May Trading Summary -4.8%

RESULTS FOR MAY
CL Contracts:	48
Net $P/L:	-659
Wins:	16
Losses:	32
Win%:	33
$Commissions:	189
Avg$Win:	103
Avg$Loss:	-72

Fri. 5/31 +4.3%

11:10am CDT - No good reason except I thought it was going to bounce. For week +$131 net.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	546
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	546
Avg$Loss:	0

Wed. 5/29 -4.1%

1:55pm CDT - Had some chances to make a number of these losers winners, but going for bigger targets was not working.  So clear in hindsight.  As usual, my discretionary trade management sucked.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	-535
Wins:	0
Losses:	9
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-60

Tues. 5/28 +0.9%

3:35pm CDT - Tweaked system, try again. Discretionary exits remain.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	120
Wins:	3
Losses:	2
Win%:	60
Avg$Win:	99
Avg$Loss:	-89

In other news, I'm glad to see the new 1/10 size Micro E-mini futures are doing so well.  Today for example, their volume compared to full E-mini contract was 13% for MES/ES, 15% for MYM/YM, 30% for MNQ/NQ, and 22% for M2K/RTY.  Not bad!  Saw this trading contest too if anyone is interested.

Tues. 5/14 -2.0%

1:10pm CDT - 1 step forward, 2 steps back.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	8
Net $P/L:	-272
Wins:	2
Losses:	6
Win%:	25
Avg$Win:	71
Avg$Loss:	-69

Mon. 5/13 +0.8%

1:10pm CDT - Too bad we can't have a good idea of the range of a day before the day gets going. Holding the 1st or 3rd trade longer would have been a much easier day. Instead a roller coaster...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	9
Net $P/L:	105
Wins:	5
Losses:	4
Win%:	56
Avg$Win:	84
Avg$Loss:	-79

Fri. 5/10 -1.4%

1:25pm CDT - I'm such a newb! Too long of break or researched too many ideas in past week?  Traded new method today and took 8 signals before I realized I was trading them the wrong direction. Epic Fail! You just never know when the market or your mind will throw a wrench in your plan.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	11
Net $P/L:	-193
Wins:	5
Losses:	6
Win%:	45
Avg$Win:	48
Avg$Loss:	-72

Wed. 5/01 -3.1%

12:30pm CDT - Digging a hole on 1st day of month again and need a short break.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	-430
Wins:	0
Losses:	5
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-86

April Trading Summary +0.0%

Net breakdown (contracts traded):
GC -$265(6), CL +$270(38)

RESULTS FOR APRIL
Contracts:	44
Net $P/L:	5
Wins:	21
Losses:	23
Win%:	48
$Commissions:	175
Avg$Win:	65
Avg$Loss:	-59

Tues. 4/30 +0.7%

2:30pm CDT - Back to break-even on month, barely...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	100
Wins:	3
Losses:	2
Win%:	60
Avg$Win:	66
Avg$Loss:	-49

Mon. 4/30 -1.6%

10:30am CDT - Lack of focus today.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	7
Net $P/L:	-228
Wins:	2
Losses:	5
Win%:	29
Avg$Win:	61
Avg$Loss:	-70

Fri. 4/26 +1.1%

1:05pm CDT - Holy selloff! For the week, net -$11. Spun my wheels this week but beats losing.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	148
Wins:	2
Losses:	1
Win%:	67
Avg$Win:	101
Avg$Loss:	-54

Thurs. 4/25 -0.8%

12:40pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	-110
Wins:	1
Losses:	4
Win%:	20
Avg$Win:	106
Avg$Loss:	-54

Wed. 4/24 -0.7%

1:40pm CDT - If only I would have held that 3rd trade longer...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	5
Net $P/L:	-100
Wins:	1
Losses:	4
Win%:	20
Avg$Win:	116
Avg$Loss:	-54

Tues. 4/23 +0.0%

1:30pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	2
Wins:	1
Losses:	1
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	56
Avg$Loss:	-54

Mon. 4/22 +0.3%

12:30pm CDT - Next few trades after I packed it in would have been winners. Happy Earth Day!

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	3
Net $P/L:	48
Wins:	2
Losses:	1
Win%:	67
Avg$Win:	51
Avg$Loss:	-54

Thurs. 4/18 +0.4%

1:10pm CDT - Misread the first trade. Should have stayed in it.  Nearly forgot markets are closed tomorrow! Happy Easter!

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	52
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	26
Avg$Loss:	0

Wed. 4/17 +1.0%

1:30pm CDT - A short and a long...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	142
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	71
Avg$Loss:	0

Tues. 4/16 +0.8%

12:00pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	112
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	56
Avg$Loss:	0

Mon. 4/15 +0.8%

3:10pm CDT - More testing...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	102
Wins:	2
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	51
Avg$Loss:	0

Mon. 4/01 -2.1%

1:25pm CDT - Testing day on a Gold method. Did not go well. Guess I was the April Fool! In other foolish news, I was hit with a $15 inactivity fee on 1 of my 2 accounts that I apparently didn't trade at all in 1st Qtr.  Thank you Gain Capital!  (my equity I report on this blog is the combined total of the 2 trading accounts I have)

RESULTS FOR DAY
GC Contracts:	6
Net $P/L:	-265
Wins:	1
Losses:	5
Win%:	17
Avg$Win:	56
Avg$Loss:	-64

Quarter 1 2019 Trading Summary +2.8%

March Trading Summary -4.0%

RESULTS FOR MARCH
CL Contracts:	20
Net $P/L:	-572
Wins:	8
Losses:	12
Win%:	40
$Commissions:	79
Avg$Win:	200
Avg$Loss:	-181

Mon. 3/18 -1.8%

3:20pm CDT - Time for a break until I come up with another "winning" system or market returns to more "normal".

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	-258
Wins:	0
Losses:	2
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-129

Fri. 3/15 +0.2%

11:20am CDT - Another day, another breakeven effort. At least I got filled this time. For the week, net -$25.  If not for a single tick on Wed., would have been up a few hundred.  4 small losing weeks in a row. I'm spinning my wheels.  The game goes on...

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	22
Wins:	1
Losses:	1
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	136
Avg$Loss:	-114

Thurs. 3/14 +0.4%

1:25pm CDT - Happy Pi Day!  CL sucked again today.  5 min. to stop me out on first trade, then an hour to hit second target.  Lots of fake moves only to go nowhere.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	52
Wins:	1
Losses:	1
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	256
Avg$Loss:	-204

Wed. 3/13 -2.3%

1:40pm CDT - Ugh again. 1-tick from target and a BE day but stopped out instead.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	-328
Wins:	0
Losses:	2
Win%:	0
Avg$Win:	0
Avg$Loss:	-164

Tues. 3/12 +1.0%

1:20pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	146
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	146
Avg$Loss:	0

In other news, Micro E-mini Futures coming in a couple months. Will 1/10 the size also mean 1/10 the commissions and fees to trade them?  I somehow doubt it!

Mon. 3/11 +0.6%

2:05pm CDT -

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	2
Net $P/L:	82
Wins:	1
Losses:	1
Win%:	50
Avg$Win:	236
Avg$Loss:	-154

Fri. 3/08 +1.9%

3:40pm CST - Lots of movement today! For the week, net -$298.

RESULTS FOR DAY
CL Contracts:	1
Net $P/L:	266
Wins:	1
Losses:	0
Win%:	100
Avg$Win:	266
Avg$Loss:	0

This is my CL system I've traded since Jan. 28th. 42 trades and ~$700 net profit is all. That's less than 2 ticks per trade avg.

And here's my old NQ system from last year. It's still in drawdown so I'm glad I haven't traded it since Dec. 31st. It's down ~$2600 since then!