Exceptional week

Discussion in 'Trading' started by trader1974, May 10, 2020.

  1. trader1974

    trader1974

    Hello traders, this week, trading NQ intraday I have had a spectacular performance, I have never achieved this before, I can say that I am very happy with the result.
    However.
    It has been a clearly bullish week, the direction has been clear and the momentum has been strong.
    I wonder if my good result is due to market conditions.
    When the market moves slowly I don't know if I'm going to get the same result.
    Maybe to get the same result I will have to increase the number of contracts.
    What do those with more experience think?
    My luck is due to market conditions?
    If my system is solid, will it work with the slowest market?
    I don't want to get excited ahead of time,
    I've never had a positive week doing intraday before.
     
  2. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    you didn't explain your system, so at this point all one can say is yes, you got lucky.
     
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  3. trader1974

    trader1974

    I only look at the price.
    I don't use any indicators.
     
  4. Sekiyo

    Sekiyo

    You did exploit the opportunity.
    Congrats.

    I’d advise to seat on your hands,
    Wait for the appropriate conditions,
    Because not losing is as well important.
     
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  5. trader1974

    trader1974

    Good advice, yes sir.
    Operating with indexes, what has been your maximum waiting time before being able to open an operation in optimal conditions?
     
  6. Sekiyo

    Sekiyo

    I’ve never spent an entire day waiting for a setup,
    But I definitely should have in retrospect.
    No need to give free money away.

    I’ve already turned off the screen though,
    Because there was simply no action.
    Just move on ...
     
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  7. Girija

    Girija

    It should have been exceptional for most people. A few that made the bet that it would go down were indeed caught flat-footed. Same system rarely works perpetually. Greed is the biggest enemy.
     
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  8. DevBru

    DevBru

  9. Nicely done. You can compare your week against the S&P to see if there's an edge compared to standard market conditions, or calculate a Sharpe ratio (or other performance ratios). But even if you "just" matched the gains in the S&P, well done -- I barely broke even last week, and definitely underperformed the S&P!
     
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  10. Compare to the S&P 500??? What ate you an investor ?
     
    #10     May 10, 2020