What financial websites do you use to prepare for trading? @MikeBellafiore I asked our newest training classes in Austin and NYC to share what websites they use and why to prepare for each trading session. Then I aggregated their answers, unedited, into this post. This gives you an excellent guide of websites to help you prepare for each trading session. … Read More
Ask anything: how can I become more consistent as a trader?
I have been actively trading for 5 years. I have followed the market for 25 years.. I have tried trading covered calls, medium and high beta stocks (ex — AApl, SBUX ,CELG, TSLA. I have tried intraday trading options -no luck. It seems like every I “perceive” an opportunity I jump — just that I seem to be extremely inconsistent. … Read More
This 5k loss was my best trade of the month (video)
Hey Mike,Just curious if you have an example of a losing trade you had recently, and if you still considered it a good trade?Thanks.Jonathan A. mikebellafiore This is a great question! When I watch the Financial Media Entertainment Complex talking trading/investing I smh. Who are those people on TV so certain their call in $AAPL is correct? What market is … Read More
An anecdote from the prop desk: The unprepared trader
Often new traders think they are prepared to trade when they aren’t. They think they have done the sufficient preparation to trade and the market truth is that they haven’t. Traders who we have trained from scratch to consistently profitable have always met the market definition of prepared. Those who have underperformed have met their definition of prepared but not … Read More
The education of a trader: The PlayBook
mikebellafiore In my second book, The PlayBook, I advocate archiving a favorite setup from each trading session. After each close, choose a best setup from the session that fits your trading style. Reverse engineer the variables of that trade. Archive this trade in a comprehensive format, perhaps like the SMB PlayBook. As traders we should build from our strengths, … Read More
Help! This Isolation is Killing My Trading!
Dear Mike, I am almost through reading your book One Good Trade. It’s phenomenal! Now one of my favorite books about trading, it really altered the way I think – helping me purge the psychological demons and reinforce good habits. I completely agree with your viewpoint that trading as part of a team compounds the learning process. I have been … Read More
A Smooth Sea Never Made a Skillful Sailor
People are made for challenges. When we respond to challenges, we become alert. As we move and think to overcome those challenges, we build physical and emotional muscle. We open up our bodies and minds to new possibilities. We learn and grow at an astounding pace, becoming stronger and creating amazing things. In the absence of challenge however, the opposite … Read More
Super Trader!
Being successful at trading is really quite simple. Follow a certain set of principles over an extended period of time and eventually you’ll produce great results. Unfortunately learning, and more importantly applying, those concepts can be quite challenging. This is especially true when the process is approached with the wrong psychology. And if you think about it isn’t it … Read More