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.

Monday, February 29, 2016

February Trading Summary

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Net breakdown (contracts traded): ES -$3580(79), 6E $1445(4) CL -$173(6) RESULTS FOR FEBRUARY Contracts: 89 Net $P/L: -2308 Wins: 32 ...

Mon. 2/29

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2:53pm CST - Good end to the month but wish I had held a couple trades longer and not passed on a short signal around 1:30pm.  I feel good h...
Friday, February 26, 2016

Fri. 2/26

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2:40pm CST - Short week for me but good way to end it. RESULTS FOR DAY ES Contracts: 10 Net $P/L: 304 Wins: 6 Losses: 2 Win%: 7...
Thursday, February 25, 2016

Thurs. 2/25

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4:45pm CST - Finally had a chance to trade after a break and this one went nowhere but at least I bailed at the right time. RESULTS FOR...
Friday, February 12, 2016

Fri. 2/12

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2:45pm CST - Another good testing day.  I'll be unavailable to trade most of next couple weeks so hope to backtest those days with some ...
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Thurs. 2/11

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2:50pm CST - No trades yesterday and tested yet another ES idea today, this time with 1-lots. RESULTS FOR DAY ES Contracts: 8 Net $P/...
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Tues. 2/09

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3:10pm CST - Tested a new scaling in, all out method in ES.  Euro system minimized the damage. Net breakdown (contracts traded): 6E $84...
Monday, February 8, 2016

Mon. 2/08

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2:10pm CST - A Euro system trade today. I was sure this one was going to start the week on a dire note as it went -$775 against me before it...
Friday, February 5, 2016

Fri. 2/05

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1:10pm CST - Not the day to add something new.  This week officially has me in a funk.  My ES System worked great last week. This week, just...
Thursday, February 4, 2016

Thurs. 2/04

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3:05pm CST - Another winning signal to short a low tick. Grrr. RESULTS FOR DAY ES Contracts: 5 Net $P/L: -1677 Wins: 0 Losses: 2...
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Wed. 2/03

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2:40pm CST - Not sure what caused all this movement today but glad to get a tiny chunk. RESULTS FOR DAY ES Contracts: 3 Net $P/L: 74...
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Tues. 2/02

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2:50pm CST - I did it again, shorted a swing low!  A bid of 5400 contracts on 2nd short just above my target had me a little worried but gen...
Monday, February 1, 2016

Mon. 2/01

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2:55pm CST - Never good when you short at the low tick of a swing on a failed breakdown. RESULTS FOR DAY ES Contracts: 7 Net $P/L: -...
Friday, January 29, 2016

January Trading Summary

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Net breakdown (contracts traded): ES $3075(89), NQ -$580(13) CL -$534(9), 6E -$622(5) RESULTS FOR JANUARY Contracts: 116 Net $P/L: 1339...
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Fri. 1/29

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12:55pm CST - Good end to the month but I messed up a tiny bit on exit after watching the trade go no where for so long I bailed a point ear...
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Thursday, January 28, 2016

Thurs. 1/28

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3:10pm CST - RESULTS FOR DAY ES Contracts: 3 Net $P/L: 854 Wins: 1 Losses: 0 Win%: 100 Avg$Win: 854 Avg$Loss: 0
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Wed. 1/27

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2:45pm CST - FOMC day always adds some movement. Had a few signals after announcement two of which worked beautifully but I had already had ...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Tues. 1/26

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3:35pm CST - RESULTS FOR DAY ES Contracts: 8 Net $P/L: 265 Wins: 1 Losses: 1 Win%: 50 Avg$Win: 739 Avg$Loss: -474
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Monday, January 25, 2016

Mon. 1/25

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1:55pm CST - RESULTS FOR DAY ES Contracts: 4 Net $P/L: 788 Wins: 1 Losses: 0 Win%: 100 Avg$Win: 788 Avg$Loss: 0
Friday, January 22, 2016

Fri. 1/22

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12:45pm CST - For the week, net +$2194 .  YTD -7% . RESULTS FOR DAY ES Contracts: 3 Net $P/L: 629 Wins: 1 Losses: 0 Win%: 100 ...
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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Thurs. 1/21

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2:40pm CST - A couple Euro system trades today. The new "half-ticks" don't seem to be a problem for my execution.  And as usu...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Wed. 1/20

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1:05pm CST - Thanks for comments on last post. I appreciate them all. Thought I'd touch on some of them here.  First, I realize many rea...
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Friday, January 15, 2016

Fri. 1/15

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10:15am CST - Well I gave it a shot, coming out swinging in the new year and trading some bigger size on a mostly mechanical ES system. Foll...
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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Thurs. 1/14

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1:30pm CST - Gave back 2 days of gains. Net breakdown (contracts traded): CL $9(3), ES -$1721(14) RESULTS FOR DAY Contracts: 17 Net...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Wed. 1/13

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2:45pm CST - Tons of opportunity everywhere yet again.  Still hard to be happy hitting singles when I see grand-slams all over the place whe...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Tues. 1/12

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2:50pm CST - Tons of opportunity today everywhere! RESULTS FOR DAY ES Contracts: 4 Net $P/L: 787 Wins: 1 Losses: 0 Win%: 100 A...
Monday, January 11, 2016

Mon. 1/11

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2:10pm CST - RESULTS FOR DAY ES Contracts: 4 Net $P/L: -813 Wins: 0 Losses: 1 Win%: 0 Avg$Win: 0 Avg$Loss: -813
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Friday, January 8, 2016

Week of 1/04 - 1/08

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3:00pm CST - Thought I'd try posting at the end of the week just to shake things up a bit.  I'll likely resume posting daily.  The t...
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Thursday, December 31, 2015

2015 Trade Analysis

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It was a mostly up year but there were a couple sizable drawdowns, the last of which I'm still in the middle of.  Overall my accounts ga...
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Quarter 4 2015 Trading Results

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MBAGearhead
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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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