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4/23/09: +0.42%

Todays trades: A: Trade remaining OTPIX(long) to cash. B: No trade. C: Trade all PMPIX(long) to cash.

4/22/09: +0.20%

Todays trades: A: No trade. B: No trade. C: No trade.

4/21/09: +0.79%

On the trade you referenced - I would be selling $20000 of the existing OTPIX long position & putting the funds in a cash equivalent.

Todays trades: A: $20000 OTPIX(long) to cash. B: No trade. C: $7000 to PMPIX(long).

4/17/09: -0.35% 4/20/09: -0.84%

Trade: A: $35000 to OTPIX(long) No other trades.

Doj: How much money have you made since I sent you the PM suggesting that you take a break? You need to stop, and backtest various stop placements within the context of the system that you are presently trading. If you don't, I can almost guarantee that May will be a down month. As I said...

I don't make predictions. I trade. Great thread premise though. :D

Today's trades: A: $30000 OTPIX(long) to cash. B: No trade. C: Close long position.

Use the $100K to make some real money.

4/15/09: +0.00% 4/16/09: +0.74%

No trades today.

Avoid mentally equating 'break even' with 'satisfactory outcome'. 'Break even' is a mental crutch we use to tell ourselves "well, that wasn't so bad". It lulls us into accepting medicore results. Allow yourself to take LOSSES, when appropriate, in the context of a well managed system.

Crappy odds. Are you trying to cheat the guy?

Doj, I'm gonna have to file this one under "D" for "dumb question". :) A setup is a setup. It's either there or it isn't. If it's there, why in the world would you diddle around until it isn't? You either trust it & act, or you over-think & regret. Assuming you've backtested, there's no...

Todays trades: A: $60000 to OTPIX(long). B: No trade. C: $10000 to PMPIX(long).

4/13/09: -0.19% 4/14/09: +0.00%