2014: The Battle for Survival

[neke]

Period Update for September (09/03/2016 - 10/01/2016) (4 weeks)

Terrible month, down 86K (30%).

After the big run-up last month, I could probably have foreseen a pull-back, but not on this scale. Started brilliantly with the momentum form last month, until the market collapse on Sep 9th posted earlier. Sudden 2.2% drop in the market after more than 3 months of never dropping 1%. caught me over-sized and over-committed.

The rest of the month did no fare better, as mistakes and attempt to claw back the losses fast led to more losses. Hoping for better month next.

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Opening Balance:     285,117
Net loss for period       (86,436)
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Net Balance:       198,681


For the Thread Year 2016 (1/1/2016 - 10/01/2016)

Opening Balance:  203,449
Net gain          25,232 (Up 12%)
Cash Withdrawal        (30,000)
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Net Balance        198,681
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TRADES

TYPE   Exit Date/Time     P/L
STOCK   2016-09-06-10-40-10   -913.2
STOCK   2016-09-06-10-45-10   12723
OPTION   2016-09-06-10-42-20   5751.5
STOCK   2016-09-07-12-25-53   -3379.1
STOCK   2016-09-07-09-40-46   3664
STOCK   2016-09-07-09-53-35   10065.9
OPTION   2016-09-07-10-05-32   29604
OPTION   2016-09-07-14-39-33   -16309.2
STOCK   2016-09-08-10-50-43   5682.8
OPTION   2016-09-08-13-03-49   3237.3
STOCK   2016-09-09-10-42-15   -3554.4
STOCK   2016-09-09-15-12-14   -3316.2
OPTION   2016-09-09-15-15-31   -32823.8
OPTION   2016-09-09-10-40-10   -19777.6
OPTION   2016-09-09-12-19-12   -23083.7
OPTION   2016-09-09-15-26-06   -10141
OPTION   2016-09-09-15-18-17   5308.5
STOCK   2016-09-12-14-53-44   4303.2
STOCK   2016-09-13-11-15-31   2638.6
OPTION   2016-09-13-14-55-26   -2175.1
OPTION   2016-09-19-10-01-08   8418.1
STOCK   2016-09-15-15-55-52   -2597.4
OPTION   2016-09-16-11-37-23   -11431.9
STOCK   2016-09-16-12-13-19   2731.4
OPTION   2016-09-16-12-30-25   10812.4
OPTION   2016-09-16-15-31-24   -2982.6
STOCK   2016-09-20-10-48-45   -17257.7
OPTION   2016-09-20-14-33-41   -31398.6
OPTION   2016-09-19-15-36-04   -2441.2
STOCK   2016-09-19-15-49-13   -512.5
STOCK   2016-09-20-14-34-06   2841.5
STOCK   2016-09-20-15-48-59   820.3
OPTION   2016-09-20-15-40-54   1104.7
OPTION   2016-09-21-11-50-33   6355.5
OPTION   2016-09-22-15-00-42   1547.2
STOCK   2016-09-23-11-02-30   -955.8
OPTION   2016-09-23-11-02-14   -6221.8
OPTION   2016-09-26-15-31-03   -1489.2
OPTION   2016-09-28-11-14-26   2519.7
STOCK   2016-09-29-13-33-52   -1614.6
STOCK   2016-09-29-10-01-05   2156.3
OPTION   2016-09-29-13-33-32   -8415.6
STOCK   2016-09-29-13-13-23   -1553.4
OPTION   2016-09-29-13-12-55   -6166.3
OPTION   2016-09-29-10-19-18   -16.7
STOCK   2016-09-30-09-49-05   69.3
OPTION   2016-09-30-11-14-21   1736.1

 

[southall]

Its 'only' a 30% loss. You will recover within six months.

Neke what are your risk management rules?
How much or your account do your risk per trade (or risk per group of correlated trades)?.

 

[neke]

Its 'only' a 30% loss. You will recover within six months.

Neke what are your risk management rules?
How much or your account do your risk per trade (or risk per group of correlated trades)?.

What I risk is often different from what I intend to risk - as happened on that Sep 9th day. So its hard to pin the problem on risk level.

I suppose that 'only' is being sarcastic.

 

[Apophenia]

30% for a terrible month is fine. I risk 6 to 25% per week ... Till you're in the game and make everything to stay in ... it's perfect. The problem being that the greatest losses are yet to come (Proverbial). Don't let the past weaken you but allow it to strengthen you ! Big Up !

 

[Pekelo]

Accounting slightly differently, the last 2 months:

7/1 - 8/7: up 163K

8/8 - 8/30: down 120K

 

[southall]

7/1 - 8/7: up 163K
8/8 -9/30: down 120K

Neke eats like an elephant and also shits like an elephant.

Instead, he needs to shit like a bird, or at least like a dog.

 

[neke]

Neke eats like an elephant and also shits like an elephant.

Instead, he needs to shit like a bird, or at least like a dog.

Is it possible to eat like an elephant and shit like a bird? Eat once and shit a thousand times?

 

[running_bare]

Going forward, can you show the PnL split between stocks & options?

How many positions (stocks, options) do you have on at any one time? Ballpark

 

[neke]

Period Update for October (10/01/2016 - 11/05/2016) (5 weeks)

Come-back month, up 82K (41%).

Well not quite all of it, but a good chunk of the loss last month. Earnings season played its part, for which I am grateful. Now need to be extra cautious to avoid going the way of last month.

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Opening Balance:     198,681
Net gain for period       81,915
Cash Withdrawal          (5,000)
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Net Balance:       275,596


For the Thread Year 2016 (1/1/2016 - 10/01/2016)

Opening Balance:  203,449
Net gain          107,147 (Up 53%)
Cash Withdrawal        (35,000)
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Net Balance        275,596
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TRADES

TYPE   Exit Date/Time     P/L
OPTION   2016-10-04-11-07-33   3970
OPTION   2016-10-04-15-51-39   3304.6
STOCK   2016-10-04-09-50-37   -116.5
STOCK   2016-10-05-12-21-47   -811.6
STOCK   2016-10-05-14-33-41   -5833.5
OPTION   2016-10-05-11-14-06   3948.8
STOCK   2016-10-05-10-28-26   57.3
STOCK   2016-10-06-14-54-34   1123.3
OPTION   2016-10-06-12-14-10   7310.5
STOCK   2016-10-06-11-57-06   1813.7
OPTION   2016-10-07-09-47-56   -294.6
OPTION   2016-10-07-10-08-46   -513.7
OPTION   2016-10-10-11-24-35   6731.3
STOCK   2016-10-07-15-49-14   -619.6
STOCK   2016-10-11-11-52-04   -3113.6
OPTION   2016-10-11-11-47-13   -10794.4
STOCK   2016-10-12-14-26-59   -3135.8
STOCK   2016-10-12-11-22-01   -5359
OPTION   2016-10-12-13-31-43   -7114
STOCK   2016-10-12-15-49-20   -376.9
STOCK   2016-10-17-09-54-45   2191.4
OPTION   2016-10-17-09-51-52   6466.9
STOCK   2016-10-17-15-49-13   -1349.6
OPTION   2016-10-18-14-31-37   -4062.9
OPTION   2016-10-18-15-59-46   -8955.6
STOCK   2016-10-19-10-34-16   -1523.9
OPTION   2016-10-19-10-34-31   -5143.6
STOCK   2016-10-19-14-56-21   -3014.4
STOCK   2016-10-20-10-00-37   2563.3
STOCK   2016-10-20-11-25-56   1597.6
STOCK   2016-10-20-15-55-22   4448.2
OPTION   2016-10-20-09-58-03   12216.7
OPTION   2016-10-20-10-36-59   2529.4
OPTION   2016-10-21-10-27-08   6043.8
STOCK   2016-10-21-12-09-38   1150.6
STOCK   2016-10-25-09-59-23   2871
STOCK   2016-10-25-11-24-43   1645.6
OPTION   2016-10-25-09-41-56   9967.8
OPTION   2016-10-25-11-53-35   515
STOCK   2016-10-26-11-09-36   3320.7
STOCK   2016-10-26-12-35-59   -1065.5
OPTION   2016-10-26-11-13-47   5647.5
OPTION   2016-10-26-11-04-27   -6343.3
STOCK   2016-10-27-11-27-58   859.5
OPTION   2016-10-27-11-57-28   18720.8
STOCK   2016-10-27-15-49-13   -817.8
OPTION   2016-10-27-10-14-13   -3561.4
STOCK   2016-10-28-12-39-00   -145.4
STOCK   2016-10-28-10-17-13   3375.9
OPTION   2016-10-28-10-12-13   -3765.5
OPTION   2016-10-28-10-23-25   -5010.2
OPTION   2016-10-28-09-33-47   -303.1
STOCK   2016-10-28-10-15-52   3586.3
OPTION   2016-10-28-15-22-17   9687.9
OPTION   2016-10-28-12-49-09   24334.6
OPTION   2016-10-28-15-27-03   5161.9
STOCK   2016-10-28-15-30-55   1236.4
OPTION   2016-10-28-15-47-18   10108.5
STOCK   2016-10-31-15-59-35   -2532.6
STOCK   2016-11-01-11-08-12   111.5
STOCK   2016-11-01-15-55-13   3974.7
OPTION   2016-11-01-15-46-06   -5261.4
STOCK   2016-11-01-15-46-07   4327.1
STOCK   2016-11-02-10-51-22   -1535.9
STOCK   2016-11-02-15-55-15   9018.1
OPTION   2016-11-02-15-47-49   -7982.7
OPTION   2016-11-02-10-50-36   -17686.4
OPTION   2016-11-02-15-56-42   -6093.9
STOCK   2016-11-03-10-38-54   -5429.8
OPTION   2016-11-03-10-35-15   2960.4
STOCK   2016-11-03-10-43-25   3754.3
OPTION   2016-11-03-10-42-49   12397.1
OPTION   2016-11-03-11-31-23   6959
OPTION   2016-11-03-15-07-54   4900.5
OPTION   2016-11-03-15-09-18   -1716.5
OPTION   2016-11-03-15-08-22   -11038.8
STOCK   2016-11-04-10-29-00   -5089.4
OPTION   2016-11-04-13-06-13   12455.9
OPTION   2016-11-04-10-29-51   41.9
OPTION   2016-11-04-10-29-18   16.99999

 

[algofy]

Nice good work