August Trading Summary

 Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS $86(21), NQ $74(23), CL -$540(36)

RESULTS FOR AUGUST
Contracts:	80
Net $P/L:	-380
Wins:	36
Losses:	41
Win%:	47
$Commissions:	335
Avg$Win:	91
Avg$Loss:	-90

Fri. 8/29

1:55pm CDT - Glad month is over.  I let my idea that the "day-before-long-holiday-weekend" would be muted action and low range cloud my judgement on what trades to take and how much room to give them.  For the week, net loss -$147.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	17
Wins:	2
Losses:	1
Win%:	67
Avg$Win:	20
Avg$Loss:	-24

Thurs. 8/28

1:10pm CDT -

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS $7(1), CL $506(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	512
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	256
Avg$Loss:	0

Wed. 8/27

1:20pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	-378
Wins:	0
Losses:	4
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-95

Tues. 8/26

11:20am CDT - Once again, the dilemma of moving stops too soon and/or too tight! I need to get more systematic to keep my sanity.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	7
Net $P/L:	-401
Wins:	2
Losses:	4
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	5
Avg$Loss:	-103

Mon. 8/25

3:10pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	102
Wins:	3
Losses:	1
Win%:	75
Avg$Win:	56
Avg$Loss:	-64

Fri. 8/22

2:40pm CDT - No trades yesterday.  Today 3 breakeven, 1 winner. So ends the week, net loss -$513.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	218
Wins:	4
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	54
Avg$Loss:	0

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Wed. 8/20

2:10pm CDT - When you're on the wrong side, CL lets you know quickly, especially just after the inventory report. My first 3 attempts all stopped out in under 10 sec. (1 was actually 0.2 seconds with 2 ticks slippage.) The next two were under a minute and the final trade lasted just over 2 min. Wider stops? Better entries? The work continues...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	6
Net $P/L:	-587
Wins:	0
Losses:	6
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-98

Tues. 8/19

1:55pm CDT -

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS -$127(5), CL -$228(4)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	-355
Wins:	2
Losses:	6
Win%:	25
Avg$Win:	144
Avg$Loss:	-107

Mon. 8/18

2:40pm CDT - Added CL back into the mix.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	211
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	105
Avg$Loss:	0

Fri. 8/15

2:50pm CDT - For the week, net +$347.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ZS Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	134
Wins:	2
Losses:	1
Win%:	67
Avg$Win:	145
Avg$Loss:	-155

Thurs. 8/14

2:00pm CDT - No trades yesterday.  2 stop outs today for a tick.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ZS Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	14
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	7
Avg$Loss:	0

Tues. 8/12

2:05pm CDT - Crop report gyrations...

RESULTS FOR DAY
ZS Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	523
Wins:	3
Losses:	2
Win%:	60
Avg$Win:	278
Avg$Loss:	-156

Mon. 8/11

1:35pm CDT - Can't recall last time I had a winning Monday. Crop report is tomorrow.
Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS -$155(1), NQ -$168(3)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	-323
Wins:	0
Losses:	4
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-81

Fri. 8/08

2:50pm CDT - Battled back today but took the hard way and didn't let a couple winners run. For the week, net loss -$67.

RESULTS FOR DAY
NQ Contracts:	12
Net $P/L:	33
Wins:	7
Losses:	5
Win%:	58
Avg$Win:	50
Avg$Loss:	-63

Thurs. 8/07

2:35pm CDT - Good R:R today. Passed on some afternoon trades that looked delish in hindsight.

RESULTS FOR DAY
NQ Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	102
Wins:	2
Losses:	3
Win%:	40
Avg$Win:	125
Avg$Loss:	-49

Wed. 8/06

1:55pm CDT - Sometimes it sucks to be right.

RESULTS FOR DAY
NQ Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	5
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	2
Avg$Loss:	0

Tues. 8/05

1:35pm CDT - Still working on things but took some trades today.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS -$309(4), NQ $102(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	-207
Wins:	1
Losses:	4
Win%:	20
Avg$Win:	102
Avg$Loss:	-77

July Trading Summary

 Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS $634(26), NQ -$2472(118)

RESULTS FOR JULY
Contracts:	144
Net $P/L:	-1838
Wins:	58
Losses:	73
Win%:	44
$Commissions:	453
Avg$Win:	56
Avg$Loss:	-70

Wed. 7/30 Tilt

10:15am CDT - The chart explains the details but needless to say, I haven't exorcised all my demons! Unacceptable behavior.  I was having a mildly positive month prior to this so will end things right here.  Time for some more soul searching and a new trade plan, perhaps one that I will actually follow! 

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS -$123(2), NQ -$2309(13)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	15
Net $P/L:	-2433
Wins:	1
Losses:	7
Win%:	13
Avg$Win:	7
Avg$Loss:	-349

Tues. 7/29

2:50pm CDT - Same as yesterday but ZS did the bailing out this time. I really need to give up trading the NQ open and wait for more concrete trades when price is done mercilessly whipping back and forth taking out stops.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS $227(2), NQ -$313(7)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	-87
Wins:	1
Losses:	7
Win%:	13
Avg$Win:	282
Avg$Loss:	-53

Mon. 7/28

2:25pm CDT - Failing marks at following my rules today. NQ bailed out most of hole I had dug.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS -$354(3), NQ $187(7)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	10
Net $P/L:	-167
Wins:	1
Losses:	6
Win%:	14
Avg$Win:	295
Avg$Loss:	-77

Fri. 7/25

2:45pm CDT - If that last ZS long had not been stopped, it would have been at least a breakeven day. Oh well, live to trade another day. For the week, net gain +$59.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS -$184(4), NQ $10(19)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	23
Net $P/L:	-174
Wins:	11
Losses:	12
Win%:	48
Avg$Win:	27
Avg$Loss:	-40

Thurs. 7/24

2:00pm CDT -

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS $89(2), NQ $104(6)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	193
Wins:	6
Losses:	2
Win%:	75
Avg$Win:	38
Avg$Loss:	-17

Wed. 7/23

2:15pm CDT - Again, easier time with soybeans.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS $107(1), NQ $39(10)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	11
Net $P/L:	146
Wins:	7
Losses:	4
Win%:	64
Avg$Win:	40
Avg$Loss:	-33

For what it's worth (not much), word from "The Fool."

Tues. 7/22

1:10pm CDT - NQ is proving difficult.  Could have locked in 2 or 3 pts. a few times but didn't.  The age old dilemma of going for bigger gains vs. scalping.  ZS, on the other hand, took some time but paid nicely.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS $195(1), NQ -$191(8)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	3
Wins:	2
Losses:	7
Win%:	22
Avg$Win:	99
Avg$Loss:	-28

Mon. 7/21

2:00pm CDT - Couldn't get anything to stick with NQ today.  Should have quit trading it before I did.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS $102(2), NQ -$211(23)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	25
Net $P/L:	-109
Wins:	11
Losses:	13
Win%:	46
Avg$Win:	27
Avg$Loss:	-31

Fri. 7/18

11:00am CDT - 2 quick trades today, done early again. For the week, net gain +$278.

RESULTS FOR DAY
NQ Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	100
Wins:	1
Losses:	1
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	102
Avg$Loss:	-3

Thurs. 7/17

12:25pm CDT - Just 2 trades today was enough. As you can see, the potential today was large.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS $70(1), NQ $62(1)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	132
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	66
Avg$Loss:	0

Wed. 7/16

2:25pm CDT -

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS $96(3), NQ $84(6)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	180
Wins:	6
Losses:	3
Win%:	67
Avg$Win:	59
Avg$Loss:	-59