Quarter 2 2016 Trading Results

June Trading Summary

RESULTS FOR JUNE
ES Contracts:	27
Net $P/L:	-596
Wins:	5
Losses:	4
Win%:	56
$Commissions:	81
Avg$Win:	121
Avg$Loss:	-300

Thurs. 6/09

2:15pm CDT - Frustrating day again. Need to sit on my hands better when the market's dead with no range.  Trading reversion to mean isn't a bad idea either.  May head back to the drawing board.  In case I end week here, for the week net -$821.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	-574
Wins:	0
Losses:	2
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-287

Wed. 6/08

1:30pm CDT - Well I knew the win streak had to end.  Tough day with very tight range.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	-624
Wins:	0
Losses:	2
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-312

In other news, French law at its finest. Trader loses 4.9 Billion for his company, gets fired, and then his company has to pay him 450k euros!

Tues. 6/07

1:10pm CDT - Really slow day again. Must be summer.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	188
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	188
Avg$Loss:	0

Mon. 6/06

1:10pm CDT - Increasing size a bit this week.  Today's trade was painfully slow to sit through and after more than an hour, moved my target in by 2 ticks.  2 min. after exit of course, original target hits.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	188
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	188
Avg$Loss:	0

Fri. 6/03

12:15pm CDT - For the week, 4 for 4, net +$271.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	72
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	72
Avg$Loss:	0

Thurs. 6/02

2:30pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	59
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	59
Avg$Loss:	0

Wed. 6/01

2:00pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	97
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	97
Avg$Loss:	0

May Trading Summary

RESULTS FOR MAY
ES Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	246
Wins:	6
Losses:	2
Win%:	75
$Commissions:	26
Avg$Win:	72
Avg$Loss:	-91

Tues. 5/31

2:20pm CDT - Good end to the month.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	47
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	47
Avg$Loss:	0

Fri. 5/27

2:15pm CDT - A breakeven day to end a good week.  Now to string together many weeks in a row like this and increase size which for ES can be anything.  For the week, net +$202 (2.3 ticks/contract).

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	-7
Wins:	1
Losses:	1
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	72
Avg$Loss:	-78

Thurs. 5/26

12:45pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	72
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	72
Avg$Loss:	0

Wed. 5/25

2:45pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	18
Wins:	1
Losses:	1
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	122
Avg$Loss:	-103

Tues. 5/24

1:15pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	47
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	47
Avg$Loss:	0

Mon. 5/23

1:40pm CDT - After some time off and work on another idea, I'm back trading ES with small size for now.  Still learning volume profile nuances too and hope to incorporate that at some point in the future.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	72
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	72
Avg$Loss:	0

April Trading Summary

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ES -$413(4), 6E -$314(2) CL -$2970(110)

RESULTS FOR APRIL
Contracts:	116
Net $P/L:	-3698
Wins:	43
Losses:	58
Win%:	43
$Commissions:	441
Avg$Win:	115
Avg$Loss:	-149

Fri. 4/29

2:15pm CDT - End of a lousy week, month, and first third of the year.  More focus and better trading are ahead! Net -$1235 for week.  YTD -28%.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ES -$91(1), CL -$211(3)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	-302
Wins:	0
Losses:	4
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-76

Thurs. 4/28

2:50pm CDT - Working on a volume profiling method.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ES Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	-322
Wins:	0
Losses:	2
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-161

Wed. 4/27

2:10pm CDT - A big loser of a short system trade in Euro not long after FOMC.  A few minutes after entry, a quick spike higher took me out near the high of day.  I'm officially putting this system on sabbatical from live trading.  I'll keep tracking how it does and will update the blog periodically.

RESULTS FOR DAY
6E Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	-610
Wins:	0
Losses:	1
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-610

Thurs. 4/21

1:40pm CDT - Still in break mode but got a rare Euro system signal so took it.  Glad I did.

RESULTS FOR DAY
6E Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	296
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	296
Avg$Loss:	0

Wed. 4/20

1:35pm CDT - I'm an idiot.  Made a rare longer term trade in CL and planned to hold for a day or two. This was partly based on news (Kuwait strike) but also expected resistance at 4/13 high (stop above that) and so I traded short from near yesterday's high.  So much for that idea!  Need a break and some beer...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	-1194
Wins:	3
Losses:	5
Win%:	38
Avg$Win:	218
Avg$Loss:	-370

Tues. 4/19

1:30pm CDT - Was nearly back to even on day then I let things get out of control. 1 step forward, 2 steps back. This cycle I've been in since Dec. will end soon one way or the other! 

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	20
Net $P/L:	-886
Wins:	7
Losses:	9
Win%:	44
Avg$Win:	69
Avg$Loss:	-152

Mon. 4/18

1:05pm CDT - As usual, in hindsight I should have held most of these longer...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	7
Net $P/L:	393
Wins:	6
Losses:	1
Win%:	86
Avg$Win:	75
Avg$Loss:	-54

Fri. 4/15

11:15am CDT - Looking for breakouts when none existed.  Then trade the top of range short and get stopped to the tick.  Not my day...  For the week, net +$283.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	-595
Wins:	0
Losses:	5
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-110

Thurs. 4/14

1:30pm CDT - No range today but didn't get into too much trouble.  News from BP CFO at 9:39 CT took me out of a decent first trade.  And now in final 2 min. of day price decides to move, finally breaks, lower.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	-361
Wins:	1
Losses:	2
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	6
Avg$Loss:	-184

Wed. 4/13

1:45pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	519
Wins:	2
Losses:	1
Win%:	67
Avg$Win:	331
Avg$Loss:	-144

Tues. 4/12

1:40pm CDT - Left a lot on the table as usual...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	322
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	161
Avg$Loss:	0

Mon. 4/11

1:30pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	352
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	176
Avg$Loss:	0

Fri. 4/08

1:50pm CDT - Dug a hole, nearly got out, then dug it deeper with overtrading. Not my finest moment with patience or discipline.  Net for the week -$460. YTD -20%.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	29
Net $P/L:	-771
Wins:	9
Losses:	13
Win%:	41
Avg$Win:	71
Avg$Loss:	-108