I hope it was an amazing week for you and that everyone reading this roundup was able to keep it all green. 84 days after the stock market hit rock bottom on March 23rd, the S&P 500 was up 44.5%. This is more powerful than the surge we saw after the Great Recession’s lows of … Read more
I hope you have all had a great week and were able to keep it green. What a crazy week it was on Wall Street! On Monday and Tuesday, the markets were up and it felt like the new bull rally had begun. By Thursday however, all hell broke loose and the market experienced a … Read more
To be a successful and competitive athlete, you need to master what Nike calls the 5 facets of training: Movement, Mindfulness, Recovery, Nutrition and Sleep. I really believe that to be successful in any career or endeavor, you need these same 5 facets, albeit with a little bit of tweaking specific to the situation. There … Read more
I hope you’ve had a great first week of June. If this week has taught us anything, it is that the markets are future looking: they are more concerned with what is about to happen rather than what is happening at the moment. The market had an incredible rally, which was primarily due to the … Read more
I hope you are all well and have had a green week. This week marked the last trading week in May. Yes! We are officially 5 months into 2020. Whether you had a good month or not, there is an old saying on Wall Street that some of you may have heard before, “Sell in … Read more
I join with our American traders and friends this Memorial Day weekend in honoring those who sacrificed their lives for all of the freedoms we enjoy today. Regardless of where you call home, whether it is in the United States or elsewhere, I hope you are well, safe, and of course keeping it green going … Read more
We are seeing a crazy market these days. Airlines are selling off and marijuana companies are ripping higher. The market is telling us this: people do not travel anymore but they do smoke pot! All jokes aside, this week we had an amazing presentation from one of our members, John Hiltz. His talk was entitled: … Read more
Dear traders: I have a few important announcements to make about our community. The first is concerning tonight’s Success Webinar by our very own Mike Baehr. As you all may have heard several times in our community, trading is a serious business and it needs to be treated as such. Every new business or venture … Read more
Dear traders, As countries and states are slowly reopening, I hope you and those close to you are staying well and in good health. I also encourage you to join me in following all government health directives. This has been a very difficult time for many people and we really do need to keep on … Read more
Dear traders, This is just a reminder that I would like to invite all of you to this week’s special webinar with Dr. Brett N. Steenbarger (trading psychologist) and Mike Bellafiore (cofounder of SMB Capital). This webinar will be facilitated by me and the topic is: Collective Learning In A Trading Community: Including An Inside … Read more
On Thursday, April 23, 2020, at around 4:15 pm ET, my phone rang and I saw a California number on it. I picked up the phone, thinking that maybe one of my family members who lives in the state was calling me. No, it was the friend of a friend. My friend, who lives in … Read more
Dear traders, I hope you and your family are doing well in these uncertain times. Many of you might have experienced a bear market in the past (2009 or 2000 come to mind), but this is the first bear market of my trading career. These are certainly unprecedented days: a bear market, a pandemic, self-isolation … Read more
Dear traders,I hope you are doing well in these self-isolation times. More and more better news is coming forward and it seems some European countries are now gradually relaxing their constraints on business. We hope to slowly see an expansion in both economic and social activities. For some time still, our life may not be … Read more
Dear traders, I trust you and your family are doing well during these uncertain times. This unprecedented season is challenging for all of us, but I know with all of my heart that we will pass through them much better if we stay strong and maintain a positive perspective. Each day I see in the … Read more
The entire financial market, including the stock market, is being impacted by a novel coronavirus called COVID-19. How did it happen and what does it mean for us traders and investors? In 2015, a combination of FDA scientists as well as American and European scholars, in addition to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy … Read more
Dear traders, I would like to invite you to the next seminar in our Success Workshop Series: Trend Trading Part 1. Our distinguished guest is Ed Martin from Average Joe Trading. I have known Ed for almost five years now, and have been following his trades and recaps almost every day. They are highly educational … Read more
Dear traders, Please accept my sincere apologies for not trading this week. As the U.S. market opens at 3:30am here in New Zealand, it is very hard for me to trade. Originally I planned to wake up at 3am, trade until 5am, then go for a run and hike. But except for one day, I … Read more
Dear traders, I’m not sure if you saw me trading Monday morning in the chat, but as you may know I will be in New Zealand this week, where the market opens at 3:30am. Last night I was jet lagged and did not sleep well. I woke up late, around 3:15am, jumped behind my PC … Read more
Dear traders, This week I will be in New Zealand. I invite all of you to join next week’s Success Webinar (February 12th) with distinguished guest Mike Bellafiore, co-founder of SMB Capital, a top proprietary trading firm in New York City. Mike has authored several best-selling books including One Good Trade and The Playbook: An … Read more
Dear BBT Family, We invite all of you to join the next event in our weekly Success Webinar Series scheduled for Wednesday Jan 29, 2020 at 8 pm EST. The seminar is entitled “An Intro to Day Trading Options” and will be presented by Andrew and our very own member, Nas. Nas has traded with … Read more