After 1440 trades, I am up about 500 pips.Its been a roller coaster of up and downs.
The good:
- Survived slippage and commission over the course of half a year and almost 1500 trades. That is challenging
- I am profitable, albeit only about 15% at my current leverage
- The 10 minute bar strategy appears relatively stable
The bad:
- Had a huge down swing the last week of December and first week of January. I think the fiscal "cliff"was partly to blame ending up on the wrong side a few times. Dropped around 10% during this time.
- Only being up 15% is not that reassuring considering I lost nearly 10% at end of year.
- My 4 range bar strategy is not performing so well. In fact, looking at the chart since starting back in July and I believe that strategy is due for retirement. Maybe I will do a 15 minute bar strategy to go with the 10 minute
A lot of work is still in front of me. I can see where I want to be and can tell that I am on the right track... If I was on the wrong track after 1500 trades I would not be net positive after commission and slippage.
The good:
- Survived slippage and commission over the course of half a year and almost 1500 trades. That is challenging
- I am profitable, albeit only about 15% at my current leverage
- The 10 minute bar strategy appears relatively stable
The bad:
- Had a huge down swing the last week of December and first week of January. I think the fiscal "cliff"was partly to blame ending up on the wrong side a few times. Dropped around 10% during this time.
- Only being up 15% is not that reassuring considering I lost nearly 10% at end of year.
- My 4 range bar strategy is not performing so well. In fact, looking at the chart since starting back in July and I believe that strategy is due for retirement. Maybe I will do a 15 minute bar strategy to go with the 10 minute
A lot of work is still in front of me. I can see where I want to be and can tell that I am on the right track... If I was on the wrong track after 1500 trades I would not be net positive after commission and slippage.