Andy's Day and Position Trading Journal

Hi Guys,

I have to travel a lot for the next 4 weeks. You will probably not see a lot of trades in the next fee weeks.

Happy trading,
Andy
 
Dear Trader,

as you can see, we have changed the name of the journal into

Andy's Day and Position Trading Journal.

I am not so much into day trading at the moment (just can not find the time) but I have started position trading the commodities.

To keep the journal alive, I will start posting my position trades. Basis of all position trades is mainly seasonality and a look at the COT together with some chart reading without ignoring the fundamentals.

I am going to use a hyp. account of $100k and I will risk 2% on each trade. This way, each of you can calculate the results for a different account size and different risk. I will use a commission of $15/round turn for the open outcry and $7.50 for the elec. market.

Let's see what we get in 2007.

Happy trading,

Andy Jordan
 
Andy
in your trading, what is more important (or how do you weight) entry dates versus technical patterns...
if the chart looks good, but entry dates are 10 days away, what takes precedence?
If the entry date is today, but the chart looks like shit, do you still go in?
 
Hi PohPoh,

I personally think the chart is always the most important information you can get.

Seasonality is only an average over many years. Whenever you look into the single years you will see, sometimes the market was moving close to its seasonality, sometimes not. Seasonality (and all other statistics) can give you only and idea where the market might go, all the rest has to be done by watching the chart itself.

Happy trading,
Andy
 
I am very late with my posts, still moving into my new apartment.

I have entered the following trades:

2/5:
8 x JY long at 83,40 with a risk of $470 and a target of 83,77. Took profits on my first target with 4 contracts and got stopped out with the remaining contracts the next day at break even.

hyp. prof. $1,850 - commission $180 = $1,730.

2/6:
16 x T-Bonds long at 110^15 with a risk of only 8 ticks, same for the first target. Out at 110^23 with 8 contracts and the stop for the remaining contracts is now at break even.

hyp. prof. $2,000 - comm. $120 = $1,880.

So far - so good. Let's see what we get in the bonds today.

happy trading,
Andy
 
Trade

Stopped out at 110^18 with the remaining 8 contracts.

Hyp. profit on this trade $2,750 - commission $120 = $2,630.

Hyp. account $104,420.

Happy trading,

Andy

PS Wrong commission in my calculation above. The hyp. account includes already the correction.
 
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