October Trading Summary

RESULTS FOR OCTOBER
YM Contracts:	48
Net $P/L:	-544
Wins:	17
Losses:	30
Win%:	36
$Commissions:	156
Avg$Win:	97
Avg$Loss:	-73

Mon. 10/31

2:45pm CDT - Good to end the month on an up note and a positive trend over the past 9 trading days.  YTD -$11K, -38%.

RESULTS FOR DAY
YM Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	102
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	102
Avg$Loss:	0

Fri. 10/28

2:40pm CDT - Really?  The increased volatility after FBI announced it will reopen Hillary email probe reeked some havoc on my system and discipline.  Mostly followed plan but could have all been avoided if I had the balls to take some better exits in the morning.  Some stuff to ponder before Monday.  Net +$54 on the week.  Go Cubs!

RESULTS FOR DAY
YM Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	-302
Wins:	4
Losses:	12
Win%:	25
Avg$Win:	123
Avg$Loss:	-66

Thurs. 10/27

1:25pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
YM Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	102
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	102
Avg$Loss:	0

Wed. 10/26

1:50pm CDT - Tough day mostly due to trade mismanagement.  Not sure if this price action is the new norm but it's really tough to sit through.

RESULTS FOR DAY
YM Contracts:	6
Net $P/L:	52
Wins:	3
Losses:	3
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	77
Avg$Loss:	-60

Tues. 10/25

1:20pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
YM Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	102
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	102
Avg$Loss:	0

Mon. 10/24

1:35pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
YM Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	102
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	102
Avg$Loss:	0

Fri. 10/21

2:20pm CDT - Some sporadic spurty moves but mostly a dead day.  This is a good reminder that sometimes it's best to do nothing.  Net +$164 on the short week.

RESULTS FOR DAY
YM Contracts:	7
Net $P/L:	12
Wins:	2
Losses:	5
Win%:	29
Avg$Win:	139
Avg$Loss:	-53

Thurs. 10/20

3:10pm CDT - Lots of sizeable swings today for no apparent reason.  Hopefully the Cubs swings will get them to the World Series over the next 2 or 3 games with series tied 2-2 against LA!

RESULTS FOR DAY
YM Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	102
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	102
Avg$Loss:	0

Wed. 10/19

1:45pm CDT - Back at it.

RESULTS FOR DAY
YM Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	50
Wins:	2
Losses:	1
Win%:	67
Avg$Win:	72
Avg$Loss:	-93

Wed. 10/05

2:05pm CDT - Another crappy day with no wins.  I think I'm 0 for 10 on the week.  Time for another break and more study.

RESULTS FOR DAY
YM Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	-425
Wins:	0
Losses:	2
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-212

Tues. 10/04

1:55pm CDT - Some wild swings early on for no apparent reason made for an "opposite" day, a day where you would have done well to take the opposite position of every trade you took!  Or reversed at every stop out would have been good too.  More research needed...

RESULTS FOR DAY
YM Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	-160
Wins:	0
Losses:	3
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-53

Mon. 10/03

3:30pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
YM Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	-276
Wins:	1
Losses:	4
Win%:	20
Avg$Win:	2
Avg$Loss:	-70

Quarter 3 2016 Trading Results

September Trading Summary

RESULTS FOR SEPTEMBER
NQ Contracts:	22
Net $P/L:	-267
Wins:	4
Losses:	18
Win%:	18
$Commissions:	72
Avg$Win:	94
Avg$Loss:	-36

Thurs. 9/29

3:10pm CDT - Been working on SIM last week and this one, hope to get back to Live on Monday with new month and quarter...

In other news, High-Frequency Trading back in the news this week. Can you imagine having to submit your code to the CFTC?

Thurs. 9/15

11:00am CDT - Taking quad witching day off tomorrow and back to SIM next week based on this week's results. A tick or two a few times this week made all the difference. Net for week -$267.

RESULTS FOR DAY
NQ Contracts:	6
Net $P/L:	-230
Wins:	0
Losses:	6
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-38

Wed. 9/14

3:40pm CDT - The increased noise this week is messing with me a bit.  Should have held that last trade but was content to get to even on day.

RESULTS FOR DAY
NQ Contracts:	11
Net $P/L:	4
Wins:	3
Losses:	8
Win%:	37
Avg$Win:	90
Avg$Loss:	-33

Tues. 9/13

1:25pm CDT - Stopped to tick on the last trade and done for the day.  Many signals later worked well but that's how it goes!

RESULTS FOR DAY
NQ Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	-148
Wins:	0
Losses:	4
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-37

Mon. 9/12

1:25pm CDT - I'm back after a long break, part vacation, part research/sim trading.  The reality that I've woken up to is that my trading capital is much less than it was and I need to do a much better job at controlling risk and only increase size after demonstrated consistent growth of the equity curve.

I'm trading a new strategy that is mostly mechanical but not entirely.  It's pretty simple really, doesn't use volume profile or anything like that and will certainly have losers like any method.  I'm trading NQ for now and the goal is to make $100+ most days.  Part of the plan includes a "time out." If I have a negative week, the following week (or as many weeks as it takes), I trade only sim until I have a positive week there, then I can return to live trading the next week.  This blog will continue to post only live trades.  I started on sim last week and was positive, so this week is live trading and today was a good day to be long.  I'm not worried about how much I left on the table or anything like that as it doesn't matter.  The journey continues...

RESULTS FOR DAY
NQ Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	107
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	107
Avg$Loss:	0

August Trading Summary

RESULTS FOR AUGUST
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	-1788
Wins:	0
Losses:	1
Win%:	0
$Commissions:	8
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-1788

Wed. 8/03

2:30pm CDT - I just never seem to learn. I know risk control is the key but today I failed. I had planned to trade Inventory release but my initial sell market order filled 20 ticks lower than expected and then I realized charts were lagging.  Inventory was up (forecast was down) so the fundamentalist in me says price should trade lower so the initial move was correct and would continue.  Adding at previous support was the next mistake and a few minutes later I walked away with the position bracketed, "hoping" the fundamentalist was right.  An hour later, stopped out on a new swing high.  Wrong on everything today and too much risk.

I'm on holiday until later part of Aug. so hope I gain some perspective on what my path forward should be in this endeavor. Discretionary trading still seems to be my nemesis (perhaps because I throw discipline out the window too often) but I've been mostly dissatisfied with all the mechanical trading systems I come up with.  YTD -$10K or -35%.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	-1788
Wins:	0
Losses:	1
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-1788

July Trading Summary

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS $345(1), CL -$323(6)

RESULTS FOR JULY
Contracts:	7
Net $P/L:	19
Wins:	2
Losses:	5
Win%:	29
$Commissions:	28
Avg$Win:	371
Avg$Loss:	-144

Wed. 7/27

2:55pm CDT - Caught a short after Inventory release.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	396
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	396
Avg$Loss:	0

Thurs. 7/21

1:50pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	-298
Wins:	0
Losses:	2
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-149

Wed. 7/20

5:30pm CDT - 3 strikes on the short side on inventory day...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	-421
Wins:	0
Losses:	3
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-141

Tues. 7/12

1:45pm CDT - I'm still here. First trade in a month as I continue to work on the plan forward.  Couldn't pass up the monthly crop report today!

RESULTS FOR DAY
ZS Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	345
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	345
Avg$Loss:	0

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