Monday, March 31, 2014

Quarter 1 2014 Trading Results

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March Trading Summary

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Net breakdown (contracts traded): 6E $956(4), ZS $35(5), TF -$938(41) RESULTS FOR MARCH Contracts: 50 Net $P/L: 53 Wins: 13 Losses: 1...

Mon. 3/31

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12:15pm CDT - Early chop and lagging charts didn't help things today.  But only have myself to blame for not quitting earlier.  If you m...
Friday, March 28, 2014

Fri. 3/28

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2:10pm CDT - A quick bail out for BE after accidentally hitting "Buy Mkt" instead of "Go to Last" at the open. I was jus...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Thurs. 3/27

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2:35pm CDT - RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 2 Net $P/L: 255 Wins: 2 Losses: 0 Win%: 100 Avg$Win: 127 Avg$Loss: 0
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Wed. 3/26

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3:00pm CDT - RESULTS FOR DAY TF Contracts: 1 Net $P/L: 207 Wins: 1 Losses: 0 Win%: 100 Avg$Win: 207 Avg$Loss: 0
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Tues. 3/25

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3:30pm CDT - Some testing today but I decided to start posting results every day I trade again.  I don't think it has any affect on my p...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Week 3/17 - 3/21

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3:05pm CDT - RESULTS FOR WEEK 6E Contracts: 2 Net $P/L: 441 Wins: 1 Losses: 0 Win%: 100 Avg$Win: 441 Avg$Loss: 0
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Friday, March 14, 2014

Week 3/10 - 3/14

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4:00pm CDT - Some testing on beans on crop report day is all to report this week. RESULTS FOR WEEK ZS Contracts: 5 Net $P/L: 35 Wins:...
Thursday, March 13, 2014

23" Monitors

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If you've been waiting for a deal, this is great for $100 after rebate with free shipping in the USA. Limit 5 so you can build that qua...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Daytrading Millions

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Several things spoke to me in this article and I'd bet they do to you too! 11 or 12 Things I Learned About Life While Daytrading Milli...
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Friday, March 7, 2014

Week 3/03 - 3/07

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2:50pm CST - Just 1 Euro trade this week. And to ease the sound of crickets and cobwebs on this blog, here's some light reading for you...
Friday, February 28, 2014

February Trading Summary

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Net breakdown (contracts traded): 6E $806(4), ZS -$2045(29), ES -$2716(44) RESULTS FOR FEBRUARY Contracts: 77 Net $P/L: -3955 Wins: 18...

Week 2/24 - 2/28

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3:40pm CST - Not much to say other than it's tough to win when you don't follow your plan.  That big red opening bar on 2/25 got me ...
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Friday, February 21, 2014

Week 2/17 - 2/21

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4:00pm CST - Would have been an okay week if the high print Friday on ES, 1844.00, had been 1 tick less. Net breakdown (contracts traded...
Friday, February 14, 2014

Week 2/10 - 2/14

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3:10pm CST - A bean trade Monday and ES trade yesterday and today.  Nice of my broker to add VX data (CBOE Volatility Index).  I didn't ...
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Friday, February 7, 2014

Week 2/03 - 2/07

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2:20pm CST - A couple Euro system trades gave me something to report. :) RESULTS FOR WEEK 6E Contracts: 4 Net $P/L: 806 Wins: 2 L...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

For the Love of Money

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A good read from the New York Times a couple weeks ago... "IN my last year on Wall Street my bonus was $3.6 million — and I was angr...
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Friday, January 31, 2014

January Trading Summary

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Net breakdown (contracts traded): ZS -$670(22), NQ -$3781(362) RESULTS FOR JANUARY Contracts: 384 Net $P/L: -4450 Wins: 30 Losses: 5...

Fri. 1/31 - The Final Day

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1:20pm CST - Okay, as alluded to yesterday, I'm changing plans. At start of this year I was still determined to give discretionary tradi...
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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Thurs. 1/30

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3:50pm CST - My two ZS shorts had potential but stopped out again. Change in plan coming soon! Nice Amazon move after regular close. Too bad...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Wed. 1/29

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3:25pm CST - FOMC Day helped get me back to even but I continued trading and paid for it especially with some trades outside of my plan. Les...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Tues. 1/28

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1:40pm CST - Yesterday repeated, but instead of taking 3:35 minutes it took 7:18 instead.  I decided to delete the "R:R" at the en...
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Monday, January 27, 2014

Mon. 1/27

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4:05pm CST - RESULTS FOR DAY NQ Contracts: 5 Net $P/L: 512 Wins: 1 Losses: 0 Win%: 100 Avg$Win: 512 Avg$Loss: 0 R/R: n/a ...
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Friday, January 24, 2014

Fri. 1/24

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1:50pm CST - Not sure if I should laugh or cry this week but I guess progress was made in my discretionary method as I made $329 net on the...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Thurs. 1/23

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3:05pm CST - Perfect discipline today at taking trades but in hindsight, piss poor trade management. Again, trailing stops to soon cost me d...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Wed. 1/22

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2:25pm CST - Was almost a really nice day if not for my trailed stop being hit on first trade. RESULTS FOR DAY NQ Contracts: 10 Net $...
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Tues. 1/21

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3:15pm CST - Retooled things a bit over weekend and added some filters to reduce overtrading.  Scratch day today.  Stats are a bit misleadin...
Friday, January 17, 2014

Fri. 1/17

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3:35pm CST - Followed my plan perfectly today but that, of course, doesn't guarantee profits. Need to do some retooling over the long we...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Thurs. 1/16

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2:55pm CST - Nothing like buying mostly at the highs and selling mostly at the lows to chalk up a red day!  I did over trade a bit too so st...
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