Another good week last week... Performance for Week 21: Weekly % Return = +1.9% 2011 P/L = +17.9% Current DD = 0.0% MDD = -12.05%...
Hi, Sorry for the delay, just saw your question! I am running two systems, one is a long term equities trend following system i run...
Update for last week....a little late in getting to it. Performance for Week 20: Weekly % Return = +.95% 2011 P/L = +15.2% Current...
i was greener in 2008....but i did ok on wachovia anyway. I used puts to hedge all trades and ended up doing nicely that way.
Well, i will tell you how much that is worth -- just about nothing. I remember well when I bought Wachovia, and lots of it, when their CEO...
"A trend change is upon us.." Performance for Week 19: Weekly % Return = +2.31% 2011 P/L = +13.8% Current DD = 0.0% MDD = -12.05%...
The extra coverage has a max and is not a per account guarantee, so while its nice, it doesn't address my discomfort. Thanks for the point on...
Hey - SIPC only works if you are actually HOLDING SECURITIES right? I mean, if you are closing out to cash each night, or just have a large...
"A week like non-other...." Performance for Week 18: Weekly % Return = +2.66% 2011 P/L = +10.6% Current DD = 0.0% MDD = -12.05%...
"Storm clouds on the horizon...." Performance for Week 17: Weekly % Return = +0.75% 2011 P/L = +8.0% Current DD = 0.0% MDD = -12.05%...
poorest personal trading night of my life, but i end up 2% for the coming week. Still, i am not proud. but thnaks..
closed my 5 short gold contracts out for a nice price..... BUT... Bought long silver contracts as a hedge on the gold decline. I lost...
I go into this weekend short 5 full contracts of GC, for absolutely no good reason. It is likely to end in disaster and calamity. Therefore, I...
....and then i discovered silver. This is the bubble of our time. Ok, maybe not "our time", but of the current few years. There will be...
"Scared money never wins..." Performance for Week 16: Weekly % Return = +0.13% 2011 P/L = +7.0% Current DD = 0.0% MDD = -12.05%...
Most of my trading is not "Chart based", and probably wouldn't be that interesting. But, i have thought about discussing new trades & triggers...
Thanks -- i appreciate the feedback and don't take it personally. I am publicly hard on myself because i have suffered a couple of catastrophes...
What is your basis for such a statement? Sure, it could be true...thats the damnedest thing about it -- you can never quite be sure that you...
"It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing... Performance for Week 15: Weekly % Return = +1.0% 2011 P/L...
Well, made back what i lost friday + some in those short oil, gold and silver trades. Not the smartest trade, and non a great RR, but i'll take...
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