Paper Trades: BSC shorted 150 at 73.1, stopout 73.8 -$130 LEN buy 150 at 72.6, targetout 75 +$330 RDC shorted 400 at 23.95, out at close 24 -$50. ESRX shorted 200 at 60, stop 61.3, target 57.5, now 60.8 (-$160) FITB shorted 200 at 57.75, now at 58.1, stop 58.5 (-$70) PDE bought 700 16.8, stop 16.35, target 17.5, now 16.5 (-$210) BA bought 300 at 36.1, stop 35.4, now at 36.1, ($0) DLTR short 300 at 36.1, stop 36.4, now 35.9, target 33.9(+$60) MDT shorted 200 at 49.6,stop 50.4, target 48.2,now 49.24 (+$70) WM bought 400 at 38.4, stop 37.6, target 39.8, now 39 (+$240) TSCC bought 2000 at 1.17, stop 1.04, now 1.19 ($0). TELM bought 1600 at 1.28, stop 1.13, now 1.53 (+$400). ADSX bought 4000 at 0.46, stop 0.43, target 0.6, now 0.52,(+$240) BFLY bought 1600 at 1.45, stop 1.41, target 1.65, now 1.48 (+$40) SSTY bought 6000 at 0.3, stop 0.26, now 0.35, (+$300) MPOW bought 2000 at 1.52, stop 1.47, now 1.62, (+$200) RMKR bought 1600 at 1.13, stop 1.08, now at 1.19 (+$90) Total Realized Paper P/L: +$640. Total Unrealized Paper P/L: (+$1200). Real Money: BCON bought 14000 at 0.73, out 1.03 +$4170 MDTV bought 2000 at 0.72, out at 0.65, -$170. Total Realized Money P/L: +$3830. Total Unrealized Money P/L: 1600 INAP bought at 1.35, now 1.37, (+$0)
FITB shorted 200 at 57.75, stopout 58.5 -$180 BA bought 300 at 36.1, out at close 35.8, -$120 DLTR short 300 at 36.1, stopout 36.4 -$120 WM bought 400 at 38.4, out at close 38.46 -$10 TELM bought 1600 at 1.28, out at close 1.4 +$160 ESRX shorted 200 at 60, stop 61.3, target 57.5, now 60.35 (-$70) PDE bought 700 16.8, stop 16.35, target 17.8, now 17.3 (+$350) MDT shorted 200 at 49.6,stop 49.3, target 48.2,now 48.4 (+$240) TSCC bought 2000 at 1.17, stop 1.12, target 1.32 now 1.24 (+$140). ADSX bought 4000 at 0.46, stop 0.43, target 0.54, now 0.5,(+$160) BFLY bought 1600 at 1.45, stop 1.46, target 1.65, now 1.55 (+$160) SSTY bought 6000 at 0.3, stop 0.26, target 0.38 now 0.32, (+$120) MPOW bought 2000 at 1.52, stop 1.47, target 1.66 now 1.58, (+$120) RMKR bought 1600 at 1.13, stop 1.08, now at 1.25 (+$190) Lost $660 fake money on the 30 pieces of QQQ put option. Actually my paper trade positions was slightly short rather than long, if not considering the penny stocks. I should not have bought any put for hedging, but I did not bother to modify because this is paper trade. Well, for the seriousness of this journal, and for a better simulation of the real trade where these kind if crap does happen, this loss is counted. So Total Realized Paper P/L: -$300. Total Unrealized Paper P/L: (+$1410). Real Money: INAP 1600 out at 1.3 -$110 Total Realized Money P/L: +$3720.
You seem to be doing much better in your real money account than in the paper account. Why not just close the paper account. Aren't you afraid of losing it, and then you'd wipe out your real money gains.
Although both are running on the same strategy, there are two important differences. 1. I am in fact less diligent and less careful when doing the real time paper trading. I should take it as serious as real money ones, but simply can not because it is paper trades after all. The priority comes in behind my fulltime job, my real money trades and my family. 2. My real money account is not that large, so the result is more random. In my case, I got lucky from my BCON trade (+$4000). So it is not convincing at all. Note to myself: I need to be more diligent and more careful in my paper trades.
Also I accounted about $900 loss in the careless and oversized QQQ put options in real-time paper trades. If you exclude that, my paper trades is mildly positive in the range of a few hundreds. (Looks like today is going to be rewarding) I believe, even with these paper "write-offs", my paper trades will make consistent money nevertheless.
MDT shorted 200 at 49.6,stop 49.3, targetout 48.2, +$250 TSCC bought 2000 at 1.17, stop 1.12, targetout at 1.32 +$270 BFLY bought 1600 at 1.45, out at close 1.6, +$200 SSTY bought 6000 at 0.3, out at close 0.37, +$390 MPOW bought 2000 at 1.52, stopout 1.47, -$130 ESRX shorted 200 at 60, stop 60.3, target 57.5, now 58.7 (+$260) PDE bought 700 16.8, stop 16.35, target 18.2, now 17.4 (+$420) ADSX bought 4000 at 0.46, stop 0.43, target 0.54, now 0.47,(+$0) RMKR bought 1600 at 1.13, stop 1.08, now at 1.16 (+$40) Total Realized Paper P/L: +$680. Total Unrealized Paper P/L: (+$720).
ACE short 300 at 33.4, stop 33.75, target 31. BA short 300 at 35.2, stop 35.6, target 34. CHK buy 1000 at 10.25, stop 10.05, target 10.5 CHIR short 200 at 54.95, stop 55.5, target 51. DG short 500 if moves below 20.85, stop 21.3, target EOD. NSC short 500 at 19.4, stop 19.75, target 19. PHM short 150 at 68.25, stop 68.7, target 63.7. STT short 200 at 47.25, stop 48.2, target 46. UTX short 150 at 78.8, stop 79.3, target EOD. WB short 250 at 42.2, stop 42.8, target 40.5.
ACE shorted 300 at 33.4, stop 33.75, out at close 33.71 -$120 BA shorted 300 at 35.2, stop 35.6, out at close 35.15 -$20 CHIR shorted 200 at 54.95, stop 55.5, out at close 55.2 -$80 NSC shorted 500 at 19.4, stop 19.75, out at close 19.28 +$30 UTX shorted 150 at 78.8, stopout 79.3 -$100 WB short 250 at 42.2, stop 42.8, out at close 42 +$20 ESRX shorted 200 at 60, stop 60.3, out at close 60 -$30 PDE bought 700 16.8, stop 16.35, target 18.2, now 17.3 (+$350) ADSX bought 4000 at 0.46, stop 0.42, target 0.54, now 0.45,(-$40) RMKR bought 1600 at 1.13, stop 1.08, now at 1.43 (+$480) Total Realized Paper P/L: +$380. Total Unrealized Paper P/L: (+$790).
PDE bought 700 16.8, stop 16.35, target 18.2, now 17.5 (+$490) ADSX bought 4000 at 0.46, stop 0.41, target 0.54, now 0.44,(-$80) RMKR bought 1600 at 1.13, stop 1.08, target 1.45 now at 1.35 (+$350) Total Realized Paper P/L: +$380. Total Unrealized Paper P/L: (+$760).