Monday, April 30, 2012

April Trading Summary

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Note: Only traded 9 days during month Net breakdown (contracts traded): CL -$259(2), TF $789(27) RESULTS FOR APRIL Contracts: 29 Net $P/...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Wed. 4/25

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2:35pm CDT - I’ve been in this game long enough that it shouldn’t surprise me any more how quickly things can turn on a dime. Did my new str...
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Tues. 4/24

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1:25pm CDT - Short before the news. RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 2 Net $P/L: -1285 Wins: 0 Losses: 1 Win%: 0 Avg$Win: 0 Avg$Loss:...
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Monday, April 23, 2012

Mon. 4/23

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1:00pm CDT - Went short a couple times.  Market will likely fall into close since I am done. RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 4 Net $P/L: ...
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Friday, April 20, 2012

Fri. 4/20

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10:40am CDT - Not bad.  Good to be trading again with results like this week (knock on wood).  For the week, net gain of +$1569 . RESULT...
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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Thurs. 4/19

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2:30pm CDT - Wild swings today thanks to news and options expiry and whatever else... RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 2 Net $P/L: 15 Wins: 1 L...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Wed. 4/18

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12:30pm CDT - TF was going nowhere fast this morning so I’m content with today’s performance. I am kicking myself for not getting a fill on ...
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Tues. 4/17

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10:20am CDT - Moved stop up too soon in hindsight. But it wasn't a bad day... RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 2 Net $P/L: 225 Wins: 1 Loss...
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Monday, April 16, 2012

Mon. 4/16

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12:50pm CDT - Short this morning from 796.5 RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 1 Net $P/L: 497 Wins: 1 Losses: 0 Win%: 100 Avg$Win: 497 Avg$Loss:...
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Friday, April 13, 2012

Fri. 4/13

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9:50am CDT - It's been so long I have been itching to trade again so decided to throw caution and Friday the 13th superstitions to the w...
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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Throwing in the towel

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This is madness. The markets are too efficient and random to make a go of this any longer. I am tired of feeding my broker and not myself....
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Friday, March 30, 2012

Quarter 1 2012 Trading Results

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March Trading Summary

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Note: Only traded 3 days during month Net breakdown (contracts traded): CL -$576(8), ES -$1446(27) RESULTS FOR MARCH Contracts: 35 Net $...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Thurs. 3/29

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2:40pm CDT - More testing and likely enough, for now, with month end tomorrow and a short week next week. RESULTS FOR DAY ES Contracts: 19 ...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Wed. 3/28

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2:20pm CDT - Testing day. ES okay, CL not so much. Net Breakdown (contracts traded): ES $82(7), CL -$576(8) RESULTS FOR DAY Contracts: 15 Ne...
Friday, March 23, 2012

Thoughts

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I really want to get back to live trading but I continue to delay for many reasons. First, the market will always be there so what's the...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

401k Trading

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OK, don't buy this book. I just posted this because I had a laugh that Google/Yahoo knows what ads they should insert into webpages I...
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Friday, March 9, 2012

Fri. 3/09

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10:30am CST - It had been so long I had to see if could still press the mouse button. And yes, this trade was fully defined before I got in,...
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Friday, March 2, 2012

Patience

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"The practice of patience protects us from losing our composure. In doing that it enables us to exercise discernment, even in the heat ...
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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Risk Reward

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9:10am CST - Not sure when I'll be satisfied with system tweaks and backtested results from NinjaTrader Strategy Analyzer to go live aga...
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

February Trading Summary

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Note: Only traded 7 days during month Net breakdown (contracts traded): CL -$461(7), ZS -$1467(88) RESULTS FOR FEBRUARY Contracts: 95 Net $...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Inner Spock

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1:45pm CST - Why are the simplest things the hardest to program? I'm making slow progress in learning NinjaScript Strategy coding but I ...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Toiling away

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2:00pm CST - Not making much progress on my next and best system but it's not for lack of effort. Trying to learn Ninjascript better is...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

For the rest of my trading career

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1:50pm CST - Frustrating day again. The kicker was a short 4-lot CL trade I sat on for nearly an hour at 100.90 that I got stopped out at BE...
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Monday, February 13, 2012

Mon. 2/13

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1:25pm CST - Got the move I was looking for but not until the last 15 min. of the day when I was done. And what happened to Crude Oil this ...
Friday, February 10, 2012

Fri. 2/10

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1:35pm CST - Tough day to trade beans. Had a couple opportunities to take 2-3 cents profit but was holding for bigger gains. Not the day t...
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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Thurs. 2/09

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11:35am CST - One and done in 4 mins. today. I really have to work on holding these longer. The opportunity cost is killing me. RESULTS FO...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Wed. 2/08

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11:35am CST - The less than 5 cent range in opening half hour had me thinking it would be a dull day. That explains the early exit on last ...
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Tues. 2/07

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1:25pm CST - Tough 6.5 cent range in beans today so I can't complain with $211. RESULTS FOR DAY ZS Contracts: 10 Net $P/L: 211 Wins: 2 L...
Monday, February 6, 2012

Mon. 2/06

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1:40pm CST - I'm still here. Took some time off last week and nearly forgot how to click the mouse this morning. I meant to click in a ...