2012: The Battle for Survival

Weekly Update for week 32/50 ended 8/25/2012


Nice week, up 10K (8.4%) on 18 trades. Nice to hit a 5-figure week once again.

Delighted some key discretionary strategies are showing some sign of life once again. It is important to remain disciplined with the sizing rules and avoid the strategies that are under ban.

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Opening Balance:                	119,161
Net gain for the week 		         10,063
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Net Balance:                   		129,224


Since Inception of Thread   01/18/2012 - 08/25/2012

Opening Balance:                   	203,729
Net loss 			        (38,505)(Down 19%)
Cash Withdrawal				(36,000)
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Net Balance				129,224

 

What strategies did you banned?

 

First off, good work on 3 weeks up.
2nd, I hope you are as absent of emotions as your posts suggest.
3rd, I hope you have a job to supplement your withdrawals.

 

Glad to see you bank a nice week !!
Congrats big boy, keep it going like this.

 

Many of the ones in the RTM category (not all!)

 

How someone could be profitable using RTM at all boggles my mind. Haven't really tested it though.

 

Weekly Update for week 33/50 ended 8/31/2012


Ok week, up 2K (1.6%).

Things have quietened down a bit in the market for my core strategies, still managed to get 9 trades.

For the four weeks ended 8/31/2012, gain comes to +20.2K against a target of +4K. Hoping for more of this. Every week was positive (including the +$5 week).

For the next four weeks, target is being set again at +4K. September is normally very quiet for individual stock moves (not much earnings-related moves), so will take what the market has to offer without pressing it.

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Opening Balance:                	129,224
Net gain for the week 		          2,116
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Net Balance:                   		131,340


Since Inception of Thread   01/18/2012 - 08/31/2012

Opening Balance:                   	203,729
Net loss 			        (36,389)(Down 18%)
Cash Withdrawal				(36,000)
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Net Balance				131,340

 

Great job Neke. Keep it up. You still have a lot of supporters rooting for you to come up black!!!

 

Thanks. I sure hope the streak continues. Little by little confidence will come back.

 

Weekly Update for week 34/50 ended 9/7/2012


Great week, up 19K (14.6%). Delighted the good times are not gone forever.

Missed out on much of the move on Thursday being absent in the early morning, but still made little money going with the momentum. The big money was on Fri as I faded some of the over-extended moves buying PUTS on expiring options on the likes of GOOG and LNKD.

Took out 5K for the month ended 8/31/2012.

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Opening Balance:                	131,340
Net gain for the week 		         19,127
Cash Withdrawal				 -5,000
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Net Balance:                   		145,467


Since Inception of Thread   01/18/2012 - 9/07/2012

Opening Balance:                   	203,729
Net loss 			        (17,262)(Down 8.5%)
Cash Withdrawal				(41,000)
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Net Balance				145,467