Yesterday we began 30 trading habits in 30 days to give you a sneak peak into the habits of a professional trader at a proprietary firm. You can find Habit #1: The PlayBook here. Today we will discuss a new habit, developing your Road Map for the trading day. Our firm has developed many new traders to consistently profitable … Read More
Wall Street Firm’s Strategy: Hiring Retail Traders for Remote Trading
Retail traders around the world have always kept an eye on Wall Street. After all, it’s the center of the financial world. Most traders can only dream of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange or at a big Wall Street proprietary trading firm. What most retail traders don’t understand is that The Street has a new address. Most … Read More
How We Navigate High Volatility Markets
Every morning in the Trader90 AM meeting, Steve Spencer gives you a rundown of what’s in play and how to trade the market that’s in front of you. This video is a quick sample of what you could be getting every morning as a member of Trader90… Join SMBU Trader90 Now >> No relevant positions.
Big Swings Aren’t Over Yet… “Keep Trading!”
Several of the traders on our desk had their best day ever yesterday. If you were in the Trader90 Real Time Audio during the opening drive, then you heard some of the most exciting 30-45 minutes of the year. The mantra throughout the excitement was… “it’s not over… KEEP TRADING!” Isn’t this why you trade? To not be dependent on … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance: Process Vs. Outcome
What is more important? The OUTCOME of a decision regardless of the PROCESS that generated it? Or the PROCESS applied to generate the OUTCOME regardless of the results? The answer can reveal the strengths and possible weaknesses of how we manage the information used to define our trading edge and the significance we place on the results of that trading edge. For … Read More
Inside The Trading Vault – A look at CL_F
Trading Vault Concept – “When charts are in a trend, we are often tempted to pick bottoms or tops because we FEEL a chart has reversed enough. The slightest drift over or under a level, we trigger our trades to initiate a trade in the direction of the move, but in these markets breakout and breakdown levels … Read More
One Mistake Your Broker is Glad You’re Making
A common mistake that new and developing traders make in the options market is to trade strategies that involve high commissions relative to the earning potential. We often see newer options traders applying great options strategies to the wrong instruments. Option trading strategies that involve frequent management to control risk can be commission intensive. This is especially true if you’re … Read More
New Insights For Swing Traders
SMB is often thought of as primarily a day trading firm. However, over the years we have expanded our playbook to include a diversified set of strategies and tactics. Some of these strategies include options, order imbalances, statistical arbitrage, automated trading, and position trading. The SMB Virtual Trader Floor is an exclusive and proprietary platform for traders to interact with … Read More