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Period Update for final period 12/05/2015 - 12/31/2015 (4 weeks) Sad way to end the year, down 43K (17%) for the month. Continued the downslide that started last month. Glad the year is over. Barely up (10K, 4%) for the year. The biggest gainers were my broker (87K commission) and the market...

Actually the first thread was in February 2007: Taking 76K to 500K by Year End (2007) Here is the summary of the performance since then: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Opening Balance( 02/28/2007): 76,000 Net gain for period...

Period Update for November (10/31/2015 - 12/05/2015) (5 weeks) Mournful month, down 120K (32%). Started pretty bad, down 116K in the first two weeks. Was frenetic the rest of the month with insane number of trades. Only aggravated the situation. Back to the drawing board; will be limiting my...

I don't use the thinkorswim platform. Just the web based TD Ameritrade order entry system for manual trading. Automation is handled externally (via APIs)

By 'trying'. There is no doubt it is a major concern. My target number of option trades at the start of the year is 80 for the entire year. Now it is already 345. That has major negative impact on my performance after factoring in the costs. The sure way to avoid over-trading would be laying...

Period Update for october (10/2/2015 - 10/31/2015) (4 weeks) Some recovery from last month, up 82K (32%). The earnings season brought some opportunities. Probably overtraded, but delighted for the gains. Still working on rule changes to my trading, especially in the area of position sizing...

Thanks for the chart. It certainly depicts what I already know. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending how its perceived) my over-sizing has come not from initial bet size, but through revenge doubling down. I am in the process of depicting how much it has cost me so far.

Hmmm? How can you manage a risk you didn't take? Was it forced on you?

How long have you been trading...to remember ELX?

Nice 44% rebound from low. Picked some 105 23OCT calls @ 10.60, sold at about 18.00 for a quick flip after the halt lifted

Wonder why a doctor on 250K pays the same marginal tax as a hedge-fund manager that pulled in $1bill (assuming they didn't find ways to avoid it). I am in favor of widening the tax income bands as income increases, but not setting a maximum rate ... just increase it as much as to 95% for income...

How does 'low risk' X leverage not equal 'high risk'? Aren't these the same institutions as LTCM?

If it is as reported, then I see two offences: market manipulation and insider trading: or how did they know they was going to be a secondary offering. I don't see them prosecuting them for the latter.

For the long term, you need more than perception Here are some more: PE to growth (historical), cash per share, tangible book / share. Of course these do not change on a day to day basis, but if something is happening to the stock or to the market (say sell-off), they are useful for making...

Period Update for September (9/5/2015 - 10/2/2015) (4 weeks) Awful month, down 172K (36%). Hard to explain what happened. I guess live by the sword, die by the same. The first wave of losses was 10/11th of Sep for a total loss of 111K as I grew overconfident following last month's result, and...

Don't know what you're talking about.

Hate the market

intraday RTM

Its because most people care little about researching the thousands of stocks for opportunities - they will rather get fixated on one E-mini 5-minute bars, and think they are seeing better than the 1000s other traders. Throw in leverage.

Period Update for August (8/1/2015 - 9/5/2015) (5 weeks) Monstrous month, up 254K (107%). The memories of last month quite forgotten. After last months disaster (7/20/2015), and some initial flat lining, began a steady climb that carried into August and lasted all month. Yes I used leverage...