April Trading Summary

Only traded 4/1 to 4/11/2014    Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS -$185(18), TF -$3813(89)

RESULTS FOR APRIL
Contracts:	107
Net $P/L:	-3999
Wins:	30
Losses:	57
Win%:	34
$Commissions:	331
Avg$Win:	186
Avg$Loss:	-168

Fri. 4/11

11:00am CDT - Wake up call day. This should have happened long before now but here it is finally slapping me in the face.  Threw my rules out the window on a final short TF sequence and ended up with twice my max size on and a stop so wide it could never get hit.  You know what happened from there.

With my larger of two accounts now below $20k, it's time to take a hard look at what I'm doing and why my head keeps coming unscrewed.  I think the main thing my psychological demons boil down to is I'm not convinced I have an edge/positive expectancy.  WTF!?  Why the hell am I trading then?  So I will stop. Not sure how long but as long as it takes.  I'll update when I can, perhaps even with some SIM trading results if I decide to go that route before getting back on the horse.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS -$336(2), TF -$2092(16)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	18
Net $P/L:	-2428
Wins:	5
Losses:	9
Win%:	36
Avg$Win:	161
Avg$Loss:	-359

Thurs. 4/10

2:45pm CDT - New method today but didn't work so great.  Nearly did, but not quite.  You have to work really hard not to make money when the market falls mostly straight down with a $3500+ range per contract!

RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:	10
Net $P/L:	24
Wins:	3
Losses:	6
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	140
Avg$Loss:	-66

Wed. 4/09

2:30pm CDT - Burned early on. Hard to trade TF when it's bouncing up and down 10+ ticks in mere seconds as it was this morning. Needless to say I'm rethinking things again. Poor trade management on beans after crop report too.  Patience severely lacking.

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
ZS $150(16), TF -$642(16)

RESULTS FOR DAY
Contracts:	32
Net $P/L:	-491
Wins:	9
Losses:	17
Win%:	35
Avg$Win:	245
Avg$Loss:	-159

Tues. 4/08

3:10pm CDT - Missed the nice up move in the morning and got caught in some afternoon chop.

RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:	17
Net $P/L:	-245
Wins:	5
Losses:	9
Win%:	36
Avg$Win:	156
Avg$Loss:	-114

FYI, I updated my spreadsheet recording the range of various futures symbols from 8:30-10:30am CDT. If you want the full spreadsheet, you can download it here.

Mon. 4/07

9:35am CDT - Wild morning. Could have locked in $200-300 a couple times but that wasn't the plan. On the bright side, at least I quit early and didn't dig a hole that couldn't be climbed out of with one good day.

RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:	11
Net $P/L:	-569
Wins:	2
Losses:	8
Win%:	20
Avg$Win:	157
Avg$Loss:	-110

Fri. 4/04

3:10pm CDT - No trades yesterday, one today.  What a sell off!

RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	407
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	407
Avg$Loss:	0

Wed. 4/02

11:10am CDT - Once again my losing days are not of the same magnitude as my winning days.  Need to refine the plan and more importantly, stick to it!

RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:	17
Net $P/L:	-1005
Wins:	4
Losses:	8
Win%:	33
Avg$Win:	82
Avg$Loss:	-167

Tues. 4/01

2:45pm CDT - Just one today long near the open. 

RESULTS FOR DAY
TF Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	307
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	307
Avg$Loss:	0