Quarter 2 2015 Trading Results

June Trading Summary

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
6E $1095(10), CL -$291(84), ZS -$447(2)

RESULTS FOR JUNE
Contracts:	96
Net $P/L:	357
Wins:	51
Losses:	41
Win%:	55
$Commissions:	373
Avg$Win:	123
Avg$Loss:	-144

Tues. 6/30

2:05pm CDT - Yet another Euro system trade, thanks to Greece.  Will update end of month and quarter stats later tonight.

I sat on my hands and watched but the moves on news in the grains was quite impressive:

RESULTS FOR DAY
6E Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	-142
Wins:	0
Losses:	1
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-142

Mon. 6/29

2:10pm CDT - Another Euro system trade. Didn't go anywhere and timed out at close.

RESULTS FOR DAY
6E Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	21
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	21
Avg$Loss:	0

Fri. 6/26

2:10pm CDT - One Euro system trade today.

RESULTS FOR DAY
6E Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	-242
Wins:	0
Losses:	1
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-242

Thurs. 6/25

9:30am CDT - Gave back half my June gains today and am likely done for the month. I honestly have no idea how to consistently produce gains the way crude oil is trading lately.  The relentless spikes up then down and back with no follow through is mind numbing. Big stops, small stops, no difference. Break needed.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	-739
Wins:	0
Losses:	4
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-185

Wed. 6/24

1:25pm CDT - Should have quit after 1st trade but wanted to get yesterday's loss back. After being tossed around, settled for $200. What a mess all those trades in the middle.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	11
Net $P/L:	208
Wins:	6
Losses:	4
Win%:	60
Avg$Win:	135
Avg$Loss:	-151

Tues. 6/23

1:05pm CDT - Tough trading again. Too much wild back and forth chop. Take a look at the volume spikes. That tells the tale.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	-451
Wins:	1
Losses:	6
Win%:	14
Avg$Win:	212
Avg$Loss:	-111

In other news, Vanguard price cuts rattle brokers. Glad to see costs continue to fall with more options for the small investor.

Mon. 6/22

2:05pm CDT - As usual (see trade #5), moved stop too soon.  It's a fine line when this is a great idea vs. when it sucks.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	6
Net $P/L:	207
Wins:	5
Losses:	1
Win%:	83
Avg$Win:	64
Avg$Loss:	-114

Fri. 6/19

2:10pm CDT - Computer crashed in middle of 2nd trade. Got it back up a few min. later to see my BE stop had been taken out.  Not sure what caused crash.  Time to dust out the inside and the video cards perhaps?  For the week, net +$761.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	59
Wins:	3
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	19
Avg$Loss:	0

Thurs. 6/18

1:20pm CDT - No idea what caused the spikes in 6E but got a signal and took a trade but accidentally put on 2 contracts.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL $209(3), 6E $391(2)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	600
Wins:	3
Losses:	1
Win%:	75
Avg$Win:	238
Avg$Loss:	-114

Wed. 6/17

2:15pm CDT - Testing some new tweaks on an old method.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	102
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	51
Avg$Loss:	0

Stanley Cup

Late night last night but well worth it!

Wed. 6/10

1:50pm CDT - Time for a break/sim to work some stuff out. This is not how to trade!

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL -$650(13), ZS -$447(2)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	15
Net $P/L:	-1097
Wins:	8
Losses:	7
Win%:	53
Avg$Win:	9
Avg$Loss:	-167

Tues. 6/09

1:40pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	309
Wins:	2
Losses:	1
Win%:	67
Avg$Win:	221
Avg$Loss:	-134

Mon. 6/08

2:05pm CDT - Ugly, choppy day. Had plenty of MFE on many trades but didn't take them off trying to get bigger wins.  That works great if market is in strong trend but not today. Frustrating.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	-544
Wins:	3
Losses:	6
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	6
Avg$Loss:	-94

Fri. 6/05

2:05pm CDT - Glad to end week with $2k gain but I remind myself that even a monkey will have a great week now and then.  Stringing them together is the true test.
My 6E system had a theoretical gain of $440 today on 2 trades. I lost money because I skipped the 1st trade because it was a condition that I didn't think I had programmed for (I did). And couldn't get filled on 2nd (should have used a market order), and chased it and got stopped out.
CL was better today after I got on the right side:

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL $395(4), 6E -$154(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	241
Wins:	2
Losses:	3
Win%:	40
Avg$Win:	426
Avg$Loss:	-204

Thurs. 6/04

2:15pm CDT - Could have avoided the whole end of day chop if I had held Trade 1 or Trade 3...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	7
Net $P/L:	-167
Wins:	3
Losses:	4
Win%:	43
Avg$Win:	119
Avg$Loss:	-131

Wed. 6/03

1:55pm CDT - Well my early exit on 6E yesterday ended up making me an extra 7 ticks. Rewarded again for not following my rules! Today had 2 6E trades and I messed up on 1st one by miscalculating the target which cost me 20 ticks, then I just plain skipped the signal on the 2nd which cost me another 20 ticks, or $500 total.  I skipped this solely because I thought it was going to be a bad trade. Like I know these things!  I am glad to see this system getting a lot more signals lately, 27 already this year vs. 19 for all of 2015. And the mistakes overriding the system this week have been just about a wash.  The theoretical gain for the 5 trades this week was $1117 vs. $1221 for my actual gain on the 4 mismanaged trades I took. Perhaps this is close enough to even that I will get back to taking all signals and following the damn rules!

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL $195(4), 6E $333(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	528
Wins:	4
Losses:	1
Win%:	80
Avg$Win:	165
Avg$Loss:	-134

Tues. 6/02

1:10pm CDT - 2 system trades in 6E today. Successfully breaking those system rules yesterday is going to get me in trouble as I decided again today to exit early on the last trade.  Guess I'll find out later if this cost me or helped me again. Dangerous game second guessing systems. At least today I can blame it on Leave the Office Early Day.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL $125(4), 6E $692(2)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	6
Net $P/L:	816
Wins:	5
Losses:	1
Win%:	83
Avg$Win:	194
Avg$Loss:	-154

Mon. 6/01

2:25pm CDT - Good start to month.  Especially since my 6E system short trade should have been a 28 tick loser but I overrode the target and got out 5 ticks early, right near bottom. Price never reached target.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL $452(2), 6E $196(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	648
Wins:	3
Losses:	0
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	216
Avg$Loss:	0