Quarter 3 2017 Trading Results

September Trading Summary -2.6%

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ES +$39(4), CL -$160(5), 6E -$318(9)

RESULTS FOR SEPTEMBER
Contracts:	18
Net $P/L:	-439
Wins:	5
Losses:	12
Win%:	29
$Commissions:	67
Avg$Win:	211
Avg$Loss:	-125

Wed. 9/27 -1.8%

1:50pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	-293
Wins:	0
Losses:	1
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-293

Tues. 9/26 +1.0%

10:40am CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	160
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	160
Avg$Loss:	0

Mon. 9/25 +1.1%

10:35am CDT - System testing.  Good first trade!

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	172
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	172
Avg$Loss:	0

Backtesting

I'm still here. No posts lately 'cause no live trades.  I was optimistic about my latest method (below) but then I backtested even further back in time and became less so.  This is the norm it seems with nearly every idea I think up.  Perhaps I expect too much?  I just want a smooth-ish equity curve without major drawdowns. It can be easy to get fooled by randomness. The quest continues...

Previous ~6 months (I had only manually backtested 4 months which looked great).  And before anyone asks, this method is not easily programmable so these results are from manually going back in the charts and recording in Excel trade results. 

Thurs. 9/07 -1.9%

1:45pm CDT - Well I knew it was risky to hold into CL inventory report and turns out my stop WAS too tight. 

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL -$198(2), 6E -$117(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	-314
Wins:	0
Losses:	3
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-105

Wed. 9/06 -2.1%

1:20pm CDT - Kicked right between the legs.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL -$174(1), 6E -$189(2)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	-363
Wins:	0
Losses:	3
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-121

Tues. 9/05 +0.7%

1:30pm CDT - CL saved the day from Euro chop.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL +$306(1), 6E -$189(2)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	117
Wins:	1
Losses:	2
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	306
Avg$Loss:	-95

Fri. 9/01 +0.5%

1:50pm CDT - Tough day at the office. Quit while I'm green.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL -$94(1), 6E +$177(4)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	83
Wins:	2
Losses:	3
Win%:	40
Avg$Win:	208
Avg$Loss:	-111