Each day I host the SMB AM Meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to make sure that our desk has a game plan to attack the best stocks and setups. Yesterday we looked at Apple, Boeing, Alibaba, and American Airlines. In this video I break down some of the techniques we use to identify the best risk/reward setups. Pay … Read More
The Importance of Staying On Point All Day
Trading is a grueling and intense profession. There are stocks, futures, and scanners whirling in front of your face all day. Many traders develop very strong routines to make sure they stay focused and are able to execute their trading plans. In our previous post we discussed the importance of a pre-market routine and how it helped us capitalize on … Read More
Trading Lesson–How To Trade When The Market Is “In Play”
Short term traders can greatly increase their risk/reward and win rate by making sure that they are in the most “In Play” names each day. Occasionally, the market itself becomes “In Play” following a major technical break and I will trade it via index ETFs. Friday morning I shared a price on StockTwits I wanted to get long the market … Read More
Trading Education: Mastering Gap Trading Methodology
On June 4th we posted a pre-market video in which I discussed a potential “gap fill” trade in TIBX. When a stock gaps outside of the prior day’s range you have three options. Play it for a continuation in the direction of the gap, play it to fill some or all of the gap, or simply take a pass on trading it. I have … Read More
Looking To A Higher Time Frame: DDD
Last week I changed my bias in DDD from bearish to bullish. This video clearly explains my reasoning. This video serves as a trading lesson but also as an “after action” report. The second video from our AM Meeting previewed potential price action the day following DDD’s earnings release. The second video is from our AM Meeting where I shared some … Read More
SMB U Trading Lesson of the Day: How to Gain Trading Confidence
Mike Bellafiore, author of the “trading classic” One Good Trade and The PlayBook, talks about a SMB Trading Lesson of the Day on how to gain trading confidence. A trader from the SMB trading community reached out to Bella seeking advice for ways he could extinguish his trading fears. As a new trader Nicolas wasn’t able to actualize his trading … Read More
SMB U Trading Lesson of the Week: When to Exit Winning Trades
Mike Bellafiore, author of the “trading classic” One Good Trade and The PlayBook, talks about a SMB Trading Lesson of the Week on when to exit winning trades. Mike discusses a situation where a trader thought he needed a trading psychologist. Turns out it was just an issue with his trading strategy. Enjoy the video! You can be better tomorrow … Read More
SMB U Trading Lesson of the Week: Position Sizing in $CCL
Mike Bellafiore, author of the “trading classic” One Good Trade and The PlayBook, talks about a SMB Trading Lesson of the Week in $CCL. Mike discusses the various trading scenarios and how your position sizing would have changed under different market circumstances. Enjoy the video! You can be better tomorrow than you are today! Mike Bellafiore One Good Trade The … Read More