Trader P/L 2011

Only got to trade the last 1.5 hours of the day b/c my girlfriend stayed over and decided to have marathon sex w/ me this morning :) Too bad b/c I missed out on a nice move !


Needless to say, the last 1.5 hours was almost all chop. Was short and closed the position about 30 seconds before the big drop 3 mins before the bell. Oh well.

Not much to see in this PnL today.
 

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Plenty of action. Revamping one strategy, aiming for a more conservative approach (while trying to maximize profit factor).
Last months profit which I forgot to add: +$1836.

0301: +$1690.
 

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Really angry at myself today. This is why most traders fail. Failing to stay calm and collected while trading.

First trade of the day was long off the open. Nice.

Second trade tried to short during the first consolidation, stop out, okay no big deal.

Third trade went short when I meant to go long. Stupid DOM error. A bell should have went off in my head when I couldn't place a Buy stop when i was clicking the sell area DUUUUH.

That REALLY set me off. Combined with the last losing trade, I failed to stay calm.

Fourth trade was a strong system short @1311. This trade requires me to wait for the next 15 min candle to complete before I move stops. Reward:Risk ratio is almost always 2:1 on this setup. Of course I make an irratonal decision to exit based on the 1 min chart like a total baffoon. Of course we all know what happens after that. 1311 then drops like a fuckin' rock.


Stopping early today. I know that days like this can lead to a blow-up. Until I can learn to control this, gonna just call it a day before anything worse happens
 

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Mistimed my strategy modification. For the past year or so, all my modifications (human intervention) have been badly timed. But I do feel more comfortable now (higher PF).

0303: +$13.
 

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Finished the day up $3610, realized $2021. This post is my way of celebrating having made $6k or more a week for the last 7 months.

Just in case you believe me, let me say that I have no "edge". I would characterize my style as discretionary, if not intuitive. Or maybe just very lucky.
 
A poor day of a poor week. Interestingly enough, all these losses are from short positions (4) on a day like today - I guess you can call me Mr. Opposite.

0304: -$1596
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Week: -$2069
 

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