SMB AM Meeting Recap: $SPWR
In this short video, Steve discusses a stock from this morning's AM Meeting. Every morning he reviews the market and analyzes the stocks that are in play and likely to have second-day moves. Steve...
View ArticleApril 21, 2014 Locke In Your Success Weekly Market and Position Update
No relevant positions Risk disclaimer M21 purchase link http://smbcap.net/m21sale John Locke Be sure to visit our trading blog! www.lockeinyoursuccess.com And check out these great videos! May Group...
View ArticleMembers Only Options Webinar: Jim Riggio: Capital Discussions: The “Jeep” Trade
Your Option for a better trading life......together (SMBU Options Tribe) SMBU’s Options Tribe is an online community of options traders dedicated to sharing successful options trading ideas with all of...
View ArticleWhat are the Best Technical Analysis Books?
We received this question from an SMBU reader: Hello Mike, I have been trading for about a year. I would like to improve my knowledge in trading but unfortunately do not have the money for vocational...
View ArticleLessons from my Adventures as a Nanny Trader
I came home last Tuesday to the news that my wife had dismissed our nanny. I was not aware this was about to happen. There was no replacement, save her and me for at least two weeks. Oh. A scheduled...
View ArticleEnhancing Trader Performance by Learning from the Lessons of Failure
*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the...
View ArticleYour Beliefs Are Your Reality, Choose Them Wisely
I was answering some questions at a trading seminar a while back and a trader stood up and said, “It’s impossible to average more than 12% per year on a portfolio”. I said “OK” and went on to the next...
View ArticleIts Ok to Change Your Mind–Pandora
Pandora released their earnings after the market closed Thursday. If the numbers were OK I was looking to purchase at 26 or lower. I broadcasted live on SMB Real Time as I bought shares between 25-26....
View ArticleSMB AM Meeting Recap: $NFLX
In this short video, Steve discusses a stock from this morning's AM Meeting. Every morning he reviews the market and analyzes the stocks that are in play and likely to have second-day moves. Steve...
View ArticleSMB AM Meeting Recap: $TWTR
In this short video, Steve discusses a stock from this morning's AM Meeting. Every morning he reviews the market and analyzes the stocks that are in play and likely to have second-day moves. Steve...
View ArticleFREE Options Webinar: Anne-Marie Baiynd of Thetradingbook.com: Trading...
Your Option for a better trading life......together (SMBU Options Tribe) SMBU’s Options Tribe is an online community of options traders dedicated to sharing successful options trading ideas with all of...
View ArticleGive Me a Break SMB
Mike, I'm reading your book - One Good Trade - for the second time. In Chapter 3 you describe how your firm selects candidates and how much this process is inadequite. Why don't you just let people...
View ArticleThis is How I Feel Trading against HFTs Michael Lewis
You can be better tomorrow than you are today! Mike Bellafiore is the Co-Founder of SMB Capital and SMBU, which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and futures. Bella is the author of...
View ArticleBuying a Call Doesn’t Always Work Even if the Stock Goes Up… A lot
In this video, Seth Freudberg, explains why making money on call options is not as simple as accurately predicting the direction of a stock. He uses a recent NFLX example to drive this point home....
View ArticleIf Trading Stresses You Out, Change Your Perception
I see it all the time, income traders battling a trade at any cost. Sitting there hour after hour, day after day completely stressed out; using too many resources and taking on way too much risk just...
View ArticleFormulating A Trading Plan: $YELP
In this morning's AM Meeting I discussed a recent shift in my approach to trading momentum stocks as we have seen signs that bottoms are forming. In the second half of the video I share my intra-day...
View ArticleTransactions Costs and Slippage
When running algorithmic back tests, it's important to always include reasonable transaction costs and slippage assumptions. Here's a quick example of how a seemingly great strategy can fall apart...
View ArticleEnhancing Trader Performance: Understanding The Perils Of Overconfidence
*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the...
View ArticleLooking 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...
View ArticleOptions Trading for Income with John Locke for May 5, 2014
No relevant positions Risk disclaimer A great way to improve your trading results is by keeping up to date with the latest trading techniques and current market conditions! Join me every Monday at 9...
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