Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS $1169(6), GCL -$1303(3)
ZS $1169(6), GCL -$1303(3)
RESULTS FOR DAY | |
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Contracts: | 9 |
Net $P/L: | -134 |
Wins: | 1 |
Losses: | 1 |
Win%: | 50 |
Avg$Win: | 1169 |
Avg$Loss: | -1303 |
A daily chronicle of results of one retail futures trader trading my own accounts. I define myself as a day trader and generally swing for at least a few points most of the time. But I do make the occasional scalp for ticks too.
RESULTS FOR DAY | |
---|---|
Contracts: | 9 |
Net $P/L: | -134 |
Wins: | 1 |
Losses: | 1 |
Win%: | 50 |
Avg$Win: | 1169 |
Avg$Loss: | -1303 |
"game of ticks"...EXACTLY.
ReplyDeleteYesterday I was shorting the USD/EUR.
4 trades, 4 losers.
All were short trades !
Last one occurred in the afternoon...took out my stop by only 4 ticks, and then went on for a huge winner as the Euro collapsed.
Bottomline:
Tight stops produce many, many losers
Yeah, it's a catch-22. Too wide of stop is bad sometimes, too tight is bad the other times! Wish my clock told me which time was which.
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