Opening Balance: 358,684
Net gain for the week 10,528
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Net Balance: 369,212
Number of Trades 25
Number of Profitable Trades 18
Since Inception of Thread 01/10/2009 - 04/11/2009
Opening Balance: 320,064
Net gain (Less Margin Interest) 49,148 (Up 15%)
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Net Balance 369,212
Number of Trades 308
Number of Profitable Trades 195
Top/Bottom Discretionary Trades for the week
TICKER ENTRY DATE/TIME EXIT DATE/TIME QTY PURCHASE AMT SOLD AMT GAIN/LOSS TYPE
WFC 2009-04-09-10-31-28 2009-04-09-10-48-00 50000 904386 925080 20655 SHORT
BAC 2009-04-09-12-29-25 2009-04-09-12-56-23 40000 342400 358035 15611 LONG
BAC 2009-04-09-15-32-59 2009-04-09-15-35-22 100000 962000 970060 8021 LONG
BAC 2009-04-09-15-19-59 2009-04-09-15-31-25 100000 945855 953001 7108 LONG
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WFC 2009-04-09-11-53-47 2009-04-09-12-34-51 40000 720867 707483 -13437 SHORT
WFC 2009-04-09-14-30-43 2009-04-09-15-19-45 40000 760000 745440 -14601 SHORT
WFC 2009-04-09-09-32-53 2009-04-09-10-30-22 50000 950137 925284 -24926 LONG
Quote from neke:
Weekly Update for week 13/50 ended 04/11/2009
Another moderately positive week, up 10.5K (2.9%). Pleased to end the week positive given how horribly I traded.
Thursday was full of scary trades.Bought 5000 WFC at 19.69 shortly after market open. The stock kept drifting down and I added another 5000 @ 19.59 shortly thereafter, and then more and more as it went down until I was almost out of buying power: total 50000 shares @ average of 19.00. Crashed out by 10:30 @ 18.50 for a 25K loss, and immediately took revenge: shorted 50000 @ 18.50 and covered at 18.10, netting 20K. Regretted as the stock kept going lower, and shorted more at 17.50 and 17.81: wrong move, covered at 18.00, losing 13K. At the same time initiated a series of quick long scalps on BAC which made me whole for the day: again regret not holding for the duration of the move. Too much leverage violating my new sizing rules, and revenge trading: to be avoided.
Have to remind myself to tread cautiously next week.
Code:Opening Balance: 358,684 Net gain for the week 10,528 ------------------------------------------------ Net Balance: 369,212 Number of Trades 25 Number of Profitable Trades 18 Since Inception of Thread 01/10/2009 - 04/11/2009 Opening Balance: 320,064 Net gain (Less Margin Interest) 49,148 (Up 15%) ------------------------------------------------ Net Balance 369,212 Number of Trades 308 Number of Profitable Trades 195 Top/Bottom Discretionary Trades for the week TICKER ENTRY DATE/TIME EXIT DATE/TIME QTY PURCHASE AMT SOLD AMT GAIN/LOSS TYPE WFC 2009-04-09-10-31-28 2009-04-09-10-48-00 50000 904386 925080 20655 SHORT BAC 2009-04-09-12-29-25 2009-04-09-12-56-23 40000 342400 358035 15611 LONG BAC 2009-04-09-15-32-59 2009-04-09-15-35-22 100000 962000 970060 8021 LONG BAC 2009-04-09-15-19-59 2009-04-09-15-31-25 100000 945855 953001 7108 LONG ------------------------------------------------------------------ WFC 2009-04-09-11-53-47 2009-04-09-12-34-51 40000 720867 707483 -13437 SHORT WFC 2009-04-09-14-30-43 2009-04-09-15-19-45 40000 760000 745440 -14601 SHORT WFC 2009-04-09-09-32-53 2009-04-09-10-30-22 50000 950137 925284 -24926 LONG
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Quote from BarbaraM:
Another "rags to riches" dreamer, this forum is full of them.