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ETH -100 @ 31.92
Actually, it depends on one's particular strategy. I've had as many as 500 open positions on at a time.
Quote from mujoh:
And please don't tell me that you can handle 40+ open positions at the same time (I guess you are just showing hypothetical results).
I think mujoh said about margin problems. Of course this problem can be broken by using options or high-leverage. But still one problem always shows itself : TRADER must have exact stop loss strategy. Take care of your losses and the profits will take care of themselves! I think I must re-think again my stop loss strategy. Any help would be highly appreciated.
Quote from risktaker:
Actually, it depends on one's particular strategy. I've had as many as 500 open positions on at a time.
Do you ever take losses? Your recent calls show a very high hit rate.
Please look at past pages about holding and closing positions. I'm holding terrible positions
Also I had too many early exits about winning positions. So , this all indicates, I need more iron discipline ?!
One good news : I've completed my new neural-program and it cares losses more than me. It seems to be next few months, my journal will show more fireworks
Quote from FuturesTrader71:
Do you ever take losses? Your recent calls show a very high hit rate.
MCHP 100 @ 30.82 closed @ 31.36
DMRC 100 @ 6.08 closed @ 6.15
UMC -100 @ 3.65 covered @ 3.54
MDU 100 @ 30.40 closed @ 30.86
Updated Results
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Closed positions:
ARXX 100 @ 9.27 closed @ 9.54 (0.27 x 100 = $27 profit)
AHM -100 @ 38.20 covered @ 35.84 (2.36 x 100 = $236 profit)
AA 100 @ 28.00 closed @ 28.52 (0.52 x 100 = $52 profit)
IMAX 100 @ 10.60 closed @ 10.70 (0.10 x 100 = $10 profit)
EAGL 100 @ 19.85 closed @ 20.00 (0.15 x 100 = $15 profit)
SWFT 100 @ 21.40 closed @ 21.77 (0.37 x 100 = $37 profit)
TXT 100 @ 73.45 closed @ 74.44 (0.99 x 100 = $99 profit)
LRW 100 @ 23.07 closed @ 23.35 (0.28 x 100 = $28 profit)
PMI 100 @ 39.83 closed @ 40.25 (0.42 x 100 = $42 profit)
ADM -100 @ 21.20 closed @ 20.76 (0.44 x 100 = $44 profit)
MHP -100 @ 47.20 covered @ 46.58 (0.62 x 100 = $62 profit)
PHK -100 @ 15.02 covered @ 14.70 (0.32 x 100 = $32 profit)
CPKI 100 @ 31.00 closed @ 31.49 (0.49 x 100 = $49 profit)
SII -100 @ 69.70 covered @ 69.44 (0.26 x 100 = $26 profit)
SNV 100 @ 29.34 closed @ 29.48 (0.14 x 100 = $14 profit)
WWW 100 @ 22.15 closed @ 22.34 (0.19 x 100 = $19 profit)
EAC 100 @ 32.29 closed @ 32.97 (0.68 x 100 = $68 profit)
IDTI 100 @ 11.10 closed @ 11.35 (0.25 x 100 = $25 profit)
AN 100 @ 21.23 closed @ 21.31 (0.08 x 100 = $8 profit)
AVT 100 @ 26.00 closed @ 26.27 (0.27 x 100 = $27 profit)
IMAX -100 @ 10.70 covered @ 10.46 (0.24 x 100 = $24 profit)
AMR -100 @ 13.55 covered @ 13.13 (0.42 x 100 = $42 profit)
COF -100 @ 84.39 covered @ 84.06 (0.33 x 100 = $33 profit)
GPC 100 @ 45.55 closed @ 45.62 (0.07 x 100 = $7 profit)
GR 100 @ 43.50 closed @ 43.55 (0.05 x 100 = $5 profit)
JMDT 100 @ 27.50 closed at 27.75 (0.25 x 100 = $25 profit)
VFC 100 @ 58.16 closed @ 58.36 (0.20 x 100 = $20 profit)
CDI -100 @ 26.00 covered @ 25.36 (0.64 x 100 = $64 profit)
EXFO -100 @ 5.03 covered @ 4.93 (0.10 x 100 = $10 profit)
GSL 100 @ 40.95 closed @ 40.26 (0.69 x 100 = $69 loss)
MDR -100 @ 25.32 covered @ 24.92 (0.40 x 100 = $40 profit)
UNS 100 @ 31.70 closed @ 31.88 (0.18 x 100 = $18 profit)
KERX 100 @ 16.00 closed @ 16.14 (0.14 x 100 = $14 profit)
CNX -100 @ 68.47 covered @ 67.99 (0.48 x 100 = $48 profit)
DCI -100 @ 32.50 covered @ 32.19 (0.31 x 100 = $31 profit)
CB 100 @ 87.67 closed @ 87.84 (0.17 x 100 = $17 profit)
FDRY 100 @ 11.21 closed @ 11.37 (0.16 x 100 = $16 profit)
HNR -100 @ 10.06 covered @ 9.85 (0.21 x 100 = $21 profit)
KMX -100 @ 29.49 covered @29.31 (0.18 x 100 = $18 profit)
MTLM 100 @ 22.58 closed @ 22.77 (0.19 x 100 = $19 profit)
SRCL -100 @ 59.50 covered @ 58.89 (0.61 x 100 = $61 profit)
ARDI -100 @ 3.55 covered @ 3.31 (0.24 x 100 = $24 profit)
APT -100 @ 2.40 covered @ 2.30 (0.10 x 100 = $10 profit)
ATPG -100 @ 31.39 covered @31.00 (0.39 x 100 = $39 profit)
AVX 100 @ 13.06 closed @13.24 (0.18 x 100 = $18 profit)
BVN -100 @ 24.89 covered @ 24.70 (0.19 x 100 = $19 profit)
IFIN 100 @ 34.03 closed @ 34.52 (0.49 x 100 = $49 profit)
NCI 100 @ 18.67 closed @ 19.17 (0.50 x 100 = $50 profit)
OIS -100 @ 33.44 covered @ 32.60 (0.84 x 100 = $84 profit)
COP -100 @ 65.33 covered @ 64.53 (0.80 x 100 = $80 profit)
MWD 100 @ 52.30 closed @ 52.71 (0.41 x 100 = $41 profit)
WFT -100 @ 65.66 covered @ 65.13 (0.53 x 100 = $53 profit)
BLS 100 @ 27.22 closed @ 27.29 (0.07 x 100 = $7 profit)
SFCC 100 @ 39.70 closed @ 39.19 (0.51 x 100 = $51 loss)
SHW 100 @ 47.23 closed @ 47.29 (0.06 x 100 = $6 profit)
CHK -100 @ 28.64 covered @ 28.30 (0.34 x 100 = $34 profit)
SII -100 @ 69.80 covered @ 69.12 (0.68 x 100 = $68 profit)
STMP -100 @ 19.48 covered @ 19.24 (0.24 x 100 = $24 profit)
DVN -100 @ 58.84 covered @ 58.68 (0.16 x 100 = $16 profit)
ASO 100 @ 27.47 closed @ 27.17 (0.30 x 100 = $30 loss)
ILMN 100 @ 11.28 closed @ 11.57 (0.29 x 100 = $29 profit)
FORM 100 @ 25.73 closed @ 25.89 (0.16 x 100 = $16 profit)
EFII 100 @ 20.72 closed @ 20.84 (0.12 x 100 = $12 profit)
FSL 100 @ 24.85 closed @ 25.05 (0.20 x 100 = $20 profit)
NITE 100 @ 7.79 closed @ 7.93 (0.14 x 100 = $14 profit)
CEN 100 @ 20.74 closed @ 20.91 (0.17 x 100 = $17 profit)
CERN 100 @ 76.95 closed @ 77.34 (0.39 x 100 = $39 profit)
AMZN -100 @ 45.26 covered @ 44.95 (0.31 x 100 = $31 profit)
LSI 100 @ 9.49 closed @ 9.54 (0.05 x 100 = $5 profit)
DWA -100 @ 23.72 covered @ 23.60 (0.12 x 100 = $12 profit)
FDX 100 @ 84.84 closed @ 85.67 (0.83 x 100 = $83 profit)
RADS 100 @ 11.91 closed @ 12.23 (0.32 x 100 = $32 profit)
DOX -100 @ 30.11 covered @ 29.90 (0.21 x 100 = $21 profit)
MXT 100 @ 14.47 closed @ 14.56 (0.09 x 100 = $9 profit)
KTO 100 @ 13.20 closed @ 13.29 (0.09 x 100 = $9 profit)
AF -100 @ 27.78 covered @ 27.33 (0.45 x 100 = $45 profit)
DCN -100 @ 15.20 covered @ 14.98 (0.22 x 100 = $22 profit)
DGIN -100 @ 23.88 covered @ 23.68 (0.20 x 100 = $20 profit)
DTLK 100 @ 3.60 closed @ 3.69 (0.09 x 100 = $9 profit)
MDP 100 @ 49.10 closed @ 49.19 (0.09 x 100 = $9 profit)
ANLY -100 @ 3.80 covered @ 3.73 (0.07 x 100 = $7 profit)
SKE -100 @ 45.30 covered @ 45.21 (0.09 x 100 = $9 profit)
GTI -100 @ 5.84 covered @ 5.66 (0.18 x 100 = $18 profit)
HHH 100 @ 61.40 closed @ 61.82 (0.42 x 100 = $42 profit)
CMI -100 @ 87.50 covered @ 87.09 (0.41 x 100 = $41 profit)
JKHY 100 @ 18.50 closed @ 18.86 (0.36 x 100 = $36 profit)
GCI -100 @72.90 covered @ 72.12 (0.78 x 100 = $78 profit)
SHPGY -100 @ 35.72 covered @ 35.47 (0.25 x 100 = $25 profit)
ACV -100 @ 43.90 covered @ 43.56 (0.34 x 100 = $34 profit)
TOO -100 @ 27.41 covered @ 27.32 (0.09 x 100 = $9 profit)
HIB -100 @ 34.06 covered @ 33.85 (0.21 x 100 = $21 profit)
ABI -100 @ 21.13 covered @ 20.95 (0.18 x 100 = $18 profit)
BR -100 @ 67.57 covered @ 67.34 (0.23 x 100 = $23 profit)
SEPR 100 @ 54.24 closed @ 54.53 (0.29 x 100 = $29 profit)
COP -100 @ 66.00 covered @ 65.78 (0.22 x 100 = $22 profit)
NXY -100 @ 42.88 covered @ 42.52 (0.36 x 100 = $36 profit)
CTSH 100 @ 47.03 closed @ 47.30 (0.27 x 100 = $27 profit)
MTD 100 @ 50.50 closed @ 50.59 (0.09 x 100 = $9 profit)
CRM -100 @ 24.27 covered @ 24.13 (0.14 x 100 = $14 profit)
RIO -100 @ 35.55 covered @ 35.11 (0.44 x 100 = $44 profit)
SNE 100 @ 34.33 closed @ 34.43 (0.10 x 100 = $10 profit)
ATMI 100 @ 31.02 closed @ 31.15 (0.13 x 100 = $13 profit)
REM 100 @ 39.26 closed @ 39.55 (0.29 x 100 = $29 profit)
SCS -100 @ 14.82 covered @ 14.70 (0.12 x 100 = $12 profit)
KBAY 100 @ 22.46 closed @ 22.63 (0.17 x 100 = $17 profit)
WLK 100 @ 31.20 closed @ 32.83 (1.63 x 100 = $163 profit)
BTU -100 @ 68.07 covered @ 67.56 (0.51 x 100 = $51 profit)
ADRX -100 @ 18.70 covered @ 18.95 (0.25 x 100 = $25 loss)
D -100 @ 75.00 covered @ 74.51 (0.49 x 100 = $49 profit)
LF -100 @ 13.03 covered @ 12.86 (0.17 x 100 = $17 profit)
ABS -100 @ 20.06 covered @ 19.81 (0.25 x 100 = $25 profit)
ACE -100 @ 45.40 covered @ 45.20 (0.20 x 100 = $20 profit)
MWV -100 @ 29.22 covered @ 29.02 (0.20 x 100 = $20 profit)
CHRS -100 @ 11.49 covered @ 11.25 (0.24 x 100 = $24 profit)
BJS -100 @ 62.18 covered @ 62.89 (0.71 x 100 = $71 loss)
UN -100 @ 70.27 covered @ 69.82 (0.45 x 100 = $45 profit)
GSS -100 @ 3.42 covered @ 3.35 (0.07 x 100 = $7 profit)
CECO -100 @ 38.00 covered @ 37.86 (0.14 x 100 = $14 profit)
RL -100 @ 52.31 covered @ 51.86 (0.45 x 100 = $45 profit)
KB -100 @ 54.00 covered @ 53.61 (0.39 x 100 = $39 profit)
FEZ -100 @ 41.69 covered @ 41.46 (0.23 x 100 = $23 profit)
UMC -100 @ 3.87 covered @ 3.79 (0.08 x 100 = $8 profit)
NAPS 100 @ 4.70 closed @ 4.80 (0.10 x 100 = $10 profit)
R 100 @ 36.45 closed @ 36.54 (0.09 x 100 = $9 profit)
HGIC 100 @ 21.46 closed @ 22.12 (0.66 x 100 = $66 profit)
DW -100 @ 44.80 covered @ 44.27 (0.53 x 100 = $53 profit)
GDP -100 @ 21.70 covered @ 20.34 (1.36 x 100 = $136 profit)
WFR -100 @ 18.03 covered @ 17.87 (0.16 x 100 = $16 profit)
WXS 100 @ 19.73 closed @ 20.34 (0.61 x 100 = $61 profit)
CBE -100 @ 63.76 covered @ 62.75 (1.01 x 100 = $101 profit)
PSA 100 @ 64.55 closed @ 65.68 (1.13 x 100 = $113 profit)
GTK 100 @ 29.30 closed @ 29.50 (0.20 x 100 = $20 profit)
EPEX -100 @ 18.45 covered @ 18.28 (0.17 x 100 = $17 profit)
ADRX 100 @ 19.01 closed @ 19.20 (0.19 x 100 = $19 profit)
ABG -100 @ 17.87 covered @ 17.78 (0.09 x 100 = $9 profit)
GS -100 @ 112.08 covered @ 110.66 (1.42 x 100 = $142 profit)
RD -100 @ 63.99 covered @ 62.22 (1.77 x 100 = $177 profit)
RBAK -100 @ 9.10 covered @ 8.85 (0.25 x 100 = $25 profit)
RJF -100 @ 29.70 covered @ 29.28 (0.42 x 100 = $42 profit)
GAS 100 @ 40.28 closed @ 40.69 (0.41 x 100 = $41 profit)
FTO -100 @ 30.81 covered @ 29.78 (1.03 x 100 = $103 profit)
APD -100 @ 60.43 covered @ 58.32 (2.11 x 100 = $211 profit)
LNCR -100 @ 43.56 covered @ 43.02 (0.54 x 100 = $54 profit)
MCHP 100 @ 30.82 closed @ 31.36 (0.54 x 100 = $54 profit)
DMRC 100 @ 6.08 closed @ 6.15 (0.07 x 100 = $7 profit)
UMC -100 @ 3.65 covered @ 3.54 (0.11 x100 = $11 profit)
MDU 100 @ 30.40 closed @ 30.86 (0.46 x 100 = $46 profit)
Holding positions:
CARS 100 @ 39.00
CD 100 @ 21.22
DRE 100 @ 33.25
DRI 100 @ 34.18
SCI 100 @ 8.63
DCI 100 @ 32.52
MKTX 100 @ 10.62
NCC 100 @ 36.89
ORLY 100 @ 31.46
DD 100 @ 43.00
PTV 100 @ 21.68
GY 100 @ 19.96
ISLE 100 @ 27.91
CMN -100 @ 18.66
CUZ 100 @ 29.92
FNM 100 @ 55.05
IVIL -100 @ 6.03
AOC -100 @ 29.08
SSFT -100 @ 4.43
TQNT 100 @ 3.68
CRMT 100 @ 21.25
TPX 100 @ 17.67
WOOF -100 @ 23.61
ANN -100 @ 25.30
HOC -100 @ 48.50
ISSX -100 @ 21.43
RCI -100 @ 46.95
RGC -100 @ 19.15
SMRT -100 @ 22.14
OXPS -100 @ 16.82
CE -100 @ 19.05
AWF -100 @ 12.44
EASI -100 @ 35.72
HUMC -100 @ 19.82
CONR -100 @ 16.75
KSWS 100 @ 34.27
ETH -100 @ 31.92
New entry :
ADLR 100 @ 9.41
MKTX 100 @ 10.62 closed @ 11.04
Quote from andrey_tech:
Please look at past pages about holding and closing positions. I'm holding terrible positions
Also I had too many early exits about winning positions. So , this all indicates, I need more iron discipline ?!
One good news : I've completed my new neural-program and it cares losses more than me. It seems to be next few months, my journal will show more fireworks
Apart from in the odd Russian trading house I don't think I have ever seen a risk-reward profile as bad.