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The one on Friday was news from S&P regarding the corporate default rate. But I'm with you that the notational value of the ES trade is tough to grasp.

I've tested and tested and tested this stuff. Almost invariably, I have found that hard stops murder otherwise profitable strategies. I currently have the opinion that stops aren't a valid way to exit a trade and I need to find another way to take losses. When looking at strategies, I always...

04/09/2009 Product Traded: ES Contracts: 3 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 13937.50 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: 810.60 PnL To Date: 9743.88

04/07/2009 Product Traded: ES Contracts: 3 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 13126.90 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: -1051.90 PnL To Date: 8933.28

04/01/2009 Product Traded: ES Contracts: 1 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 14178.80 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: 20.20 PnL To Date: 9985.18

Ok, so I have 4 more blotters to post. I've been the ultimate fade lately and I basically lost my will to post these every day. Better late than never, right? Happy Easter everyone. 03/31/2009 Product Traded: ES Contracts: 2 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 14158.60 Misc...

And this was today, 03/30/2009: Product Traded: ES Contracts: 3 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 15148.00 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: -614.40 PnL To Date: 10954.38

This is 03/27/2009: Product Traded: ES Contracts: 3 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 15762.40 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: -1026.90 PnL To Date: 11568.78

This has been a pretty brutal sequence of trades. I have 3 that need to be posted. This is 03/26/2009: Product Traded: ES Contracts: 2 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 16789.30 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: -109.60 PnL To Date: 12595.68

This was from Thursday, March 19. I didn't have a chance to post it until now. Product Traded: ES Contracts: 2 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 16898.90 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: -134.60 PnL To Date: 12705.28

Product Traded: ES Contracts: 2 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 17033.50 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: 840.40 PnL To Date: 12839.88

Craptastic day today. Product Traded: ES Contracts: 3 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 16193.10 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: -1439.40 PnL To Date: 11999.48

Product Traded: ES Contracts: 2 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 17632.50 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: 965.40 PnL To Date: 13438.88

This was from yesterday (03/11/2009) Product Traded: ES Contracts: 2 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 16667.10 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: 115.40 PnL To Date: 12473.48

Product Traded: ES Contracts: 2 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 16551.70 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: -234.60 PnL To Date: 12358.08

These don't hurt nearly like they used to, but today I really had to talk myself in to putting in the orders, and I got rewarded with a beating. Product Traded: ES Contracts: 2 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 16786.30 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: -1309.60 PnL To Date...

Product Traded: ES Contracts: 2 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 18095.90 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: -34.60 PnL To Date: 13902.28

Product Traded: ES Contracts: 3 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 18130.50 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: -426.90 PnL To Date: 13936.88

Product Traded: ES Contracts: 2 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 18557.40 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: 227.90 PnL To Date: 14363.78 Thanks Kris.

Product Traded: ES Contracts: 3 Starting Balance: 4038.83 Ending Balance: 18329.50 Misc Debit/Credit: 154.79 PnL Today: 1373.10 PnL To Date: 14135.88