February Trading Summary

Note: Only traded 7 days during month
Net breakdown (contracts traded):
CL -$461(7), ZS -$1467(88)

RESULTS FOR FEBRUARY
Contracts:	95
Net $P/L:	-1928
Wins:	8
Losses:	21
Win%:	28
$Commissions:	485
Avg$Win:	297
Avg$Loss:	-205

Inner Spock

1:45pm CST - Why are the simplest things the hardest to program? I'm making slow progress in learning NinjaScript Strategy coding but I need to channel my inner Spock!

In the meantime, Warren says stocks outperform other investments over time! Duh.

Toiling away

2:00pm CST - Not making much progress on my next and best system but it's not for lack of effort. Trying to learn Ninjascript better is causing some delays. It's good (I think) that I'm an optimist because every time I go to backtest what I think will be a great strategy, it proves otherwise. It's enough to demoralize some! But my next system idea is already churning in my head and looks promising just scrolling through the charts. Now to just collect some hard data for each signal and analyze the results. Fingers crossed, rinse and repeat as needed...

For the rest of my trading career

1:50pm CST - Frustrating day again. The kicker was a short 4-lot CL trade I sat on for nearly an hour at 100.90 that I got stopped out at BE only to see it fall to 100.30 within a half hour (my target was 100.50).

The latter half of 2011 and this year I have been trading a mix of systems with a bit of discretion on which signals to take and exactly where to exit, stop for the day, etc. No more! I will not take another trade, FOR THE REST OF MY TRADING CAREER, that isn’t completely and precisely defined with an exact entry signal along with risk and trade management parameters. If it can’t be mechanically traded by a brainless monkey (aka: me), there will be no trade!

Back at it soon...

Net Breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS -$510(14), CL -$461(7)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	21
Net $P/L:	-971
Wins:	0
Losses:	8
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-121

Mon. 2/13

1:25pm CST - Got the move I was looking for but not until the last 15 min. of the day when I was done. And what happened to Crude Oil this afternoon? Halted at CME? At least I wasn't trading that. Feels like Friday the 13th.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ZS Contracts:	16
Net $P/L:	-1133
Wins:	1
Losses:	2
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	240
Avg$Loss:	-686

Fri. 2/10

1:35pm CST - Tough day to trade beans. Had a couple opportunities to take 2-3 cents profit but was holding for bigger gains. Not the day to do that it turns out except for the last trade which would have gotten me back to black if I had held. For the week, net gain of $176.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ZS Contracts:	34
Net $P/L:	-1263
Wins:	2
Losses:	8
Win%:	20
Avg$Win:	232
Avg$Loss:	-216

Thurs. 2/09

11:35am CST - One and done in 4 mins. today. I really have to work on holding these longer. The opportunity cost is killing me.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ZS Contracts:	4
Net $P/L:	579
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	579
Avg$Loss:	0

Wed. 2/08

11:35am CST - The less than 5 cent range in opening half hour had me thinking it would be a dull day. That explains the early exit on last trade which I should have squeezed at least another cent out (or 8). Crossed back to positive side on the year.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ZS Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	359
Wins:	1
Losses:	2
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	379
Avg$Loss:	-10

Tues. 2/07

1:25pm CST - Tough 6.5 cent range in beans today so I can't complain with $211.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ZS Contracts:	10
Net $P/L:	211
Wins:	2
Losses:	1
Win%:	67
Avg$Win:	210
Avg$Loss:	-208

Mon. 2/06

1:40pm CST - I'm still here. Took some time off last week and nearly forgot how to click the mouse this morning. I meant to click in a couple 2-lots but managed only a couple 1-lots on this trade.

RESULTS FOR DAY
ZS Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	290
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	290
Avg$Loss:	0