Maverick74 and marketsurfer's TopstepTrader Combine (daily trade reports and journal)

Quote from Maverick74:

I agree. Even the calendar spreads are volatile though. LOL. Honestly, I just think you are better off using options. But you are right, the intra-day spikes in these products in both directions feel very random to me.
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ZS is splitting volume now between Nov 12 and Jan 13 contracts. I don't have time to figure out all the parameters there... I have NQ all figured out with nothing else to learn or be surprised by there.

But first, I want to focus on CL alone and worry about what else somewhere down the road.
 
Quote from NoDoji:

Nice work, Austin :)

It's not easy maintaining the pure discipline of the trader's mindset when a) in public view, and b) under pressure to meet a specific goal within a time constraint.

I have no idea how you trade bean and oil. I found that trading 6E, ES, and CL at the same time diminished my result as compared to focusing intently on just one instrument. CL's price action is very reliable, especially in a certain way ;-) and the number of daily opportunities is incredible.

Good luck in the home stretch!
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I'm not going to sweat it either way. If this combine ends successfully for CL trading in funded fashion, great. If not, I know much better what needs be done one more time around.

If things work out in this one, I know I can put cash in somebody's account(s) as a funded trader. I knew that long before ever discovering this program to begin with.

Whether that happens this time or next I don't know, but I'm going to make it happen regardless :cool:
 
Maverick74:

So right now, do Beans disqualify you?

AustinP

I don't know how to look that up. I'd guess probably so, we'll see. I won't trade them any further so whatever it is, it will be

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that surprises me dude, I had you down as better than that. I couldn't imagine ever starting something like this without knowing the rules inside out and monitoring all the metrics in great detail.
 
and what is all this nonsense about you can only trade a range or only trade a trend. you have to be able to trade both or have the ability to trade one and stay out of the other, it's not rocket science.
 
Quote from londonkid:

and what is all this nonsense about you can only trade a range or only trade a trend. you have to be able to trade both or have the ability to trade one and stay out of the other, it's not rocket science.
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well what can I say? you must be a superior trader to me in all regards. and I'm perfectly fine with that :cool:
 
Quote from londonkid:

that surprises me dude, I had you down as better than that. I couldn't imagine ever starting something like this without knowing the rules inside out and monitoring all the metrics in great detail.
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well dude, I overlooked a couple of small details. I didn't happen to write down on an expanded flow sheet every parameter involved.

if that means I have to repeat the process for another ten days trading CL alone... I happen to like my chances with that :)
 
Quote from austinp:

well what can I say? you must be a superior trader to me in all regards. and I'm perfectly fine with that :cool:
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I wouldn't count on it I am def not a great trader. The whole Trend v. Range thing just tickled me. The longer I trade the more I realise trading doesn't have to be about being right or wrong which is good as I am terrible at picking winners.
 
Quote from Maverick74:

Can you post your performance metrics for both Beans and Oil?
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I don't have a screen capture program on this particular computer, but CL alone would be >$159,000 and ZS alone is < (-$4000)

That includes the CL day from +$3,100 to -$2,900 just before most recent +$10,200 run-up off that low. So overall, I put $15,000+ in the CL account over eight sessions, disregarding capital management decisions afterwards.

Bottom line is shooting for +$2,000 daily and accepting the overages such as today's $4,400 and that prior $3,100 off the start would easily reach profit objective goals.

Without churning so much trying to make up for ZS losses, CL % win would be well above 50%

Basically with ZS I stuck with dead tapes and tried to pull something out of nothing due to time restrictions and deadlines. My schedule is such that this program has to wrap up by next Tuesday, so I hit ZS hard inside of dead-chop days.

Traded it in scale-in fashion enough to know that I'm content to work one symbol at a time and leave it at that. Trying to juggle multiple symbols and charts has been counter-productive... cost me big-time additional gains in CL while I wasted my time foundering elsewhere.
 
Quote from austinp:

well dude, I overlooked a couple of small details. I didn't happen to write down on an expanded flow sheet every parameter involved.

if that means I have to repeat the process for another ten days trading CL alone... I happen to like my chances with that :)
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I reckon if you do an 'expanded flow sheet' of every parameter and just trade CL you have a great chance of smashing up the market. It just surprised me that you obviously put a lot of effort into getting the job done but overlooked the 'detail'. Sun tzu. Battles are won before the fighting begins and all that.
 
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