Yesterday after an aborted MRI on my back I hit the office to review some of the work on our desk. One of the steadiest of trainees had a miserable trading day. I am not sure I can remember such a day of red from this new trader. In his daily review he wrote: Today is probably the worst I … Read More
Try This to Reduce Your Trading Frustration
I received this comment in a review from a trainee: Really frustrating day…Over traded the junk out of MS and C and made hardly any money. MS and C : Was trying to fade them in the morning but they were the really strong up until about 1pm. This is when the short started to work, but I traded so … Read More
Lessons from an HFT conference
This week I presented for 90 minutes and sat on a panel discussion for an HFT conference. I thought I would report back with some running themes. 1) What is the next Brazil? 2) What markets are most inefficient and offer trading opportunity? 3) Will most traders have access to most markets from their trading home? 4) Teaming with discretionary … Read More
Traders Ask- Should I add or sell?
Happy Saturday Bella and Steve, I’m reviewing one of my old trading tapes and wanted to get your opinion on a trade I executed in TVIX back on 7.11.11. Let me setup the trade for you: Basic Sup and Res Play Prev close: 16.36 Res: 17.90-17.95 Sup: 17.70, 17.50 Gapped up to 17.30 pre-market, consolidated around 17.45-17.50, started an uptrend … Read More
Understanding the market structure of the day impacts all of your intraday trades
Understanding the market structure of the day impacts all of your intraday trades. Corey Rosenbloom has done some excellent work on this important trading concept. Dr. Steenbarger has written about its importance. At SMB we talk about the Big Picture before we start our AM meeting. Below is a self-proclaimed rant from a new trainee. We can learn from his monthly analysis … Read More
Trading Passion: Embracing Failure and Discovering Your True Path
Morning Bella, I’ll try to keep this brief because I know you’re extremely busy. I just finished reading “Talent is Overrated” by Geoff Colvin along with “Mindest” by Carol Dewck and was interested to know what drives you and Steve to be successful traders and teachers? And where does your trading passion come from? Where did it start? Colvin talks about … Read More
Traders Ask: How Do I Stop Losing Money?
I get asked this question a lot. Here are my thoughts. There is not one thing to say that would make the difference. There are not a few things I could write that would make the difference. This question ties nicely into a conversation I had just a few minutes ago in my office with a mentee, which I will … Read More
Find stocks “moving away from prices”
In a mentee’s review yesterday he made this interesting point: – I really could have done a better job of taking advantage of the last move into the close.. I was too focused on that SFLY that wasn’t really moving away from prices and didn’t shop around enough for some longs for the close While waiting at the bar for … Read More