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November 16, 2005 Account Balance: $99,484 Unrealized P&L: $880 Net Asset Value: $100,364 Active in 3 of 8 markets. GBP weakness kicked me out of another trade, just like yesterday.

November 15, 2005 Account Balance: $99,724 Unrealized P&L: $480 Net Asset Value: $100,204 Active in 4 of 8 markets from signals taken Monday. Signal taken in fifth market today, whipsawed to a loss of 0.3125% of equity (2.5% divided by 8 markets). I've found that signals taken Mondays...

November 14, 2005 Account Balance: $100,048 Unrealized P&L: $90 Net Asset Value: $100,138 Active in 4 of 8 markets. Here's to hoping that slow and steady wins the race. Trading real money wasn't as bad as I expected... I checked my account far too frequently, but there was no impulse to...

November 13, 2005 All numbers normalized to a hypothetical $100,000 account. My intent is some degree of privacy, but I'm unsure if this is really relevant. Regardless. Current Closed Equity: $100,030 Current Open Equity: $0 No trades currently open. Waiting for signals.

Intent of this jounal: 1. Provide a record of mental states/intentions that can be later reconciled with real world actions. 2. Keep track of my trading performance. Description of trading approach: Medium term trend following system, 100% mechanical. Worst case drawdowns (all markets...