October Trading Summary

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
6E $763(3), CL $1708(121)

RESULTS FOR OCTOBER
Contracts:	124
Net $P/L:	2470
Wins:	64
Losses:	46
Win%:	58
$Commissions:	475
Avg$Win:	128
Avg$Loss:	-125

Fri. 10/30

1:35pm CDT - A couple ticks different on the 1st trade stop would have made all the difference on my day.  On to November!  For the week, net +$149.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	6
Net $P/L:	-493
Wins:	1
Losses:	4
Win%:	20
Avg$Win:	6
Avg$Loss:	-125

Thurs. 10/29

1:30pm CDT - Done just a minute after the open today.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	306
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	306
Avg$Loss:	0

I trolled through the TopStepTrader blog to update benchmarks for winning CL combines. Left table is last time I posted this, right column is latest CL combines.  Seems CL traders are getting better or the market is giving more.

Wed. 10/28 + Snapshot of 2015 YTD

2:15pm CDT - CL was explosive today and I'm kicking myself for limiting, literally with limit orders, my profits.  It's a continual conscience effort to be content with a daily take.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	301
Wins:	5
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	60
Avg$Loss:	0

More kicking was involved with missing a Euro system signal which was a nice winner.  At least I didn't chase the entry.  This got me to wondering how my Euro system has been doing this year so I tallied up things so far this year.  "Euro" in table below is all system trades and other symbols have some discretion involved.  More thoughts on all this after year ends.

Euro System since 2012:

Tues. 10/27

1:40pm CDT - Could have been a one and done day or I could have hit the daily goal on final trade but neither were in the cards today.  The price action this week has left me second guessing myself and my lack of patience.  I must remind myself it's okay not to trade sometimes.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	16
Wins:	3
Losses:	3
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	94
Avg$Loss:	-88

In other news, spoofing and HFT under the spotlight in a federal trial taking place this week.

Mon. 10/26

1:35pm CDT - Slow day, felt like I was trading the globex session.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	19
Wins:	5
Losses:	3
Win%:	63
Avg$Win:	58
Avg$Loss:	-91

Fri. 10/23

2:00pm CDT - So rare to have a Euro system trade 2 days in a row.  I took this one off after 12 ticks instead of 5 hours later for +33 as the system called for.  I really should have held it but didn't want the week to end on a bad note in case it stopped out.

I updated my CL trading tick chart, last reported in June.  I'm deducting 2.3 ticks from MFE - MAE to keep that curve close to my realized curve.  It's nice the changes I've made the past couple months have resulted in an upturn in the P/L.

For the week, net +$1358.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL $312(1), 6E $146(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	458
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	259
Avg$Loss:	0

In other news, 35% of Forex traders make money, if I'm reading this correctly. I thought it was much lower. 

Thurs. 10/22

1:40pm CDT - One Euro system trade early morning was a great start but CL was really tough for me today.  It seemed extra spurty/spastic this morning and mostly dead after that.  Shorts stopped out twice a tick or two from swing highs.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL -$193(14), 6E $371(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	15
Net $P/L:	177
Wins:	8
Losses:	5
Win%:	62
Avg$Win:	108
Avg$Loss:	-137

Wed. 10/21

1:20pm CDT - Felt like a huge loser day but I ended up green so can't complain much.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	99
Wins:	3
Losses:	5
Win%:	38
Avg$Win:	163
Avg$Loss:	-78

Tues. 10/20

1:15pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	305
Wins:	2
Losses:	1
Win%:	67
Avg$Win:	266
Avg$Loss:	-228

Mon. 10/19

12:55pm CDT - New daily goal for now is $300 to give a bit more balance to the losing days. I've said in past I'd gladly have 4 days a week net out to zero gain if I can consistently win on the 5th day. The problem is it takes so long to prove consistency (many months or a year?) to have confidence to increase size/leverage.  The journey goes on...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	319
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	159
Avg$Loss:	0

In other news, hard to believe Black Monday was 28 years ago today. The DJIA lost 22.6% of it's value.

Fri. 10/16

1:45pm CDT - For the week, net +$231.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	205
Wins:	2
Losses:	2
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	181
Avg$Loss:	-79

Thurs. 10/15

1:10pm CDT - OK, I need bigger winning days or smaller losing days. Another frustrating day giving back 3 days of gains.  Had some nice MFE's but was holding for more.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	7
Net $P/L:	-597
Wins:	2
Losses:	4
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	16
Avg$Loss:	-157

Wed. 10/14

1:10pm CDT - Took all day to recover from my poor trade management decisions.  So many opportunities to hit my daily target long before the 10th trade but just couldn't get it done...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	11
Net $P/L:	208
Wins:	6
Losses:	4
Win%:	60
Avg$Win:	101
Avg$Loss:	-99

Tues. 10/13

10:30am CDT - Got off to a rocky start but ended up okay despite all the money left on table.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	6
Net $P/L:	217
Wins:	3
Losses:	3
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	169
Avg$Loss:	-97

In other news, I never knew this business existed when I was a teenager, unlike these kids.

I found the 14-year old's TV clip from the Canadian version of "Shark Tank." (starts at 1:40 mark and runs for 7 min.) I laughed at how quickly the sharks gave him money after seeing his backtested, hypothetical profit curve! Crazy!

Mon. 10/12

1:35pm CDT - Surprised by the range today given it's sort of a holiday.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	199
Wins:	2
Losses:	1
Win%:	67
Avg$Win:	141
Avg$Loss:	-84

In other news, more crap from Motley Fool, "Buying high-quality stocks and holding them for the long term is the only consistent way to get rich in the stock market."

And I personally don't meditate but I know many that do so I got a chuckle out of this article.

Fri. 10/09

12:45pm CDT - Another tweak on my method, waiting for more confirmation before entering.  Testing today went well.  For the week, net $50.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	395
Wins:	4
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	98
Avg$Loss:	0

Thurs. 10/08

1:50pm CDT - Was managing okay until some reverse signals threw me off my game. Need to work on how to better manage or ignore those.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	-571
Wins:	2
Losses:	5
Win%:	29
Avg$Win:	221
Avg$Loss:	-203

Wed. 10/07

12:30pm CDT - Had to grind it out today and should have held the final short longer. Oh well.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	209
Wins:	4
Losses:	3
Win%:	57
Avg$Win:	133
Avg$Loss:	-107

Tues. 10/06

2:00pm CDT - Always amazed on days like today how much CL can move. That's why a small daily goal per contract should be more than possible on most days.  Today's goal was to get back Monday's loss.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	512
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	256
Avg$Loss:	0

Mon. 10/05

1:40pm CDT - Not my day.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	-495
Wins:	0
Losses:	3
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-165

Fri. 10/02

10:30am CDT - 6E system trade with a lucky exit and what should have been 1 CL short shook me out and I jumped back in.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL $202(2), 6E $246(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	448
Wins:	3
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	149
Avg$Loss:	0

Thurs. 10/01

12:00pm CDT - Finally broke above my last equity high for the year from way back on  June 4th. May the trend continue...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	232
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	116
Avg$Loss:	0