I lost the ranch in March as well and I keep hearing the same thing from other people.
It amazes me that with all the different strategies and products that people trade, there can be so many losers at the same time. Just a lack of volatility, trend?
I started the year off with 100k in my trading account. As of yesterdays close I am up $6078.32. The SPX started the year at 1202.1 on Jan 3rd and yesterday closed at 1198.1. I consider my performance clobbering the avg`s.
I would love to take my strategy prop for some major leverage but don't think any shops will let me trade overnights like I do.