April Trading Summary -5.9%

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
6B -$89(2), 6E +$65(1), CL +$164(4),
GC -$224(1), ZS -$142(1), NQ -$858(7)

RESULTS FOR APRIL
Contracts:	16
Net $P/L:	-1088
Wins:	5
Losses:	8
Win%:	38
$Commissions:	60
Avg$Win:	66
Avg$Loss:	-177

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Blog! Hard to believe, 1661 posts later, I've been doing this for 8 years.  Safe to say it's pretty much a habit now at end of each trading day.  Thanks to all of you for checking in here from time to time, emails, ideas, etc. that help me keep things real. 

As for trading, I've been idle and still figuring out the best method and plan to move forward to the next 8 years! Leaning toward much more systematic trading.  Stay tuned...

Fri. 4/07 -4.1%

10:55am CDT - Beyond pissed today. At me, at the market, take your pick!  Changes are a coming...

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL +$106(1), NQ -$858(7)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	-752
Wins:	2
Losses:	3
Win%:	40
Avg$Win:	59
Avg$Loss:	-290

Thurs. 4/06 -0.0%

12:50pm CDT - Not feeling it today.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	-4
Wins:	0
Losses:	1
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-4

Wed. 4/05 -2.9%

1:35pm CDT -

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
GC -$224(1), CL -$84(1), 6B -$89(2), ZS -$142(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	-540
Wins:	1
Losses:	4
Win%:	20
Avg$Win:	2
Avg$Loss:	-135

Tues. 4/04 +1.1%

1:15pm CDT - No trades yesterday. Testing new method today...

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL +$146(1), 6E +$65(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	211
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	105
Avg$Loss:	0

Quarter 1 2017 Trading Results

March Trading Summary +0.0%

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
6B +$102(1), 6C +$37(3), 6E +$215(10), 6J -$318(6),
CL +$393(40), GC -$206(27), ZS +$98(3), NQ -$188(13), YM -$121(2)

RESULTS FOR MARCH
Contracts:	105
Net $P/L:	9
Wins:	45
Losses:	41
Win%:	52
$Commissions:	409
Avg$Win:	108
Avg$Loss:	-118

Fri. 3/31 -1.5%

2:20pm CDT - Rogue day to try to get back to green on the year before the month/quarter ends. No luck. For the week net -$1620. March +$9 (after being up $2000 just 4 days ago), YTD -$447.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
GC -$208(2), 6E -$81(3)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	-289
Wins:	1
Losses:	4
Win%:	20
Avg$Win:	108
Avg$Loss:	-99

Thurs. 3/30 -3.5%

2:10pm CDT - 2 days in a row doing the same thing with same result wasn't enough so thought I'd make it 3 in a row!  Talk about the wrong days to fight the trend. I'm shelving this test of new system, began 3/14, since in backtesting I never had 3 days in a row like this. Up $429 for this period so I guess it wasn't a total disaster. More homework...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	-678
Wins:	0
Losses:	1
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-678

Wed. 3/29 -2.3%

1:35pm CDT - Not the day for my method again. Can't remember the last Inventory Day where crude went one way only with no return to the other direction.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	-448
Wins:	0
Losses:	1
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-448

Tues. 3/28 -3.0%

1:55pm CDT - Was due for a day like this. No idea why it spiked up? Stop runs?

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	-608
Wins:	0
Losses:	1
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-608

Mon 3/27 +2.0%

11:10am CDT - Kicking myself a bit on not waiting longer to exit.  High so far went exactly to Friday's POC.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	402
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	402
Avg$Loss:	0

Fri. 3/24 +0.8%

12:10pm CDT - No trades yesterday and got out early today due to things being dead and temps in mid 70s°F out there in Chicago! For the week, net +$680.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	156
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	156
Avg$Loss:	0

Wed. 3/22 +1.0%

11:05am CDT - Played it safe and got out before inventory report.  I noticed the same dollar gain made 1.1% yesterday but only 1.0% today, due to rounding.  Guess that means I'm heading in the right direction.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	206
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	206
Avg$Loss:	0

Tues. 3/21 +1.1%

10:40am CDT - More oil "news" bouncing price around today.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	206
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	206
Avg$Loss:	0

Mon. 3/20 +0.6%

6:10pm CDT - Not a good MAE!  Caused by OPEC news.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	112
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	112
Avg$Loss:	0

Fri. 3/17 +0.5%

1:30pm CDT - Well, I guess the luck of the Irish was with me but I had to wait all day for it, well 3.5 hrs. anyways.  For the week, net +$583.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	106
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	106
Avg$Loss:	0

Thurs. 3/16 +0.8%

1:42pm CDT - Had to wait all day for this one.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	156
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	156
Avg$Loss:	0

Wed. 3/15 +3.2%

2:00pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	602
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	602
Avg$Loss:	0

Tues. 3/14 +1.2%

11:25am CDT - One trade today on a new CL system I'm going to test going forward.  If anyone has a good site for free real-time crude oil news, please pass it along.  Zerohedge usually isn't too bad.  The spike down before open.  The spike up mid-morning.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	216
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	216
Avg$Loss:	0

Mon. 3/13 -2.6%

11:20am CDT - Not my day.  Needed bigger stops for a chance today but those can burn you too!

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL -$357(4), GC -$142(3)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	7
Net $P/L:	-497
Wins:	0
Losses:	5
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-100

Fri. 3/10 +0.6%

3:10pm CST - Frustrated with myself today.  But an okay week net +$480.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL -$290(5), 6E +$233(1), 6B +$102(1), GC +$6(1), NQ +$52(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	104
Wins:	6
Losses:	2
Win%:	75
Avg$Win:	68
Avg$Loss:	-151

Thurs. 3/09 +2.4%

1:45pm CST - If you caught comments from yesterday, you know I averted a large CL loss by exiting my long that evening for a small gain.  It's nice when luck erases my stupidity!  Today had a couple "WTF-am-I-doing" moments so hopefully those are all past me for awhile.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL +$430(5), 6E +$13(3), ZS +$3(2)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	10
Net $P/L:	446
Wins:	7
Losses:	1
Win%:	88
Avg$Win:	79
Avg$Loss:	-104

Wed. 3/08 +1.3%

3:40pm CST - Got yesterday's slippage back on GC.  CL was looking for an end of day bounce but got in too early so I'm holding until tonight/tomorrow/Fri.  Wish me luck.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL +$22(2), GC +$206(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	228
Wins:	2
Losses:	1
Win%:	67
Avg$Win:	151
Avg$Loss:	-74

Tues. 3/07 -2.7%

9:45am CST - Gold has as much volume as NQ and YM combined yet today was a good lesson how thin it can be.  21 ticks slippage on a stop on a short (Edit) LONG trade!  Many expletives were muttered. Then NQ shoots up at open, fails quickly into new lows, fakes me and other suckers out and marches up to new highs.  Some days you're the bug, some days the windshield.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL -$4(1), GC -$396(4), NQ -$102(2)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	7
Net $P/L:	-501
Wins:	0
Losses:	6
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-84

Mon. 3/06 +1.1%

1:05pm CST -

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL +$186(1), GC +$118(3), NQ -$101(5)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	203
Wins:	5
Losses:	2
Win%:	71
Avg$Win:	80
Avg$Loss:	-97

Fri. 3/30 +0.2%

1:45pm CST - Yellen remarks added some moves today.  Glad to get out for even.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL -$118(2), 6J -$248(4), GC +$414(4), NQ -$18(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	11
Net $P/L:	30
Wins:	2
Losses:	7
Win%:	22
Avg$Win:	211
Avg$Loss:	-56

Thurs. 3/02 -1.5%

2:20pm CST -First 6J trade stopped to the tick and second Gold trade stopped by 1 tick. Elimination of those 2 events alone could have made for an okay day.  So can't get too hung up about these things is the moral of the story...

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
6E +$50(3), 6J -$71(2), GC -$264(6), NQ +$13(2)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	13
Net $P/L:	-271
Wins:	4
Losses:	8
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	51
Avg$Loss:	-59

Wed. 3/01 +0.7%

2:40pm CST -

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL +$92(2), 6C +$37(3), GC +$58(3),
ZS +$95(1), YM -$121(2), NQ -$32(2)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	13
Net $P/L:	130
Wins:	9
Losses:	2
Win%:	82
Avg$Win:	35
Avg$Loss:	-92