An email from a new trader: Hi Bella, My Weekly Goal: 1. Being patient to wait for great setups to get aggressive 2. Trade 200 shares responsibly on excellent R/R setups 3. Go over entire Reading The Tape lectures again 4. Recognize bigger picture and trade stocks that move away from prices 5. Get more well-rounded in this new market … Read More
Discipline, Focus and Patience
The above three words have been written about many times by Bella and Steve and you have read about them in countless other places. Becoming consistently profitable in day trading requires the knowledge and use of all three! I would like to give a simple thought from my trading yesterday intertwining the three principles… At one point yesterday if you … Read More
Trading this volatile market
After the close some traders who I personally mentor send me a review of their day. One trader emailed: Overall- Today was a productive day both in terms of learning and in terms of P&L. I have had better days in terms of P&L, but I came out of a hole on the open and I am more proud of … Read More
You need to make more right now
A veteran trader stood in my office, mind racing, frustrated at his results from the past week. “You know Mike during 08 I made a lot of money getting back into trading after being away from the game. I told myself that they next great trading opportunity I wanted to be on a trading desk making real money. I am … Read More
The market requires a tuition to participate
I have had the pleasure of getting to know Michael Martin over the past few years. Hands down one of my favorite trading educators on the Street. And it is so entertaining when he shares his stories about other great traders who he knows, has been mentored by or has read about. He is a Wikipedia of trading anecdotes. I … Read More
Traders Ask: Do You Wait for a Stock to Open?
Hi Mike, I seem to recall you mentioning that one way to catch opening drives is by watching the first ticks of the stock when it opens. My question is: do you trade the first ticks of a stock when the specialist is not there yet, or do you wait for him/her to show up? Thanks in advance, and happy … Read More
A better stop
A frustrated new trader stepped into my office to discuss a few specific trades from yesterday. He got wicked out of a good short in CVC and a few longs in C into the close. He was looking for some guidance. First there were a lot of things this new trader did well. He was in the right stocks. He … Read More
What You Might Learn in Your First Weeks in Trading
Below is a great example of what you might learn in your first weeks of trading. Hi Bella, Friday was my second day trading live. So far I’m up $72 on day one and up $72 on day two. I could have done much better on Friday, but I chipped back bits by bits during the mid day. I wrote … Read More