$1,000 *Starting* Options Trading Account (lets see how high or low i can go)

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Esko, Sep 7, 2016.

How far do you think I can take this in one month? place your bets!

  1. Lose everything in one week.

    6.8%
  2. Lose everything before the month is up

    40.9%
  3. Gain little/ Break even

    27.3%
  4. Double the $1,000 at the very least.

    25.0%
  1. Esko

    Esko

    I've detached myself from the mental part of trading with my money. I believe this is the only way to be able to day trade and be profitable. Just have to kill the "hope it comes back" thoughts and cut losses as soon as it turns against you and take gains as your position goes up, kill the greed.
     
    #31     Sep 24, 2016
  2. Esko

    Esko

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    Hey guys,

    Sorry I didn't update last week kind of was putting it off because of all the screen shots and explanation I'd have to do.

    Anyway I decided to just show the current state of my account.

    So far I'm up 400% on my starting account value from 2 weeks ago.

    Trying to keep it going, initially I went down from my last update to a little under $300 and managed to build that up to $2,500 over the last few days.

    Will update with my trades tomorrow as well, happy(disciplined) trading everyone!
     
    #32     Oct 3, 2016
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  3. vanzandt

    vanzandt

    I hereby dub thee.... "Duke of Mars(man)".
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    #33     Oct 3, 2016
  4. Esko

    Esko

    #34     Oct 3, 2016
  5. vanzandt

    vanzandt

    ;)

    It was a forum joke. Nothing on you. Good luck.
     
    #35     Oct 3, 2016
  6. mm2mm

    mm2mm

    Good trading :)
    what broker are you using?
     
    #36     Oct 3, 2016
  7. Esko

    Esko

    Thank you! I use Etrade
     
    #37     Oct 3, 2016
  8. userque

    userque

    If you are truly detached: great! But what helped me fully detach is reading/studying good texas hold'em books...along with playing it. fwiw ymmv
     
    #38     Oct 3, 2016
  9. Esko

    Esko

    That's a great strategy, I've recently read "The little book of Market Wizards" it's helped me out mentally to a tremendous degree
     
    #39     Oct 3, 2016
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  10. ESKO

    Thank you for sharing

    I want to learn a little for my knowledge .Yoo can give general answers

    Do you use a scanner to select stocks?Is your trade selection based on technical analysis , price action or trends?Do you buy atm calls and puts?Are you using weekly options ?How much % of your account , do you risk per trade?Have you done historical studies of probabilities on the instruments ?

    Are indices /futures aligned with your stock trade , at time of entry?Are sectors aligned at time of entry?
     
    #40     Oct 4, 2016