2020 Trade Analysis

It was another tough year, net loss -$3131 or about -24%.  Had some spots of success but gave it all back in this net zero game.  Commissions alone were about 2/3 of my net loss.  We'll see what 2021 has in store soon enough.  Still working on a plan to start year.

Quarter 4 Trading Summary -2.4%

December Trading Summary -2.1%

RESULTS FOR DECEMBER
MNQ Contracts:	106
Net $P/L:	-221
Wins:	35
Losses:	30
Win%:	54
$Commissions:	83
Avg$Win:	16
Avg$Loss:	-26

Wed. 12/16 +0.1%

2:55pm CST - More testing, another idea...

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	6
Net $P/L:	+15
Wins:	5
Losses:	1
Win%:	83
Avg$Win:	4
Avg$Loss:	-7

Mon. 12/14 -1.1%

3:25pm CST - More testing....

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	-115
Wins:	0
Losses:	4
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-29

Wed. 12/02 -1.4%

2:10pm CST - Okay, I give up.  No edge as-is.  Time for more homework...

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	34
Net $P/L:	-150
Wins:	10
Losses:	12
Win%:	45
Avg$Win:	11
Avg$Loss:	-22

Tues. 12/01 +0.3%

2:45pm CST - Hmm, similar to yesterday's early hole digging!

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	57
Net $P/L:	+36
Wins:	20
Losses:	13
Win%:	61
Avg$Win:	21
Avg$Loss:	-30

November Trading Summary -5.1%

RESULTS FOR NOVEMBER
MNQ Contracts:	191
Net $P/L:	-559
Wins:	65
Losses:	71
Win%:	48
$Commissions:	142
Avg$Win:	20
Avg$Loss:	-26

Mon. 11/30 +0.0%

2:45pm CST - Dug a hole early and took all day to get out. Very choppy action on last day of month. Not sure I have any edge if it takes 49 trades to breakeven after commissions.  But I have always liked scalping and if I can recover on most bad days like this, perhaps we should continue testing.  The goal being to eventually move up from a micro contract to an emini.

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	74
Net $P/L:	+2
Wins:	23
Losses:	26
Win%:	47
Avg$Win:	18
Avg$Loss:	-16

Fri. 11/27 +0.3%

10:40am CST -

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	17
Net $P/L:	+34
Wins:	7
Losses:	8
Win%:	47
Avg$Win:	11
Avg$Loss:	-5

Wed. 11/25 +0.3%

1:15pm CST - Happy Thanksgiving to all tomorrow!

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	25
Net $P/L:	+33
Wins:	11
Losses:	9
Win%:	55
Avg$Win:	14
Avg$Loss:	-14

Tues. 11/24 +0.0%

2:25pm CST - Testing a new related idea, after some modification to a custom indicator. Did not go great on Day 1 but back to even at least. Stop is not set until after an initial swing H or L made after entry on a fast chart.  Need to let winners run more and add on.

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	35
Net $P/L:	+2
Wins:	13
Losses:	8
Win%:	62
Avg$Win:	16
Avg$Loss:	-25

Fri. 11/13 -0.4%

2:55pm CST - Friday the 13th strikes!

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	10
Net $P/L:	-40
Wins:	4
Losses:	6
Win%:	40
Avg$Win:	21
Avg$Loss:	-21

Thurs. 11/12 +0.5%

2:55pm CST - Testing something new but related to last system...

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	7
Net $P/L:	+55
Wins:	4
Losses:	3
Win%:	57
Avg$Win:	26
Avg$Loss:	-17

Thurs. 11/05 -2.0%

11:30am CST - OK, started trading system a month ago exactly and we went red today overall. Time for some more research and backtesting.

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	-214
Wins:	0
Losses:	2
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-107

Wed. 11/04 -1.1%

3:05pm CST - Volatile day, post election.  And Gain say no day trading margins today so I could only put a max of 2 micro lots on in each of my 2 accounts which is a pain in the ass.  Normally I can put up to 20 on in each account so how do they think my risk management is so bad?!  Volatility is not 1000% more than yesterday. 

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	-118
Wins:	1
Losses:	5
Win%:	17
Avg$Win:	136
Avg$Loss:	-51

Tues. 11/03 +0.5%

5:30pm CST - Didn't get a shot of losing trade...  Election night tonight might be worth a watch?

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	+50
Wins:	1
Losses:	1
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	64
Avg$Loss:	-15

Mon. 11/02 -3.2%

3:10pm CST - Decided to press on with the system this month and started with a spanking. Election week volatility. Ugh...

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	-355
Wins:	1
Losses:	3
Win%:	25
Avg$Win:	71
Avg$Loss:	-142

October Trading Summary +5.1%

RESULTS FOR OCTOBER
MNQ Contracts:	143
Net $P/L:	+530
Wins:	32
Losses:	43
Win%:	43
$Commissions:	106
Avg$Win:	97
Avg$Loss:	-60

Thurs. 10/29 +1.2%

2:15pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	+134
Wins:	1
Losses:	1
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	186
Avg$Loss:	-52

Wed. 10/28 +3.7%

1:25pm CDT - Glad I traded at least one more day of this system. :)  I quit early so that means it will be a banner day with record missed profits.  Will update in comments later what I missed if I stuck around all day.

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	+391
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	196
Avg$Loss:	0

Tues. 10/27 -0.8%

3:15pm CDT - First 9 trading days of this system I was up $580 net, next 8 days gave it all back, -$570. Not very consistent so far.  I may trade rest of month before doing more homework or may start tomorrow. We'll see...

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	10
Net $P/L:	-89
Wins:	3
Losses:	4
Win%:	43
Avg$Win:	42
Avg$Loss:	-54

Mon. 10/26 -0.6%

3:05pm CDT - Finally had a win after way too many losers (12) in a row. But another losing day...

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	-123
Wins:	1
Losses:	2
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	73
Avg$Loss:	-69

In other news...

Fri. 10/23 -1.1%

3:00pm CDT - A more typical losing day.  For the week -$316.

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	-123
Wins:	0
Losses:	4
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-31

Thurs. 10/22 -4.6%

2:50pm CDT - System totally out of sync today.

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	14
Net $P/L:	-521
Wins:	0
Losses:	6
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-87

Wed. 10/21 +3.3%

2:55pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	14
Net $P/L:	+362
Wins:	4
Losses:	1
Win%:	80
Avg$Win:	117
Avg$Loss:	-107

Tues. 10/20 -0.8%

3:00pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	14
Net $P/L:	-88
Wins:	3
Losses:	3
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	45
Avg$Loss:	-74

Mon. 10/19 +0.5%

3:05pm CDT - Last trade saved the day!

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	+54
Wins:	2
Losses:	3
Win%:	40
Avg$Win:	111
Avg$Loss:	-56

Fri. 10/16 -0.9%

3:00pm CDT - Not a bad two weeks, net +$481. System performing as expected so far...

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	-101
Wins:	2
Losses:	4
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	39
Avg$Loss:	-45

Thurs. 10/15 +1.7%

3:00pm CDT - No trades yesterday...

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	+188
Wins:	3
Losses:	2
Win%:	60
Avg$Win:	93
Avg$Loss:	-46

Tues. 10/13 +2.7%

3:10pm CDT - Other than wishing I had passed on that last trade, a nice day!

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	22
Net $P/L:	+283
Wins:	3
Losses:	4
Win%:	43
Avg$Win:	195
Avg$Loss:	-75

Mon. 10/12 +0.4%

2:55pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	+38
Wins:	2
Losses:	1
Win%:	67
Avg$Win:	39
Avg$Loss:	-40

Fri. 10/09 +1.0%

2:00pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	+108
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	108
Avg$Loss:	0

Thurs. 10/08 +0.6%

3:10pm CDT - Was rooting for end of day short to work out but at least it let me out near break even. No missed trades today.

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	+63
Wins:	2
Losses:	4
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	83
Avg$Loss:	-26

Wed. 10/07 -1.5%

2:45pm CDT - Missed out on 740 ticks ($370) by quitting early yesterday (missed Trump tweet action), and going to kitchen for 5 min. today.  Frustrating start so far.

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	7
Net $P/L:	-153
Wins:	2
Losses:	2
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	39
Avg$Loss:	-116

Tues. 10/06 -0.6%

1:10pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	-63
Wins:	0
Losses:	2
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	31

Mon. 10/05 +1.1%

3:05pm CDT - I'm back, doing some testing on a new system I've been backtesting. Trades pullbacks and scales in, all out. I have some discretion but it's 90% mechanical trading for now.  Hopefully testing goes well this week and I can get it to 100% but it seems like I can always find a "gray" area when I scroll back where I'm not quite sure how to handle it in my rules. 

RESULTS FOR DAY
MNQ Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	+117
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	117
Avg$Loss:	0

Quarter 3 Trading Summary -4.5%

September Trading Summary +0.0%

RESULTS FOR SEPTEMBER
No Trades

August Trading Summary -4.4%

RESULTS FOR AUGUST
ES Contracts:	16
Net $P/L:	-475
Wins:	9
Losses:	7
Win%:	56
$Commissions:	50
Avg$Win:	79
Avg$Loss:	-169

Fri. 8/28 -1.5%

10:35am CDT - 2 strikes and out today. Time for more homework. YTD -$3K, or -22%.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	-156
Wins:	0
Losses:	2
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-78

Thurs. 8/27 -5.4%

12:55pm CDT - Not my day. Need to rethink stops and maybe switch to Micro ES.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	-602
Wins:	2
Losses:	3
Win%:	40
Avg$Win:	104
Avg$Loss:	-270

Wed. 8/26 +1.0%

3:10pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	+110
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	110
Avg$Loss:	0

Tues. 8/25 +1.6%

1:20pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	+177
Wins:	3
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	59
Avg$Loss:	0

Mon. 8/24 +1.8%

3:05pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	+194
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	97
Avg$Loss:	0

Fri. 8/21 -1.8%

2:45pm CDT - Back at it, sort of.  Been working on backtesting new ideas and enjoying summer.  Trades today partly to keep my 2 accounts active so I don't get hit with inactivity fees!  And yes, the fees would have been less than what I lost today.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	-197
Wins:	1
Losses:	2
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	22
Avg$Loss:	-109

July Trading Summary +0.0%

RESULTS FOR JULY
No Trades

Quarter 2 Trading Summary -14.5%

June Trading Summary -9.3%

RESULTS FOR JUNE
ES Contracts:	32 (+2 MES)
Net $P/L:	-1112
Wins:	16
Losses:	17
Win%:	48
$Commissions:	93
Avg$Win:	384
Avg$Loss:	-427

Mon. 6/29 -6.1%

2:50pm CDT - Plan was to test system 1 more day and the trading universe is clearly telling me something, see chart (unf*#king believable)! Back to drawing board for awhile. YTD down ~$2.5K or -18%.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	-707
Wins:	0
Losses:	2
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-353

Week of 6/22 thru 6/26 -6.1%

4:45pm CDT - Daily tally: -$893, +$469, -$388, +$629, -$577
Tested new system this week and results sucked but if a couple trades had gone other way it would have been an okay week.  So many cases where a tick or two or three would have made all the difference.

RESULTS FOR WEEK
ES Contracts:	21
Net $P/L:	-759
Wins:	10
Losses:	11
Win%:	48
Avg$Win:	436
Avg$Loss:	-465

Tues. 6/16 +0.0%

1:40pm CDT - Pre-market scratch...

RESULTS FOR DAY
MES Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	4
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	4
Avg$Loss:	0