Monday, April 30, 2012

April Trading Summary


Note: Only traded 9 days during month
Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL -$259(2), TF $789(27)
RESULTS FOR APRIL
Contracts:29
Net $P/L:530
Wins:7
Losses:7
Win%:50
$Commissions:80
Avg$Win:408
Avg$Loss:-332

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Wed. 4/25

2:35pm CDT - I’ve been in this game long enough that it shouldn’t surprise me any more how quickly things can turn on a dime. Did my new strategy just have “beginner’s luck” last week? And now it’s back to reality? Today I found myself second guessing a couple exits and subsequently moved stops, contradicting my plan. So test period is over for now as I do some more homework.

Net Breakdown (contracts traded): 
TF -$766(6), CL -$259(2)
RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:8
Net $P/L:-1025
Wins:0
Losses:4
Win%:0
Avg$Win:0
Avg$Loss:-256

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Tues. 4/24

1:25pm CDT - Short before the news.

RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:2
Net $P/L:-1285
Wins:0
Losses:1
Win%:0
Avg$Win:0
Avg$Loss:-1285

Monday, April 23, 2012

Mon. 4/23

1:00pm CDT - Went short a couple times.  Market will likely fall into close since I am done.

RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:4
Net $P/L:10
Wins:1
Losses:1
Win%:50
Avg$Win:13
Avg$Loss:-3

Friday, April 20, 2012

Fri. 4/20

10:40am CDT - Not bad.  Good to be trading again with results like this week (knock on wood).  For the week, net gain of +$1569.
RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:2
Net $P/L:505
Wins:1
Losses:0
Win%:100
Avg$Win:505
Avg$Loss:0

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Thurs. 4/19

2:30pm CDT - Wild swings today thanks to news and options expiry and whatever else...


RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:2
Net $P/L:15
Wins:1
Losses:0
Win%:100
Avg$Win:15
Avg$Loss:0

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Wed. 4/18

12:30pm CDT - TF was going nowhere fast this morning so I’m content with today’s performance. I am kicking myself for not getting a fill on a CL short however. I’m incorporating my new strategy to also trade CL inventory report days and the first day today of trading CL would have been $500+. Missed fill by just a tick – maybe I should use market orders.

I still consider myself in test mode as I am not 100% confident in my new rules just yet. But what better way to do that than with live trading!? I mostly gave up trying to completely code things as a Ninja Strategy. I just don’t have the advanced skills or desire to finish this. But what I have learned about Ninja programming in past couple months will certainly be useful going forward. As before, I don’t plan to discuss strategy details on this public blog but I will add that I am using longer timeframe charts and am scaling in entries more so than before.



RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:5
Net $P/L:327
Wins:1
Losses:1
Win%:50
Avg$Win:342
Avg$Loss:-15

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Tues. 4/17

10:20am CDT - Moved stop up too soon in hindsight. But it wasn't a bad day...


RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:2
Net $P/L:225
Wins:1
Losses:0
Win%:100
Avg$Win:225
Avg$Loss:0

Monday, April 16, 2012

Mon. 4/16

12:50pm CDT - Short this morning from 796.5

RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:1
Net $P/L:497
Wins:1
Losses:0
Win%:100
Avg$Win:497
Avg$Loss:0

Friday, April 13, 2012

Fri. 4/13

9:50am CDT - It's been so long I have been itching to trade again so decided to throw caution and Friday the 13th superstitions to the wind and call it a test day. Glad I did. Still working on system development...


RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:3
Net $P/L:1262
Wins:1
Losses:0
Win%:100
Avg$Win:1262
Avg$Loss:0

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Throwing in the towel

This is madness. The markets are too efficient and random to make a go of this any longer. I am tired of feeding my broker and not myself. Therefore I am done. Back to engineering it is for me.

I wish you all the best.

9:30 pm EDIT: Read comments