Friday, May 29, 2015

May Trading Summary

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
6E $83(4), CL $489(92)
RESULTS FOR MAY
Contracts:96
Net $P/L:571
Wins:46
Losses:49
Win%:48
$Commissions:369
Avg$Win:110
Avg$Loss:-92

Fri. 5/29

9:10am CDT - Beyond pissed this morning, mostly at the market, partly at myself.  Gave back 2/3 of monthly gains in past 2 days.  My stops are killing me on days like past 2 and I need to revisit my plan for June.  The perceived benefit of tight or trailed stops to limit risk is BS, at least in my current, less than happy view.
RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:4
Net $P/L: -499
Wins: 0
Losses: 4
Win%:0
Avg$Win: 0
Avg$Loss: -125

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Thurs. 5/28

1:45pm CDT - Another tough day. Should I have quit earlier? Probably. But I also had a buy signal at the end of day I passed on that would have been good for a breakeven day.
RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:14
Net $P/L: -493
Wins: 6
Losses: 8
Win%:43
Avg$Win: 21
Avg$Loss: -78

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Wed. 5/27

1:40pm CDT - I should be happy I made my daily goal but I am not. Reasons marked on chart. One of these days...
RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:7
Net $P/L: 203
Wins: 6
Losses: 1
Win%:86
Avg$Win: 51
Avg$Loss: -104

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Tues. 5/26

1:45pm CDT - Done early today but could have easily had double if I had waited just a few more minutes to exit.
RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:1
Net $P/L: 266
Wins: 1
Losses: 0
Win%:100
Avg$Win: 266
Avg$Loss: 0

Friday, May 22, 2015

Fri. 5/22

1:10pm CDT - A 6E system short trade and a CL short I should have let run further. For the week, net -$126.  Happy Memorial Day weekend to all Americans.
Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL $106(1), 6E $221(1)
RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:2
Net $P/L: 327
Wins: 2
Losses: 0
Win%:50
Avg$Win: 163
Avg$Loss: 0

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Thurs. 5/21

1:10pm CDT -
RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:4
Net $P/L: 125
Wins: 2
Losses: 2
Win%:50
Avg$Win: 151
Avg$Loss: -89

In other news, CME is splitting up the Yen Futures (6J) DOM a bit finer so a tick value will change from $12.50/tick to $6.25/tick as of June 21st.  Sounds good to me as long as slippage doesn't increase much.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Wed. 5/20

2:00pm CDT - Not much range for CL Inventory and Fed Minutes day.  25 ticks MFE on that first trade was great, until I got just 1.  You never know when Inventory report is going to lead to a 200+ tick move or just snap back.
RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:4
Net $P/L: 105
Wins: 3
Losses: 1
Win%:75
Avg$Win: 80
Avg$Loss: -134

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Tues. 5/19

1:40pm CDT -
RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:3
Net $P/L: -241
Wins: 2
Losses: 1
Win%:67
Avg$Win: 6
Avg$Loss: -254

Monday, May 18, 2015

Mon. 5/18

1:40pm CDT - A tough Monday.
RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:8
Net $P/L: -441
Wins: 1
Losses: 7
Win%:13
Avg$Win: 6
Avg$Loss: -64

Friday, May 15, 2015

Fri. 5/15

1:30pm CDT - Another winning 6E system trade.  For CL, should have stayed with the June contract for 1 more day but Ninja rolls over the continuous contract early (before volume warrants).  For the week, net +$796.
Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL $212(2), 6E $221(1)
RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:3
Net $P/L: 433
Wins: 2
Losses: 1
Win%:67
Avg$Win: 259
Avg$Loss: -84

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Thurs. 5/14

1:40pm CDT - Another day I should have quit but the late day surge with volume seduced me in for more.  But it ended up being more chop.  A couple ticks on a few trades made all the difference.
RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:18
Net $P/L: -499
Wins: 6
Losses: 12
Win%:33
Avg$Win: 68
Avg$Loss: -76

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Wed. 5/13

1:25pm CDT - Good day. 6E system trade not shown.
Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL $206(1), 6E $233(1)
RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:2
Net $P/L: 440
Wins: 2
Losses: 0
Win%:100
Avg$Win: 220
Avg$Loss: 0

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Tues. 5/12

1:45pm CDT - A lot more work today than yesterday but can't complain besides some lack of patience on some exits.
RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:8
Net $P/L: 209
Wins: 5
Losses: 3
Win%:63
Avg$Win: 88
Avg$Loss: -77

Monday, May 11, 2015

Mon. 5/11

2:15pm CDT - Always nice when you hit your goal just 16 min. after the open.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:2
Net $P/L: 212
Wins: 2
Losses: 0
Win%:100
Avg$Win: 106
Avg$Loss: 0

Friday, May 8, 2015

Fri. 5/08

3:55pm CDT - 6E system trade nearly made for a bad week. But I traded CL well today and made up the loss.
Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL $607(6), 6E -$592(1)
RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:7
Net $P/L: 15
Wins: 2
Losses: 5
Win%:29
Avg$Win: 386
Avg$Loss: -152

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Thurs. 5/07

1:50pm CDT -
RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:5
Net $P/L: 211
Wins: 3
Losses: 2
Win%:60
Avg$Win: 120
Avg$Loss: -74

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Wed. 5/06

1:40pm CDT - Figured it was time to start off the month. Too bad I didn't hold that last trade.
RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:3
Net $P/L: 199
Wins: 1
Losses: 2
Win%:33
Avg$Win: 306
Avg$Loss: -54