Diary of an LSE stock trader

Trading Summary Week Ended 23rd of October 2020

16 Trades:

16 UK100 - 521 BPS.

7 long trades - 517 BPS.
9 short trades - 4 BPS.
12 intra-day trades + 42 BPS.
4 multi-day trades - 563 BPS.
Total trades net - 521 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 0.49 % net.
P:L ratio 0.35:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 160 days.
Shortest trade duration: 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)


Thoughts

Another difficult week.

Equity markets were weaker, the FTSE broke below 5800 again, losing 59 points or 1 % over the week.

Well below my 2.5 % bench mark.

Hopefully better trading next week.



Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.
 
Trading Summary Week Ended 30th October 2020

19 Trades:

19 UK100 + 383 BPS.

6 long trades - 396 BPS.
13 short trades + 779 BPS.
13 intra-day trades + 38 BPS.
6 multi-day trades + 345 BPS.
Total trades net + 383 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.35 % net.
P:L ratio 1.94:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 55 days.
Shortest trade duration: 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)


Thoughts

A tough week on the equity markets.

Equities were weaker, the FTSE broke below 5600, commodity stocks sold off.
Over the week, the FTSE lost 288 points or nearly 5 %.

Next week we have the US election of course, which is bound to produce some volatility.

Still short of my 2.5 % bench mark.

For the month of October, I made 86 trades for a net return of 0.42 %. A difficult month.
The FTSE lost over 5% in the same period.

Hopefully better trading into November.



Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.
 
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Trading Summary Week Ended 6th November 2020

14 Trades:

1 AAL + 36 BPS.
13 UK100 - 660 BPS.

4 long trades - 344 BPS.
10 short trades - 280 BPS.
10 intra-day trades + 92 BPS.
4 multi-day trades - 716 BPS.
Total trades net - 624 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 0.59 % net.
P:L ratio 0.13:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 175 days.
Shortest trade duration: 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)


Thoughts

A tough week on the equity markets. The US election is still undecided, but the markets reacted very positively.

Equities rallied, the FTSE gained 333 points, or just under 6% over the week.

Well south of my 2.5 % bench mark.
Hopefully better trading next week.



Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.
 
Trading Summary Week Ended 13th of November 2020

9 Trades:

1 BP + 2,460 BPS.
2 MTRO - 7,158 BPS.
6 UK100 - 4,018 BPS.

4 long trades - 11,055 BPS.
10 short trades + 2,339 BPS.
2 intra-day trades + 144 BPS.
4 multi-day trades - 8,660 BPS.
Total trades net - 8,716 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 6.20 % net.
P:L ratio 0.05:1.
Days traded: 2.
Longest trade duration: 807 days.
Shortest trade duration: 5 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A poor week. The market rallied strongly after Pfizer announced very good results for its COVID 19 vaccine.

The FTSE gained 406 points, or just over 6% over the week.
Hopefully better trading next week.



Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.
 
Trading Summary Week Ended 20th of November 2020

7 Trades:

7 UK100 - 2,796 BPS.

6 long trades - 1,530 BPS.
1 short trades - 1,266 BPS.
5 intra-day trades + 20 BPS.
2 multi-day trades - 2,816 BPS.
Total trades net - 2,796 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 6.23 % net.
P:L ratio 0.003:1.
Days traded: 2.
Longest trade duration: 502 days.
Shortest trade duration: 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)


Thoughts

Another poor week. Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.
 
Trading Summary Week Ended 27th November 2020

9 Trades:

2 BP - 1,956 BPS.
7 UK100 + 60 BPS.

6 long trades - 2,293 BPS.
3 short trades + 397 BPS.
6 intra-day trades + 17 BPS.
3 multi-day trades - 1,913 BPS.
Total trades net - 1,896 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 0.05 % net.
P:L ratio 0.61:1.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 245 days.
Shortest trade duration: 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)


Thoughts

Another poor week.

Hopefully better trading next week.



Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.
 
Trading Summary Week Ended 4th December 2020

7 Trades:

2 AAL - 9,676 BPS.
2 BP - 972 BPS.
3 UK100 + 6 BPS.

5 long trades - 1,784 BPS.
3 short trades - 8,858 BPS.
3 intra-day trades + 6 BPS.
3 multi-day trades - 10,648 BPS.
Total trades net - 10,642 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 2.16 % net.
P:L ratio 0.11:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 252 days.
Shortest trade duration: 3 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another poor week. Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.
 
Trading Summary Week Ended 11th December 2020

7 Trades:

7 UK100 + 322 BPS.

6 long trades + 321 BPS.
1 short trades + 1 BPS.
5 intra-day trades + 13 BPS.
2 multi-day trades + 309 BPS.
Total trades net + 322 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.38 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 11 days.
Shortest trade duration: 2 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A better week's trading.

Equity markets made new post COVID 19 highs, the FTSE hitting 6640, before falling back on Friday.


Hopefully better trading next week.


Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.
 
Trading Summary Week Ended 18th December 2020

3 Trades:

3 UK100 + 51 BPS.

3 long trades + 51 BPS.
0 short trades.
3 intra-day trades + 51 BPS.
0 multi-day trades.
Total trades net + 51 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.06 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 12 min.
Shortest trade duration: 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)


Thoughts

A quiet week's trading.

Equity markets in the US made new all time highs, with the SPX closing above 3700 again. The FTSE is still well below the highs of summer 2019.

Next week is a shortened one due to the Christmas holidays.


And we still have the BREXIT negotiations ongoing, it's unbelievable that this has taken four and a half years...



Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.
 
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