In this short clip from the SMB AM Meeting I discuss Wal-Mart’s earnings and a potential fundamental short catalyst. In these scenarios we come up with a thesis and look for price action confirmation. If you think this sort of overview and game planning can be helpful in your trading sign up for a tools trial below. Steven Spencer is … Read More
Steven Spencer Interview with Hamaha.net – Part 1
In our SMBU Daily Video, watch Part 1 of Steven Spencer’s interview with Hamaha.net, a popular Russian trading site. This interview will discuss: How Steve started his trading career The costs associated with trading The buying power a trader typically works with How partners Steve and Mike ended up working together Enjoy the video! *no relevant positions
Don’t Chase Your Own Tail in Order Execution (SMBU Daily Video)
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn why you shouldn’t chase your own tail in order execution. In this video from Seth, you will learn: Traders often get confused by bids or offers entered by other retail traders How you can tell the difference between a market maker and a retail trader This video explains how to clear out the noise created … Read More
Covered Calls are Not all They are Cracked up to Be (SMBU Daily Video)
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn more about Covered Calls. In this video from Seth, you will learn: Covered calls are not all they are cracked up to be They limit upside while hardly reducing the downside of an equity play. They may have a serious tax flaw that is often overlooked. We hope this video helps your trading.
Should you have traded these 5 stocks today? (SMBU Daily Video)
In our SMBU Daily Video, we highlight 5 trade ideas before the open and discuss whether they were worth trading. Should you have traded $GOOG? $BAC? INTC? $AMAT? $GPRO? I offer my thoughts on whether these setups were worthy of your intellectual, emotional and financial capital in this video. I hope it helps! *no relevant positions
Sexy Cool Trading
In this video I discuss: The first question I ask traders who we interview for the desk Why certain stocks and setups are not suitable for novice traders How to use longer term levels to define risk for a setup Steven Spencer is the co-founder of SMB Capital and SMB University which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and … Read More
Peak Performance–Trading The Plan
**This is the fourth in a series of posts from Bruce Bower related to “Peak Performance” the topic of his new book that SMB U will be releasing April 20th** Trading the Plan By Bruce Bower “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face” – Mike Tyson It is all well and good to have a plan. The next crucial … Read More
Identifying Your Best Trade Setups (SMBU Daily Video)
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn more about identifying your best trade setups. In this video from Mike Bellafiore, you will learn: The best trading catalyst to look for The best practices our new traders use to identify their best trading opportunities How to create a road map to identify your best trade setups We hope this video helps your trading. … Read More