System Trading Journal
- Thread starter ddefina
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I trade it if it starts having some good moves. It is usually good for at least a couple of good moves. If it is just slow chop / congestion then I fold it up. There is often a good morning move or two before the afternoon slowness hits. If I'm in a position I get out at least 5 mins before the announcement is due. The 2:10 move (the pre-announcement first shockwave) lately has been pretty dramatic so might be best to be out a bit before that move.
The day after the Fed announcement typically has a well defined trend move.
Actually I put my stops 2 points beyond the pivot, so 914.50. The problem was I nudged my stop closer after the first spike failed, and went long at 913.25 on the next attempt. I should've left the stop at 914.50, but I was being aggressive and broke the rules. I didn't think it mattered because I was thinking the pivot was 912.25 or 914.25 for the stop which would've been taken out anyway. But later that evening I saw that I miscalculated the pivot, so had I followed the system, I would've saved $1,800 of my $2,400 afterall. I need to adjust the system stats to reflect that. No more screwing around or I'm going down to 1 contract again.
11/06/2002
This market is wild, but it happens every once in awhile. Since my system had been losing consistently on itâs first trade lately, I decided to wait and try to get a better fill on the initial trade. I held until 911 but the market only came to 911.25 so I didnât chase it. This trade wouldâve been a loser for me anyway, being stopped out later in the day for a 2.75 point loss. I later stupidly took a gamble in front of the fed interest rate announcement and got whipped for â11.875 on 4 contracts. This was according to my system, but I shouldâve overridden it and stood aside.
Trade 1: Skipped
Trade 2: Went Short at 909.50 on the breakdown an hour before the announcement, only to have my stops hit after the announcement for a loss of (11.875 x 4 x 50 = $2,375)
My actual account is down 4% and my system is down 2%. Iâll be going to 2 contracts until things settle down.
ACTUAL
Daily gain/(loss) ($2,414.20) (inc. $39.20 commish)
Monthly gain/(loss) ($3,976.40)
Daily ES Points = (11.875) per contract
Monthly ES Points = (19) per contract
SYSTEM
Daily gain/(loss) ($2,539.20) (inc. $39.20 commish)
Monthly gain/(loss) ($1,987.20)
Daily ES Points = (12.50) per contract
Monthly ES Points = (9.25) per contract
This market is wild, but it happens every once in awhile. Since my system had been losing consistently on itâs first trade lately, I decided to wait and try to get a better fill on the initial trade. I held until 911 but the market only came to 911.25 so I didnât chase it. This trade wouldâve been a loser for me anyway, being stopped out later in the day for a 2.75 point loss. I later stupidly took a gamble in front of the fed interest rate announcement and got whipped for â11.875 on 4 contracts. This was according to my system, but I shouldâve overridden it and stood aside.
Trade 1: Skipped
Trade 2: Went Short at 909.50 on the breakdown an hour before the announcement, only to have my stops hit after the announcement for a loss of (11.875 x 4 x 50 = $2,375)
My actual account is down 4% and my system is down 2%. Iâll be going to 2 contracts until things settle down.
ACTUAL
Daily gain/(loss) ($2,414.20) (inc. $39.20 commish)
Monthly gain/(loss) ($3,976.40)
Daily ES Points = (11.875) per contract
Monthly ES Points = (19) per contract
SYSTEM
Daily gain/(loss) ($2,539.20) (inc. $39.20 commish)
Monthly gain/(loss) ($1,987.20)
Daily ES Points = (12.50) per contract
Monthly ES Points = (9.25) per contract
dd, i dont understand something. although im nowhere at the level that you are at but still i'll say this. i noticed the 'system' results are consistently better than your actual results.. How can you expect to get results similar to system results if you constantly cherry pick trades????? What's the whole point then? I don't understand especially since you know this stuff better than me.
