A+ TRADE WRITEUP: Brandon shared this writeup w me having based it on my GME and Yen writeup. Not only did he knock the trade and writeup out of the park, but I traded nat gas similarly myself! Thx to Brandon & @smbcapital for letting me share. Here’s what I loved about it. (1/6)
Great intro context to why the move is occurring. (2/6)
Charts included for future review. (3/6)
Extremely detailed dissection of the chart (4/6)
He proactively gameplanned out the various potential outcomes along with what he was looking for (5/6)
Concluded with what he could have improved upon! A++ job Brandon, congrats on the big chop! (6/6)
1. Many struggling finally adapted! It takes time to hone selectivity while still swinging hard on A+ opps.
Traders: “Nov. was a way easier month!”
Me: “No… Nov. was a normal month, YOU all are what changed. You all got better bc you adapted!”
2. Drilling deeper into analytics. @MikeBellafiore told great analogy of his son’s batting practice using sensors to collect data. How can traders be more proactive or self-diagnose slumps sooner by better using their data?
What about alerts if your win rates start to tank?
3. Awareness ➡️ Proactiveness.
My highlight of the day came from one of my fav developing traders.
“I ACCEPTED the TSLA trade wasn’t working & got out. Instead of being upset, I GAMEPLANNED what I needed to see to get back in. The next day, my criteria hit & I caught the move!”
Money? To make family proud? To compete? Mastery of your craft? Lifestyle?
We all have a primary motivator for trading.
I make no secret that money was maybe the greatest motivator for me. I never wanted to struggle like my parents did.
1/6
I think just to succeed it doesn’t matter THAT much what your “why” is, just how DEEPLY you are driven by it.
Do you know YOUR “Why”?
Have you ever truly taken the time to sit down and reflect on what deep down motivates you?
Ever listed all your “Whys” out?
2/6
Every rookie I trained, I would inquire about their “why” and offer to pay for a related celebration of their choice for their $100k net pnl milestone.
I would have them visualize that day. The nice dinner or Blackhawks game with friends or going on vacay w family.
3/6
1. Gameplanning, gameplanning, gameplanning. Teams have stepped up the granularity / # of gameplans. Esp for anything macro-related. Ahead of Fed meetings, analyst opinions are brought in so traders are fully aware of big $ sentiment and mindset.
1/5
2. This yr challenged many SMB traders. So we challenged them to focus on “easy money trades”. And now to expand those further.
Crushing CPI… how bout Fed / other macro data?
Crushing Day-1 earnings… how can you find more or find edge Day-2?