Daily trade Results
The dates and days headers are followed by the number of winning/losing trades, then
the point gain/loss per contract and the dollar amount for the day.
the point gain/loss per contract and the dollar amount for the day.
(The calculation includes commissions and assumes only 1 contract was taken per trade)
Please understand that ALL my B/E or small stop-outs may not be included here.
I prefer to have my winning trades available for review unless there's something important to be gained by looking at the losses
(like pointing out poor trade decisions so I can try not to repeat them)
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March 2014 trade summary, statistics and comments
Average Win percentage was not so good although the other stats are acceptable.
The monthly stats below show a better Ave. Point Gain on Winners month-over-month
but not much in the way of stand out differences...
Here's the daily trading activity:
03/31/2014...Monday...1/0...+12 or +$54
First two charts were posted as an example on iHub's New CS board.
I got the after-trade exit price annotation wrong in the posted chart.
"LT vs ST scalping example - in and out in minutes for 8 ticks...
granted its not much but do it a few times a day and they add up. "
"And if I didn't take it when I did i'd have been stopped +2 ticks..."
A look at the 16500 level...resistance again today
03/28/2014...Friday 0/2...-3 or -$68
Still not timing them right...
03/27/2014...Thursday...no trades
Quiet day after yesterday's sell-off
03/26/2014...Wednesday...0/3...-8 or -$68
Not doing particularly well since last Thursday...my timing is off and volatility has become such that my stops seem too tight...
I'll adjust by trading fewer contracts - NOT by wider stops - until I'm back in the groove.
"Coulda" been zero for 4...
This order set was just before the YM plunged thru its H&S neckline
03/25/2014 Tuesday...2/0...+9 or +$42
Was distracted throughout the morning and could not
concentrate on the charts but was able to take a few points later in the day.
Couple of measured moves that played out from last Friday:
03/24/2014 Monday...0/3...-8 or +$58
Two losing days in a row...best not be a trend...
03/21/2014 Friday...0/6... -14 or -$102
Not starting off too well...1st chart is a summary thru noon
Trades...
After a break for lunch - still stuck in the same situation as this morning...
It happens...Calling it a day
03/19/2014 Wednesday...2/2...+18 or $64
Signals were firing but price didn't run much afterward...pretty wild afternoon with big sell-offs at 2 PM and again at 3 PM.
03/18/2014 Tuesday...4/2...+31 or +$145
3:30 rev zone...didn't
03/17/2014 Monday...4/1...+31 or +$124
Nice day trading TLB with signals working - my timing was spot on...
03/14/2014 Friday...3/2...+14 or +$38
03/13/2014 Thursday...0/1...-4 or -$26
Heavy down day presented few reversal possibilities.
03/12/2014 Wednesday...2/0/BE...+10 or +$32
03/11/2014 Tuesday...3/0...+40 or +$182
Better signals, better results
03/10/2014 Monday...0/1...-2 or -$16
03/09/2014 Sunday
Monday's sessions start Sunday evening and are usually very slow. I don't often trade the open, although I will test the waters with practice trades using the demo account - an example below:
03/05/2014 Friday...2/1...+13 or +$46
03/05/2014 Thursday...no trades
Coulda, shoulda, woulda chart below
2 chart ... 3 chart ... 4 chart
03/05/2014 Wednesday...4/6...+24 or +$58
Very narrow ranges today - divergent signals were not providing much oomph to the reversals...many trades but was spinning my wheels for most of the day.
03/04/2014 Tuesday...5/2...+33 or +$121
Overnight action was very bullish setting up the major market session...
Trades:
A mid-day observation: Bearish wedge broke up then the bullish cup broke down.
03/03/2014 Monday...3/1...+26 or +$105
Starting the month out right...mainly using buy stops with trend line breaks and divergences.
Test - did not take this one...
Please understand that ALL my B/E or small stop-outs may not be included here.
I prefer to have my winning trades available for review unless there's something important to be gained by looking at the losses
(like pointing out poor trade decisions so I can try not to repeat them)
__________________________________________________
March 2014 trade summary, statistics and comments
The monthly stats below show a better Ave. Point Gain on Winners month-over-month
but not much in the way of stand out differences...
March EOM Summary Charts
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March Daily trade Charts
The dates and days headers are followed by the number of winning/losing trades, then
the point gain/loss per contract and the dollar amount for the day.
the point gain/loss per contract and the dollar amount for the day.
(The calculation includes commissions and assumes only 1 contract was taken per trade)
Please understand that ALL my B/E or small stop-outs may not be included here.
I prefer to have my winning trades available for review unless there's something important to be gained by looking at the losses
(like pointing out poor trade decisions so I can try not to repeat them)
__________________________________________________
Please understand that ALL my B/E or small stop-outs may not be included here.
I prefer to have my winning trades available for review unless there's something important to be gained by looking at the losses
(like pointing out poor trade decisions so I can try not to repeat them)
__________________________________________________
03/31/2014...Monday...1/0...+12 or +$54
First two charts were posted as an example on iHub's New CS board.
I got the after-trade exit price annotation wrong in the posted chart.
"LT vs ST scalping example - in and out in minutes for 8 ticks...
granted its not much but do it a few times a day and they add up. "
03/28/2014...Friday 0/2...-3 or -$68
Still not timing them right...
03/27/2014...Thursday...no trades
Quiet day after yesterday's sell-off
03/26/2014...Wednesday...0/3...-8 or -$68
Not doing particularly well since last Thursday...my timing is off and volatility has become such that my stops seem too tight...
I'll adjust by trading fewer contracts - NOT by wider stops - until I'm back in the groove.
This order set was just before the YM plunged thru its H&S neckline
03/25/2014 Tuesday...2/0...+9 or +$42
Was distracted throughout the morning and could not
concentrate on the charts but was able to take a few points later in the day.
03/24/2014 Monday...0/3...-8 or +$58
Two losing days in a row...best not be a trend...
03/21/2014 Friday...0/6... -14 or -$102
Not starting off too well...1st chart is a summary thru noon
Trades...
After a break for lunch - still stuck in the same situation as this morning...
It happens...Calling it a day
03/20/2014 Thursday...5/1...+28 or +$102
03/19/2014 Wednesday...2/2...+18 or $64
Signals were firing but price didn't run much afterward...pretty wild afternoon with big sell-offs at 2 PM and again at 3 PM.
03/18/2014 Tuesday...4/2...+31 or +$145
03/17/2014 Monday...4/1...+31 or +$124
Nice day trading TLB with signals working - my timing was spot on...
03/14/2014 Friday...3/2...+14 or +$38
03/13/2014 Thursday...0/1...-4 or -$26
Heavy down day presented few reversal possibilities.
03/12/2014 Wednesday...2/0/BE...+10 or +$32
03/11/2014 Tuesday...3/0...+40 or +$182
Better signals, better results
03/10/2014 Monday...0/1...-2 or -$16
03/09/2014 Sunday
Monday's sessions start Sunday evening and are usually very slow. I don't often trade the open, although I will test the waters with practice trades using the demo account - an example below:
03/05/2014 Friday...2/1...+13 or +$46
03/05/2014 Thursday...no trades
Coulda, shoulda, woulda chart below
03/05/2014 Wednesday...4/6...+24 or +$58
Very narrow ranges today - divergent signals were not providing much oomph to the reversals...many trades but was spinning my wheels for most of the day.
03/04/2014 Tuesday...5/2...+33 or +$121
Overnight action was very bullish setting up the major market session...
Trades:
03/03/2014 Monday...3/1...+26 or +$105
Starting the month out right...mainly using buy stops with trend line breaks and divergences.
Test - did not take this one...
Trades today :