Trader PnL 2015
- Thread starter wiesman02
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I thought it's 2016
Net: +201
Was up around +340 unrealized until I got stopped out.. attempted to re-enter again just now prior to this rally however it just slightly missed my entry price.. I should have been more aggressive! Done for today as I'm a little frustrated I missed the 2nd trade.
1 trade, 1 winner.
Was up around +340 unrealized until I got stopped out.. attempted to re-enter again just now prior to this rally however it just slightly missed my entry price.. I should have been more aggressive! Done for today as I'm a little frustrated I missed the 2nd trade.
1 trade, 1 winner.
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Continued the 2015 thread because I wasn't sure if I'd blow out my account by now.. will start a new 2017 thread if I'm still in the game by then!
Net:+42
Was up about +100 unrealized before getting stopped out at break even.. and now it seems like the market is taking forever to hit my profit-take so I just exited my 2nd trade. Done with today and the lack of volatility..
Thought about shorting in the morning and that would have been a monster trade, however I hesitated. Slowly starting to recognize trends on both sides though in this type of market.
2 trades, 1 winner, 1 break-even.
Was up about +100 unrealized before getting stopped out at break even.. and now it seems like the market is taking forever to hit my profit-take so I just exited my 2nd trade. Done with today and the lack of volatility..
Thought about shorting in the morning and that would have been a monster trade, however I hesitated. Slowly starting to recognize trends on both sides though in this type of market.
2 trades, 1 winner, 1 break-even.
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Net: -158
Broke a cardinal rule today to protect profits / principal by moving the stop-loss to above my entry price when I was in the money. After the morning rally, I waited to enter during the lunch hour reversal, and then I held long as the charts began to form a flat top triangle. I was expecting the market to break through the resistance level in the afternoon and rally into the close.
Had numerous opportunities to exit with a small profit or to protect principal, however I relied too much on what I thought was going to happen vs. implementing my trading system. Got stopped out when the market sold off drastically. Immediately flipped short, however I ended up breaking even on the trade due to bad execution.
2 trades, 1 loser, 1 break-even.
Broke a cardinal rule today to protect profits / principal by moving the stop-loss to above my entry price when I was in the money. After the morning rally, I waited to enter during the lunch hour reversal, and then I held long as the charts began to form a flat top triangle. I was expecting the market to break through the resistance level in the afternoon and rally into the close.
Had numerous opportunities to exit with a small profit or to protect principal, however I relied too much on what I thought was going to happen vs. implementing my trading system. Got stopped out when the market sold off drastically. Immediately flipped short, however I ended up breaking even on the trade due to bad execution.
2 trades, 1 loser, 1 break-even.
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No trades today.
Waited for the lunch hour reversal to enter short, however I thought the market was going to pull back more than it actually did. I should have recognized the strength on short side based on the chart patterns, however my initial entry point was based on how vulnerable my stop-loss was going to be. I thought there was a good chance the market could mean revert so I wanted my stop-loss to be close to the intraday highs.
Once I missed the move I did not chase entry the rest of the afternoon, as I anticipated the market to rally upwards like it did in the last 1.5 hours, so I didn't want to be caught short when it did.
Waited for the lunch hour reversal to enter short, however I thought the market was going to pull back more than it actually did. I should have recognized the strength on short side based on the chart patterns, however my initial entry point was based on how vulnerable my stop-loss was going to be. I thought there was a good chance the market could mean revert so I wanted my stop-loss to be close to the intraday highs.
Once I missed the move I did not chase entry the rest of the afternoon, as I anticipated the market to rally upwards like it did in the last 1.5 hours, so I didn't want to be caught short when it did.