I talk to traders all over the world and it surprises me how many “high probability” or “market neutral” traders don’t realize that they are making a statement with their position. By making a statement I mean whenever you enter a position, you are defining the conditions under which you will win and which you will lose. For example, when … Read More
Ten Takeaways from a Top Trading Coach for Success in Trading
SMB had an elite trading coach (name cannot be shared for compliance reasons) visit yesterday for an informal presentation with tips on how to improve trader performance. This coach has worked with the top traders in the world, at prop firms, investment banks and hedge funds. SMB Trader, King of Men, put together a list of ten takeaways from this talk. We thought … Read More
Should This Trader Make a Comeback?
Below is an interesting trading anecdote I received via LinkedIn. I asked the writer if I could share his trading experience with our community. He agreed. The names and places have been changed for compliance reasons and we have no interest in saying anything negative about anyone or any firm on this blog. What I find interesting about his note … Read More
A Trade to Master- $RIG
One of our new trainees from Thailand traded RIG yesterday and sent me a PlayBook on this trade. This was his Trade Management slide for the trade. There are some lessons here. 1) Great job being in the best stock yesterday for intraday traders, RIG. You are only as good as the stocks you trade. This was a stock with … Read More
Why I got long FDO
FDO gapped down and then made a sharp downmove on the open. I caught some of the downmove with a Momentum Trade. But then the momentum short was over and I had a decision. Do I look to trade $FDO for a bounce or for a continuation move? I chose the former and will explain w1hy. The market has been … Read More
Finding the Right Trading Product and Style
Mike-Great thought provoking post (The biggest question for a trader) as usual. Is there a way to determine what product and type of trading fits a trader? Does it really take trial and error? Has to be a better way….any insight here? Thanks BP @mikebellafiore Thxs for reading as always BP. 1) You can take a personality test and use … Read More
The Biggest Question for a Trader
Hi Bella, When I started out to go day trading, I feel as though I have wasted allot of money and time on so-called “education”. I can tell you that I have spent over 10k in it. A friend recommended (********) to me and I took their course. They made it seem so easy with patterns and MAs. … Read More
Do not say Practice
I end most emails with: “Keep working on your trading game.” We teach our traders to do the daily work each day that helps them improve. They are training to become consistently profitable traders (CPTs). Their ultimate goal is to become a your best trader (YBT). Apparently I could use better words to motivate my traders. Dan Coyle, author of … Read More