Adventures in Automation

Discussion in 'Journals' started by fan27, Jan 21, 2019.

  1. fan27

    fan27

    I am only trading RTH and all trades/orders are executed during that time. I could easily have my orders (stop or limit) execute outside of RTH but then my backtest would deviate from my live trading which I am want to avoid.
     
    #141     Apr 29, 2019
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  2. fan27

    fan27

    Slow month in April with only three trades.

    Down .81% for month.
    Up 39.72% YTD.
     
    #142     May 2, 2019
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  3. fan27

    fan27

    Long 2 ES contracts at 2910.75 for 1 hour bar strategy

    Limit order at 2959
    Trailing Stop order at 2890.25
    Exit after 30 bars

    Long 2 YM contracts at 26229 for 1 hour bar strategy

    Limit order at 26631
    Trailing Stop order at 26057
    Exit after 30 bars
     
    #143     May 2, 2019
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  4. fan27

    fan27

    ES stop order now at 2929
    YM stop order now at 26295
     
    #144     May 3, 2019
  5. fan27

    fan27

    Exit 2 YM contracts at 26016
    -$2138.2

    Exit 2 ES contracts at 2898.25
    -$1258.2

    Damn you Trump!!! haha
     
    #145     May 6, 2019
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  6. fan27

    fan27

    Long 1 NQ Contract at 7742.50 for 15 minute bar strategy

    Stop order at 7657.75
    Limit order at 7809.25
    Exit after 130 bars
     
    #146     May 6, 2019
  7. Do you have a way to monitor your strategy to know if live trading matches back tests? For example, most consecutive wins / losses?
     
    #147     May 6, 2019
  8. Snuskpelle

    Snuskpelle

    What's the impact of this not so fortunate weekend? I assume the open positions closed immediately when trading resumed?
    Yeah was kind of worried, glad you have risk in check. Weekends are nasty (especially with Trump tweeting).
     
    #148     May 6, 2019
  9. fan27

    fan27

    Positions were exited at the market open. Account was down $10k from Friday's close but only lost about $3.3k on the two positions. Not my preferred turn of events but current draw down only at 4.5%.
     
    #149     May 6, 2019
  10. fan27

    fan27

    Yes...I can easily backtest what I am trading live and compare stats.
     
    #150     May 6, 2019