This SMBU Daily Video teaches a lesson on equities trading and is given by Steve Spencer, Managing Partner at SMB. From this video you will learn: If you continue to chase stocks, eventually you will get burned. Pro traders can get away with chasing sometimes. It takes 5 good trades to make up for one poor chase. We hope this … Read More
Things Have Certainly Changed (SMBU Daily Video)
This is our human interest video of the month. In this video I explain how I got started as a trader and what it was like when I first began. Things have certainly changed… I also discuss starting SMB and how we have adapted, changed and evolved as a firm. I hope you find it interesting. Enjoy our SMBU Daily … Read More
When to be Hard on Yourself as a Trader (SMBU Daily Video)
In this video, I outline one of our best trades of the month in $GENE, and more importantly, what we needed to learn after that huge trade. And I question why many traders are so hard on themselves when they are stopped out on a losing trade. It can sound like this after one of these losses: “How could I … Read More
Market Trades
Steve walks you through his thought process on why and how he makes market trades via ETFs. Identifying good entry points can put you in a position of strength for a an intra-day or swing trade. Enjoy the video! Steve Spencer is currently long SPY, IWM, AAPL, P and short VXX
Trading a Secondary
In this trading lesson Steve discusses trading secondaries. A secondary occurs when company insiders sell shares generally priced below where the stock has recently been trading to entice institutional investors to purchase. $CDW recently sold 15 million shares at a 3.2% discount which set up for a great trade. Enjoy the video! no relevant postions
Selling the News in a Strong Stock (video)
Last week in our AM Meeting I outlined a classic short term trading setups often referred to as “Sell The News”. no relevant postions
How I Traded $YELP (Video)
There are three things you need for every trade. Below we discuss a short trade in $YELP. More importantly we discuss how intraday traders must not just be right with direction, but also with time (or seeing the catalyst for the trade) AND while controlling your risk/reward. If you are just right about direction your results will be inconsistent, you … Read More
The Probabilistic Framework (video)
Bruce Bower was in the office recently to shoot an up and coming video series on visualization. Over the coming weeks we will be sharing clips from this series with the trading community. Fill out the form below to stay updated on the series. We’ll notify you when the next video becomes available. Enjoy the video! Watch the other videos here! … Read More