and then giving it all back. Sigh. However, there are steps that you can take so that those frustrating trades and frustrating trading … Read More
Weekend learning lessons for traders from SMB – September 8, 2018
I am in York, ME for a wedding with my wife, but thought I would drop our weekend learning series for you. It’s 5AM and the early staff is a bit confused WTH I am doing in the seating area. Not drinking their coffee. Typing away. Wearing a Yankees hat. I am doing my best to sample as much blueberry … Read More
Maximizing Potential: Mastering Stock Trading Strategies for Higher Returns
Let’s say you want to buy a stock for a trade because it had excellent earnings and think it will trade higher. But you are not sure how to buy it. You fear buying too high and then getting stopped out. Your fear buying too high and the stock tanking. You want to start buying these stocks at better prices … Read More
This trader finally became consistent
Hello Mr. Bellafiore, We have never met or spoken, but I have to reach out and thank you for everything you have done for me. I went through the DNA program and must say that it was a big help. Even though this program was helpful, what really helped me was all your videos and articles. I’m a younger guy … Read More