$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. good luck .keep risk to % per trade.

    When you have mastered all the aspects of trading , you will be qualified and ready to find the holy grail .At the moment it is all uncertain ,later it can become reality

    All these subjects on psychology , stress , emotions , t/a , p/a , trends , trend failures, indicators and others are important aspects of the trading.
    At least he has more balls than you It takes guts to do a journal.Carry on Esko

    Winners see the potential;
    Losers see the past.

    The Winner says, "It may be difficult, but it is possible";
    The Loser says, "It may be possible, but it is too difficult".

    Winners make it happen;
    Losers let it happen.
     
    Last edited: Oct 4, 2016
    #41     Oct 4, 2016
  2. Esko

    Esko

    Hi,

    I try to buy in the money calls/puts, but when I was starting out with the $500 I had to take a few out of the money risky plays.

    Now that I have some real ammunition I will mostly stick to in the money plays. I play the SPY a lot as well as a few blue chips like AMZN, NFLX, TSLA ect...

    I rely more on instinct and money flow for my entries, I look at call/put volume and wait for perfect timing.

    I don't trade for the first hour.

    I mostly trade momentum and reversal plays.

    When I trade the SPY I look for support and resistance areas and trade strictly off of that.

    With the smaller account I was going all in on any single trade now that I have more to play with Ive cut it down to around $500-1000 per trade, so anywhere from 25% to 50% of my current account value in any one single trade. But as I go up in net worth these entry amounts won't change as far as $ figures go.

    I usually only trade weeklies.

    The SPY rules all of my trades, I base all of my entries in any stocks based on its movement regarding a bullish or bearish stance.
     
    #42     Oct 4, 2016
  3. shazam75

    shazam75

    are you still trading?
     
    #43     Mar 22, 2017
  4. Esko

    Esko

    Hey, sorry I forgot all about this thread for a while. I am still trading will update by end of day again, or at least try to.
     
    #44     Mar 23, 2017
  5. prc117f

    prc117f

    Your time for trading is now over. Now your time for teaching seminars and publishing books begin. "How to make 400% returns in a month" Start your typewriter and get out there and teach + make tons of money. :)
     
    #45     Mar 30, 2017
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  6. Esko

    Esko

    Starting Monday I'll be updating my thread again. Staring account: $2,000
     
    #46     Apr 22, 2017
  7. What happened to your $1000 you started with?
     
    #47     Apr 22, 2017
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  8. Esko

    Esko

    Got it up to around 6k in about 2 weeks and then took some out and lost the rest. I've traded in between but starting this thread off with just 2k
     
    #48     Apr 22, 2017
  9. Overnight

    Overnight

    How much NET profit did you make on the $1K?
     
    #49     Apr 22, 2017
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  10. Esko

    Esko

    Don't remember maybe around 4K or so
     
    #50     Apr 22, 2017