2014: The Battle for Survival

Period Update 10/05/2019 - 01/04/2020
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Mildly positive 3 months, up 4.7K (3.4%).

Further tightening of allowable trades has reduced the number and size of trades. This will continue a while.

For the year, up 21,849 (20%). Not enough for my effort. Hope the following year proves better.


Code: 
For 2019

Starting Balance: 110,523  Cumulative P/L: 21,849
Start Date  End Date       P/L     Withdrawal  Closing Balance

2019-01-05  2019-02-02  -12056     0            98,467
2019-02-02  2019-03-02    7745     0           106,212  
2019-03-02  2019-03-30    8511     0           114,723
2019-03-30  2019-05-04   12126     0           126,849
2019-05-04  2019-06-01    9444     3,000       133,293
2019-06-01  2019-06-29   13542     5,000       141,835
2019-06-29  2019-08-03  -18372     0           123,463
2019-08-03  2019-08-31    4499     0           127,962
2019-08-31  2019-10-05   -8281     0           119,681
2019-10-05  2019-11-02  -15118     0           104,563
2019-11-02  2019-11-30   16484     400         120,647
2019-11-30  2020-01-04    3325     700         123,272
 
Period Update 01/04/2019 - 04/04/2019
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Ugly start to the year, down 18.5K (15%)

The transition from low volatility hit me pretty hard. Lost 40K in one day in Feb recklessly over-leveraged not realizing the change taking place in the market (you can probably figure out which day it was).

Subsequently accepted the change in the market, positioned with smaller account and smaller size for the volatility and recovered 26K in March. Some small consolation no doubt, but terrified of the initial blow to my account.

Code: 
For 2019

Starting Balance: 123,272  Cumulative P/L: -18,580
Start Date  End Date     P/L    Withdrawal  Closing Balance

2020-01-04  2020-02-01  8384      0         131,656
2020-02-01  2020-02-29  -52889    1,450      77,317  
2020-02-29  2020-04-04  25925     0         103,242
 
neke said:
Period Update 01/04/2019 - 04/04/2019
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Ugly start to the year, down 18.5K (15%)

The transition from low volatility hit me pretty hard. Lost 40K in one day in Feb recklessly over-leveraged not realizing the change taking place in the market (you can probably figure out which day it was).

Subsequently accepted the change in the market, positioned with smaller account and smaller size for the volatility and recovered 26K in March. Some small consolation no doubt, but terrified of the initial blow to my account.

Code: 
For 2019

Starting Balance: 123,272  Cumulative P/L: -18,580
Start Date  End Date     P/L    Withdrawal  Closing Balance

2020-01-04  2020-02-01  8384      0         131,656
2020-02-01  2020-02-29  -52889    1,450      77,317 
2020-02-29  2020-04-04  25925     0         103,242
More...

I am glad you're still posting.
This year will truly be survival of the fittest.
 
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Period Update 04/04/2020 - 07/04/2020
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Nice quarter, up 36K (35%)

Three months of working from home / attending to my trading has done quite some good to the way I evaluate my trades. Increasingly, I am defining what constitutes trade-able set-ups and limiting myself to those. I have also mostly adhered to the overall size limits I have set for my account for stocks and for options.

Getting more confident this is what I need to grow the account on a more consistent basis.

Code: 
For 2020

Starting Balance: 103,242  Cumulative P/L: 17,212
Start Date  End Date    P/L    Withdrawal  Closing Balance


2020-01-04  2020-02-01    8,384   0          131,656
2020-02-01  2020-02-29  -52,889   1,450       77,317  
2020-02-29  2020-04-04   25,925   0          103,242
2020-04-04  2020-05-02    1,949  -3,100      102,091
2020-05-02  2020-05-29   17,774   0          119,865
2020-05-29  2020-07-04   16,069  -2,000      133,964
 
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