Monday, December 31, 2018

2018 Trade Analysis

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Another down year ( -$1679 or -11% ) but minimal damage really.  Technically I was slightly green but couldn't cover commissions. Dec. ...

Quarter 4 2018 Trading Summary -3.7%

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December Trading Summary +12.4%

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RESULTS FOR DECEMBER NQ Contracts: 233 Net $P/L: 1479 Wins: 119 Losses: 114 Win%: 51 $Commissions: 743 Avg$Win: 189 Avg$Loss: -184...

Mon. 12/31 -3.2%

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3:10pm CST - A fitting end to my year I guess.  2018 net -$1718 or -11.4% .  Basically if I had not traded Friday I would have ended year a...
Friday, December 28, 2018

Fri. 12/28 -11.3%

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3:10pm CST - F me is about all I can say.  All losers today.  I had an appt. mid-day and left for a couple hours and did miss 1 winner alon...
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Thursday, December 27, 2018

Thurs. 12/27 +2.3%

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3:10pm CST - Underwater most all day so was happy to quit 10 min. earlier than normal after getting up but then I missed a final $250 winner...
Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Wed. 12/26 +5.9%

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2:55pm CST - Holy Boxing Day Bounce in the indexes! Crude up 9% today too!  A couple mistakes trading signals and a missed trade today cost ...
Monday, December 24, 2018

Mon. 12/24 +0.1%

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12:05pm CST - Seemed like it was going to be a good day but then the Grinch struck my signals with losers on last 4 of 5 trades.  Missed 2 w...
Friday, December 21, 2018

Fri. 12/21 +3.5%

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2:45pm CST - Missed a few trades but not much difference in P/L. For the week net +$2175 . RESULTS FOR DAY NQ Contracts: 24 Net $P/L:...
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Thursday, December 20, 2018

Thurs. 12/20 +10.4%

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3:20pm CST - Would have had another $600 or so if I had traded rest of day but I quit early again to protect profits?! Guess I don't hav...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Wed. 12/19 -4.0%

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3:10pm CST - Should have quit for day before FOMC.  Stupid me, took half hour break but the action was still too chaotic after that.  A mist...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Tues. 12/18 +4.3%

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4:20pm CST - Had to quit at lunch today due to appointments.  Missed only one signal, a small loser. RESULTS FOR DAY NQ Contracts: 3 ...
Monday, December 17, 2018

Mon. 12/17 +3.1%

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3:25pm CST - RESULTS FOR DAY NQ Contracts: 12 Net $P/L: 375 Wins: 7 Losses: 5 Win%: 58 Avg$Win: 186 Avg$Loss: -185
Friday, December 14, 2018

Fri. 12/14 -9.1%

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3:20pm CST - I guess I should be getting used to my system's volatility in results given the number of trades but today sucked all aroun...
Thursday, December 13, 2018

Thurs. 12/13 +6.8%

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3:05pm CST - Not enough volume and as much as 6+ tick spreads on H contract so stuck with the Z. RESULTS FOR DAY NQ Contracts: 11 Net...
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Wed. 12/12 -2.4%

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3:00pm CST - Perfect system execution today.  4 ticks slippage total. RESULTS FOR DAY NQ Contracts: 6 Net $P/L: -310 Wins: 2 Loss...
Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Tues. 12/11 -6.6%

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3:00pm CST - Easy come yesterday, easy go today.  Took all signals today except one winner I missed during lunch. RESULTS FOR DAY NQ C...
Monday, December 10, 2018

Mon. 12/10 +5.1%

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3:00pm CST - Kicking myself harder than usual today. I missed the first trade of day (a winner) as I was in the bathroom.  Then I elected to...
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Friday, December 7, 2018

Fri. 12/07 +2.8%

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2:10pm CST - For the week, +$1228 net. RESULTS FOR DAY NQ Contracts: 12 Net $P/L: 355 Wins: 7 Losses: 5 Win%: 58 Avg$Win: 16...
Thursday, December 6, 2018

Thurs. 12/06 +3.0%

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2:50pm CST - It was tough to keep up with all the signals in first hour or so as NQ was all over the place.  Bailed at BE on last trade that...
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Tues. 12/04 +2.3%

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3:05pm CST - Should have quit after first 3 trades... RESULTS FOR DAY NQ Contracts: 12 Net $P/L: 280 Wins: 7 Losses: 5 Win%: 58...
Monday, December 3, 2018

Mon. 12/03 +1.8%

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3:25pm CST - Same method as ES Fri. but NQ backtest looks better so starting there.  Cautiously optimistic! RESULTS FOR DAY NQ Contrac...
Friday, November 30, 2018

November Trading Summary -9.8%

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Net breakdown (contracts traded): NQ -$1310(48), ES +$18(2) RESULTS FOR NOVEMBER Contracts: 50 Net $P/L: -1291 Wins: 14 Losses: 2 W...

Fri. 11/30 +0.2%

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2:55pm CST - New idea testing... RESULTS FOR DAY ES Contracts: 2 Net $P/L: 18 Wins: 1 Losses: 1 Win%: 50 Avg$Win: 147 Avg$Lo...
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Tues. 11/13 -13.9%

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1:45pm CST - Sometimes I have to relearn lessons the hard way. Maybe this would have been sustainable in a less volatile market but back to ...
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Monday, November 12, 2018

Mon. 11/12 +4.6%

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3:20pm CST - $3600/contract range today in NQ may not have been the best day to go live.  I escaped several close calls with 4 digit MAEs.  ...
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Friday, November 9, 2018

Demo Results

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1:00pm CST - Traded demo account this week.  It's so easy a monkey do it!  Seriously though, my approach averaged into positions (5-lot ...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

October Trading Summary -5.0%

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RESULTS FOR OCTOBER CL Contracts: 18 Net $P/L: -694 Wins: 10 Losses: 8 Win%: 56 $Commissions: 71 Avg$Win: 97 Avg$Loss: -208
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Tues. 10/30 -1.3%

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1:20pm CDT - RESULTS FOR DAY CL Contracts: 1 Net $P/L: -174 Wins: 0 Losses: 1 Win%: 0 Avg$Win: 0 Avg$Loss: -174
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Wed. 10/24 -1.4%

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2:00pm CDT - Time for another break. RESULTS FOR DAY CL Contracts: 5 Net $P/L: -190 Wins: 3 Losses: 2 Win%: 60 Avg$Win: 69 A...