Also, what if nothing is wrong, and these are just the ebb and flows of your strategy? If you're executing well, maybe the volatility in your equity curve is just the price you pay?
My strategy is too simple - I don't think that's possible. I've seen day in and out the same thing happening for a year+ now. The only thing stopping me from making a living from trading is mistakes and interruptions. Here's how today played out in my head. I only considered 3 trades. Nearly every day I don't make money it's a similar story; 1). I skipped the AM long thinking price wouldn't go much further since there were several reverse lines a few points away. I should have put on something though obviously wish I'd done my full size. Risk was only 2 points - I have seen repeatedly I should take every trade I see with a reasonable risk, even if I don't THINK it will go my way. 2). I left for an appointment a little before 10 and the market was still rallying. I saw on my phone a little later a 5 min bar closed down and it appeared a bear TL broke so I sold 5 contracts. I knew there were many reverse TLs around that point. I don't have the tick chart on my phone. I see now the tick chart TL hadn't broken, so it was an early entry, yet still correct. 3). I didn't get to short again as I was still at my appointment. I just sat and watched the market continue falling on my shitty phone. After the second entry short I should have been done for the day & in the black. So no more trades. And most often the best trade of the day is gone by 1200.
And... more fuck up... Got out as it looked bad, and my entry is horrible. Shitty lag I can't get in fast enough. All the classic signs of reversal... uggh this makes me fucking sick...
You've cursed me... -650 -940 -990 Nothing Thur -1860 This week was very interrupted. I prepped Mon Wed and Thur for my hearing Friday. Nonetheless, I think it's back to 1 lots. I also still can't get it thru my thick skull to take a short today. 5k in the pit.