If you find it difficult, you can study this: The Richard D. Wyckoff Method of Trading and Investing in Stocks: A Course of Instruction in Stock Market Science and Technique BTW, how's that HLF trade workin' out for ya?
I've got $36k sitting in checking. It's yours if you can show profits exceeding $36k for the YTD in your trading account. Not a wager. Free money for you. HLF trade?
Many traders used to do very well when the vix was much higher, now that volatility has come down tremendously, many of them have vanished because their strategies no longer work in a low vix environment. Something to consider.
Clearly you've got a rare gift unavailable to most. Ensuring that the edge is dark but the support is transparent is crucial to sharing your P&L without revealing your edge. With regard to the phrase "avg down": The professionals use the phrase "price improvement". Other than that, looks great, First-Timer!
I've heard this term from sales, but nowhere else. I can't think of a single reason why "price improvement" would ever mean anything of significance.
That's a nice lil' bear flag retrace of your TWR convexx. If you're going to hold NoD to given standards, then I think u can publish a years (5 years would be nice) worth of TWR. Don't want anyone thinking that you just combed through your best month, now do we? :eek: In all honesty, I don't care about your PnL (or anyone's for that matter), but this was just to say that we need even standards for everyone if you're going to ask people for their performance. On the other hand, if this is your performance month in month out, good on you. I'm happy for you! May the force continue to be with you.