Our firm in NYC has focused on training new traders to consistently profitable and then high performing trader over the past decade. Here is what we have learned mentoring and coaching traders: Develop a Growth Mindset- Shark is one of our most successful traders we have trained from new trader to consistently profitable trader and then high performing trader. Each … Read More
A West Coast Story on Journaling
Hi Mike–I listened to your video regarding the trader that was having issues journaling. I solved that same issue by typing onto the chart itself – – the reasons why I bought and sold at the exact point of entry and exit. As you know, Tradestation can pinpoint the exact point of entry and exit if you turn on that … Read More
Taking that next step forward in your trading with sizing
I sit in a unique seat in the trading community. For the past decade, I have trained traders from new to consistently profitable or failed trader. As the author of two trading books, gratefully many reach out to me sharing their trading challenges and triumphs with the why and how. What I do in my writing is share my observations … Read More
How this trader improved
I was chatting in the hallway at our firm in NYC, with a developing trader who was verbally proud of his improvement on that day. He was really proud. I asked him what progress he had made and how. In detail, he offered his improvement. When he was done, I asked him to memorialize the improvement in an email to … Read More
A trading journal that works for you
I trade intraday futures by reading the tape and looking at historically significant price action levels. I start to really get a feel for the process, but I still trade only one future until the process is internalized. To be able to assess myself I keep a detailed journal where I fill in trade information (entry, exit etc.) and trading … Read More
Damn right we talkin about practice!
I had an informative phone chat with a counterpart of mine at a large international prop firm. They house thousands of traders globally. They, like us, back all of their traders. They, like us, have their own proprietary trading technology that only firm traders can use. They, like us, trade many different products. He, like me, trains all of the … Read More
Do We Really Need Rules?
At SMBU we believe those with a passion for trading ought to start trading in college. We created the SMB College Training Program run by Iceman from The PlayBook for this very reason. Jake is a passionate college trader trying to create a track record while in school to land a spot on a prop trading desk. He will write a weekly blog about … Read More
This Trader is Ready to Trade Live
Bella, I am a huge fan of One Good Trade. Currently, I am wrapping up The Playbook. My friend and mentor put me onto One Good Trade after I had expressed interest several months ago in trading, and I have fallen in love with the profession. My desire is to become an intraday trader, but I want to go about … Read More