Friday, April 28, 2017

April Trading Summary -5.9%

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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 Contract...
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Friday, April 21, 2017

Happy Birthday

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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 ...
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Friday, April 7, 2017

Fri. 4/07 -4.1%

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10:55am CDT - Beyond pissed today. At me, at the market, take your pick!  Changes are a coming... Net breakdown (contracts traded): CL +...
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Thursday, April 6, 2017

Thurs. 4/06 -0.0%

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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$Lo...
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Wed. 4/05 -2.9%

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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...
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Tues. 4/04 +1.1%

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1:15pm CDT - No trades yesterday. Testing new method today... Net breakdown (contracts traded): CL +$146(1), 6E +$65(1) RESULTS FOR D...
Friday, March 31, 2017

Quarter 1 2017 Trading Results

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March Trading Summary +0.0%

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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)...

Fri. 3/31 -1.5%

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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 ...
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Thurs. 3/30 -3.5%

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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 ...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Wed. 3/29 -2.3%

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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 ...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Tues. 3/28 -3.0%

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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...
Monday, March 27, 2017

Mon 3/27 +2.0%

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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 Co...
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Friday, March 24, 2017

Fri. 3/24 +0.8%

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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 we...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Wed. 3/22 +1.0%

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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, d...
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Tues. 3/21 +1.1%

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10:40am CDT - More oil "news" bouncing price around today. RESULTS FOR DAY CL Contracts: 1 Net $P/L: 206 Wins: 1 Losse...
Monday, March 20, 2017

Mon. 3/20 +0.6%

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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 ...
Friday, March 17, 2017

Fri. 3/17 +0.5%

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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 +$5...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

Thurs. 3/16 +0.8%

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1:42pm CDT - Had to wait all day for this one. RESULTS FOR DAY CL Contracts: 1 Net $P/L: 156 Wins: 1 Losses: 0 Win%: 100 Avg$W...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Wed. 3/15 +3.2%

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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
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Tues. 3/14 +1.2%

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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 oi...
Monday, March 13, 2017

Mon. 3/13 -2.6%

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11:20am CDT - Not my day.  Needed bigger stops for a chance today but those can burn you too! Net breakdown (contracts traded): CL -$35...
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Friday, March 10, 2017

Fri. 3/10 +0.6%

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3:10pm CST - Frustrated with myself today.  But an okay week net +$480 . Net breakdown (contracts traded): CL -$290(5), 6E +$233(1), 6B...
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Thurs. 3/09 +2.4%

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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...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Wed. 3/08 +1.3%

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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...
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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Tues. 3/07 -2.7%

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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...
Monday, March 6, 2017

Mon. 3/06 +1.1%

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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 ...
Friday, March 3, 2017

Fri. 3/30 +0.2%

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1:45pm CST - Yellen remarks added some moves today.  Glad to get out for even. Net breakdown (contracts traded): CL -$118(2), 6J -$248(...
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Thurs. 3/02 -1.5%

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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 ...
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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Wed. 3/01 +0.7%

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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 ...