| RESULTS FOR NOVEMBER | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 47 |
| Net $P/L: | 75 |
| Wins: | 20 |
| Losses: | 24 |
| Win%: | 45 |
| $Commissions: | 185 |
| Avg$Win: | 146 |
| Avg$Loss: | -119 |
A daily chronicle of results of one retail futures trader trading my own accounts. I define myself as a day trader and generally swing for at least a few points most of the time. But I do make the occasional scalp for ticks too.
Friday, November 29, 2019
November Trading Summary +0.5%
Fri. 11/29 +1.6%
12:50pm CST - Well that could have been an outlier day! D'oh!
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 1 |
| Net $P/L: | 206 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Losses: | 0 |
| Win%: | 100 |
| Avg$Win: | 206 |
| Avg$Loss: | 0 |
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Thurs. 11/28 +0.0%
10:45am CST - Wasn't expecting much on this half-day holiday and that's just what I got. Didn't even cover the cost of the mashed potatoes.
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 2 |
| Net $P/L: | 2 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Losses: | 1 |
| Win%: | 50 |
| Avg$Win: | 66 |
| Avg$Loss: | -64 |
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Wed. 11/27 +0.1%
2:15pm CST - So close to an okay day. Content with scratch I guess. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 6 |
| Net $P/L: | 6 |
| Wins: | 2 |
| Losses: | 4 |
| Win%: | 33 |
| Avg$Win: | 171 |
| Avg$Loss: | -84 |
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Tues. 11/26 +0.8%
1:00pm CST -
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 2 |
| Net $P/L: | 102 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Losses: | 1 |
| Win%: | 50 |
| Avg$Win: | 176 |
| Avg$Loss: | -74 |
Monday, November 25, 2019
Mon. 11/25 +0.0%
10:10am CST - Dug an early hole but crawled out and done. Too many straight line big swings in both directions.
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 5 |
| Net $P/L: | 0 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Losses: | 2 |
| Win%: | 33 |
| Avg$Win: | 582 |
| Avg$Loss: | -291 |
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Thurs. 11/14 -6.1%
1:35pm CST - Gambling day on inventory report went awry. Will I ever learn? The long signal before report was legit but I should have let it stop out at .52. Seen too many reports with price reversal after initial move but of course this one behaved appropriately. Inventory build exceeded the estimates so price went down.
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 3 |
| Net $P/L: | -822 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Losses: | 2 |
| Win%: | 0 |
| Avg$Win: | 0 |
| Avg$Loss: | -411 |
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Wed. 11/13 -1.4%
1:50pm CST - Very frustrating day. So many trades came back to stop out after being up 10 or more ticks. And 2 spiked out on stop runs for 20 tick hits.
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 10 |
| Net $P/L: | -189 |
| Wins: | 4 |
| Losses: | 6 |
| Win%: | 40 |
| Avg$Win: | 59 |
| Avg$Loss: | -71 |
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Tues. 11/12 +0.8%
1:45pm CST - Trying to enter a position with a limit order vs. a market order for a tick better fill cost me $200 today. SMH
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 6 |
| Net $P/L: | 106 |
| Wins: | 3 |
| Losses: | 3 |
| Win%: | 50 |
| Avg$Win: | 83 |
| Avg$Loss: | -47 |
Monday, November 11, 2019
Mon. 11/11 +1.7%
1:35pm CST - New week, new method that makes more trades. Although I quit early today.
In other news, the poor European traders are overworked I guess.
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 2 |
| Net $P/L: | 222 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Losses: | 1 |
| Win%: | 50 |
| Avg$Win: | 226 |
| Avg$Loss: | -4 |
In other news, the poor European traders are overworked I guess.
Friday, November 8, 2019
Fri. 11/08 -0.9%
1:35pm CST - Not liking the infrequency of trades with new method this week but I did net +$441 for week which made back last month's loss so there's that.
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 1 |
| Net $P/L: | -124 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Losses: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0 |
| Avg$Win: | 0 |
| Avg$Loss: | -124 |
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Thurs. 11/07 +1.0%
1:35pm CST -
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 1 |
| Net $P/L: | 136 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Losses: | 0 |
| Win%: | 100 |
| Avg$Win: | 136 |
| Avg$Loss: | 0 |
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Wed. 11/06 +2.2%
12:15pm CST - Too many wild high-volume spikes today!
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 2 |
| Net $P/L: | 282 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Losses: | 1 |
| Win%: | 50 |
| Avg$Win: | 286 |
| Avg$Loss: | -4 |
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Tues. 11/05 +1.1%
2:00pm CST - Not much moving today -feels like a holiday?
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 3 |
| Net $P/L: | 138 |
| Wins: | 2 |
| Losses: | 1 |
| Win%: | 67 |
| Avg$Win: | 116 |
| Avg$Loss: | -94 |
Monday, November 4, 2019
Mon. 11/04 +0.1%
1:45pm CST - Trying a new system, testing. Missed a couple signals which of course were winners.
| RESULTS FOR DAY | |
|---|---|
| CL Contracts: | 3 |
| Net $P/L: | 8 |
| Wins: | 2 |
| Losses: | 1 |
| Win%: | 67 |
| Avg$Win: | 91 |
| Avg$Loss: | -174 |













