During a GChat, with an elite trader on our desk, an important lesson emerged. Sitting at my remote trading station, I was pinged with a chat: I can see how everyone is doing on our desk, with a leaderboard we use to watch risk and performance. The leaderboard displays the real-time PnL of all the desk’s traders. I hadn’t noticed … Read More
Improve your trading this weekend with these education videos – recap of the week of July 25, 2020
How to use Reading the Tape to Make a Simple and Profitable Large Cap Trade A Smart, Effective Options Strategy for Earnings Plays How to use the leader in a hot sector to make money in other stocks {Stock trading} 4 Netflix Earnings Trades {that you won’t learn anywhere else} How to use multiple time frames to spot huge trades … Read More
Weekend trading lessons from the prop desk – September 14, 2019
How an independent trader is improving A weekly options strategy with remarkable potential When people are trapped The harsh realities to become a consistently profitable trader Why equities traders are having such unusual success with options *no relevant positions Important disclosures
Weekend learning lessons for traders from the prop desk – September 7, 2019
One important difference between elite traders and underperforming traders An interview with SMB Capital Co-Founder Mike Bellafiore How to use options to play earnings gaps When people are trapped How to trade Oil Futures *no relevant positions Important disclosures
You choose how you will react to trading obstacles
I was met by a smiling trader in the hall who is trading nowhere near as big as he wants, but was thrilled with his recent trading consistency. His focus was on his happiness with this trading consistency, from which he could see a clear path to grow. You choose how to react to your trading results. Another international trader … Read More
Weekend learning lessons for traders to improve your trading
You want to start improving as a trader, but you are not sure how to. And the weekend is a perfect opportunity for you to work on improving your trading, but you are not sure where to start. Moreover, the market has been extra volatile this past week and you are not sure how to attack it responsibly. You know … Read More
Options for a New Trader (SMBU Daily Video)
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn some basic concepts in options trading. In this video from Seth Freudberg, you will learn: Buying a call option gives you the right to buy shares at a certain price (the “strike price”) by a certain date. Buying a put option gives you the right to sell shares you own at a certain price (again … Read More
Are you doing this with your trading/investing? (SMBU Daily Video)
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn how to make the most out of great trading opportunities. In this video from Mike Bellafiore, you will learn: What made $URI a great trend trade How we traded $URI The importance of trade review How you can capture the next opportunity like the $URI trade We hope this video helps you improve your … Read More