MBAGearhead Trading Journey

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.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

July Trading Summary

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Net breakdown (contracts traded): ZS $1341(38), TF -$2088(26) RESULTS FOR JULY Contracts: 64 Net $P/L: -747 Wins: 26 Losses: 32 Win...

Wed. 7/31

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3:15pm CDT - TF system out of sync again today and ends a drawdown month.  System only had 1 trade where the target was hit this month vs. 9...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Tues. 7/30

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3:25pm CDT - Net breakdown (contracts traded): ZS $122(3), TF -$83(1) RESULTS FOR DAY Contracts: 4 Net $P/L: 39 Wins: 1 Losses:...
Monday, July 29, 2013

Mon. 7/29

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3:25pm CDT - TF system in drawdown mode this month but scratched today.  My discretionary ZS trades are doing much better. Net breakdown...
Friday, July 26, 2013

Fri. 7/26

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2:50pm CDT - For the week, net gain +$66 . Net breakdown (contracts traded): ZS $107(1), TF -$263(1) RESULTS FOR DAY Contracts: 2 Net...
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Thurs. 7/25

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3:30pm CDT - Scratch day - exactly 0. Net breakdown (contracts traded): ZS $145(1), TF -$145(2) RESULTS FOR DAY Contracts: 3 Net $P/L...
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Wed. 7/24

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3:20pm CDT - Beans chopped me around and I gave up trying to get to $100 on that. Net breakdown (contracts traded): ZS $66(9), TF $297(1)...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Tues. 7/23

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3:45pm CDT - Net breakdown (contracts traded): ZS $144(6), TF -$253(1) RESULTS FOR DAY Contracts: 7 Net $P/L: -109 Wins: 4 Losses...
Monday, July 22, 2013

Mon. 7/22

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3:25pm CDT - Another slow day in emini land.  Net breakdown (contracts traded): ZS $99(5), TF -$133(1) RESULTS FOR DAY Contracts: 6 N...
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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Thurs. 7/18

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3:10pm CDT - Likely no trading for me tomorrow. Net breakdown (contracts traded): ZS $122(3), TF -$253(1) RESULTS FOR DAY Contracts: 4...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Wed. 7/17

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2:30pm CDT - No signals in TF today but took a quick ZS short trade mid-morning for a couple cents.  The eminis were uber dead today. RES...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Tues. 7/16

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3:20pm CDT - Net breakdown (contracts traded): ZS $107(1), TF -$133(1) RESULTS FOR DAY Contracts: 2 Net $P/L: -25 Wins: 1 Losses: 1...
Monday, July 15, 2013

Mon. 7/15

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3:15pm CDT - In a long TF trade nearly the entire slow day, out at close. Net breakdown (contracts traded): ZS $132(1), TF $697(1) RESU...
Friday, July 12, 2013

Fri. 7/12

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2:50pm CDT - Beans were on fire today dropping more than 30 cents but I didn't capitalize.  For the week, net loss -$1249 . Net breakd...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Thurs. 7/11

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3:25pm CDT - Got lucky on my ZS trade as I forgot news was coming out at 11am.  Orders were staged and got in and out in just 150 millisecon...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Wed. 7/10

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2:45pm CDT - Nothing but wide ranging chop after the FOMC minutes. 1 discretionary bean trade would have been a winner but got stopped out b...
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Tues. 7/09

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3:00pm CDT - RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 2 Net $P/L: -515 Wins: 0 Losses: 2 Win%: 0 Avg$Win: 0 Avg$Loss: -258
Monday, July 8, 2013

Mon. 7/08

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2:45pm CDT - Dead day with 1 losing signal. RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 1 Net $P/L: -263 Wins: 0 Losses: 1 Win%: 0 Avg$Win: 0 Av...
Friday, July 5, 2013

Fri. 7/05

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3:05pm CDT - Nice to finally have a winner to close out the week.  For the week, 1 win, 5 losses for a net loss -$76 . RESULTS FOR DAY T...
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Wed. 7/03

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12:20pm CDT - Half day but decided to take any signals I got.  1 loss.  Happy Birthday America! RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 1 Net $P/...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Tues. 7/02

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5:00pm CDT - RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 2 Net $P/L: -385 Wins: 0 Losses: 2 Win%: 0 Avg$Win: 0 Avg$Loss: -193
Monday, July 1, 2013

Mon. 7/01

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3:20pm CDT - A thrilling day of system trading (yawn). Out at close as neither stop nor target hit. RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 1 ...
Friday, June 28, 2013

Quarter 2 2013 Trading Results

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June Trading Summary

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Net breakdown (contracts traded): ZS -$35(14), TF $2828(39) RESULTS FOR JUNE Contracts: 53 Net $P/L: 2793 Wins: 21 Losses: 32 Win%:...

Fri. 6/28

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3:55pm CDT - Overtraded ZS which moved all over the place after the acreage report came out.  I thought for sure my TF trade was going to be...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Thurs. 6/27 - MFGlobal News

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3:00pm CDT - Took a test trade on a discretionary ZS system today for a couple cents. And a TF system long worked nicely, capture 77% of the...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Wed. 6/26

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2:55pm CDT - Another slow day.  Was in the money nicely but a reversal stopped me out. RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 1 Net $P/L: -263 ...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Tues. 6/25

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3:15pm CDT - Slow day today in emini land.  RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 2 Net $P/L: -235 Wins: 1 Losses: 1 Win%: 50 Avg$Win: 27 ...
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Monday, June 24, 2013

Mon. 6/24

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2:50pm CDT - Nice start to the week! RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 3 Net $P/L: 1612 Wins: 2 Losses: 1 Win%: 67 Avg$Win: 932 Avg$Lo...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Fri. 6/21

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3:30pm CDT - 4 losers today to end the week.  Was up over $800 on the 1st trade but it couldn't quite make the final push to the target!...
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A former engineer with an MBA that attempts to trade full-time for a living. Also see my First Post.
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