+$00000 = UVPIX 08/15 - B (339.426) 16.89; HOLDING -$399.54 = SKF 08/15 - B (48) 93.00; 08/28 - S (48) 85.32 +$00000 = DXD 08/16 - B (94) 55.25; HOLDING +$62.76 = SRS 08/17 - B (78) 104.59; 08/28 - S (78) 105.51 +$00000 = SMN 08/17 - B (50) 63.50; HOLDING -$28.40 = SKF 08/17 - B (50) 81.29; 08/23 - S (50) 81.52 +$08.86 = DXD 08/21 - B (106) 52.28; 08/21 - S (106) 52.74 +$11.13 = DDM 08/21 - B (63) 88.27; 08/21 - S (63) 89.08 +$26.88 = DDM 08/22 - B (63) 89.70; 08/23 - S (63) 90.76 +$38.58 = EWZ 08/23 - B (72) 56.67; 08/23 - S (72) 57.76 +$05.88 = DXD 08/23 - B (109) 51.21; 08/23 - S (109) 51.63 -$10.92 = DDM 08/23 - B (63) 90.42; 08/23 - S (63) 90.88 -$106.05 = DXD 08/24 - B (187) 51.34; 08/27 - S (187) 50.89 +$00000 = EWZ 08/27 - B (100) 59.78; HOLDING -$214.13 = EWZ 08/27 - B (130) 59.78; 08/29 - S (130) 58.26 +$00000 = FXI 08/27 - B (100) 151.84; HOLDING +$227.70 = FXI 08/28 - B (96) 142.79; 08/29 - S (96) 145.39 +$00000 = DXD 08/29 - B (360) 52.38; HOLDING -$377.25 I am new to trading, but if anyone is interested in what this is: I had extra money in the bank that I put into mutual funds to make more than the 4% a year from the account. I got mostly international funds and opened an account on May 17. Everything seemed great until the end of July. So, I decided to begin watching the DOW every day from open to close to begin to get a feel for and understand price action. By mid-August I moved most the money out of the funds and started buying some ETFs for postions to hold. I have found that I really do not like holding postions for a long time, so I started intraday trading as well. I have not kept a good record other than the "History" on my account. So, I decided to type it all down here to keep better track of where I am overall. I'm not doing too good so far, but I am definitely learning. Have to be careful what I read on ET before the open. I read all the "big red" and "market will move down after 9" talk before the opening today and changed postions (from EWZ, FXI to DXD) too soon due to fear of a drop instead of just watching the price action.
+$39.57 = *EWZ 08/27 - B (100) $59.78; 08/30 - S (100) $60.34 +$155.51 = FXI 08/30 - B (113) $144.79; 08/30 - S (113) $146.36 -$01.56 = FXI 08/30 - B (113) $147.32; 08/30 - S (113)$147.50 +$59.40 = FXI 08/30 - B (114) $146.35; 08/30 - S (114) $147.06 +$22.18 = DXD 08/30 - B (116) $51.13; 08/30 - S (116) $51.51 +$00000 = FXI 08/30 - B (115) $146.28; HOLDING +$275.10 -$102.15
-$235.12 = *FXI 08/27 - B (100) $151.84; 08/29 - S (35) $145.39 & 08/31 (65) 151.41 +$555.45 = *FXI 08/30 - B (115) $146.28; 08/31 - S (90) $151.27 & 08/31 (25) $151.41 +$61.10 = EWZ 08/31 - B (100) $60.95; 8/31 - S (100) $61.78 +$00000 = FXI 08/31 - B (125) $152.09; HOLDING +$381.43 +$279.28
-$09.68 = *FXI 08/31 - B (125) $152.09; 09/04 - S (125) $152.19 +$73.82 = FXI 09/04 - B (95) $150.48; 09/04 - S (95) $151.49 +$00000 = QID 09/04 - B (300) $42.69; HOLDING +$38.61 = EWZ 09/04 - B (320) $62.75; 09/04 - S (320) 62.94 +$36.27 = FXI 09/04 - B (136) $152.43; 09/04 - S (136) 152.86 -$05.94 = EWZ 09/04 - B (325) $62.88; 09/04 - S (325) 62.93 +$18.59 = FXI 09/04 - B (136) $152.55; 09/04 - S (136) 152.85 +$63.61 = EWZ 09/04 - B (330) $62.83; 09/04 - S (330) 63.09 +$10.41 = FXI 09/04 - B (136) 153.06; 09/04 - S (136) 153.30 +$43.78 = EWZ 09/04 - B (330) 63.07; 09/04 - S (330) 63.27 +$00000 = FXI 09/04 - B (70) 153.09; HOLDING $269.47 $493.00
(Internet connection kept failing - did not get to trade consistently) +$00000 = FXI 09/05 - B (68) $150.08; HOLDING +$10.89 = *QID 09/04 - B (300) $42.69; 09/05 - S (300) 42.80 +$30.42 = DXD 09/05 - B (250) $51.13; 09/05 - S (250) 51.34 +$01.04 = EWZ 09/05 - B (210) $61.26; 09/05 - S (210) 61.37 +$00000 = DXD 09/05 - B (250) $51.08; HOLDING +$42.35 +$535.35
-$09.59 = *FXI 09/05 - B (68) 150.08; 09/06 - S (68) 150.22 +$23.40 = *DXD 09/05 - B (250) 51.08; 09/06 - S (250) 51.25 +$06.98 = EWZ 09/06 - B (165) 62.23; 09/06 - S (165) 62.37 +$13.76 = EWZ 09/06 - B (166) 62.27; 09/06 - S (166) 62.45 +$00000 = DXD 09/06 - B (250) 51.16; HOLDING +$00000 = EWZ 09/06 - B (166) 62.75; HOLDING +$34.55 +$569.90
+$173.85 = *DXD 09/06 - B (250) 51.16; 09/07 - S (250) 51.92 +$51.04 = EWZ 09/07 - B (210) 60.62; 09/07 - S (210) 60.94 -$05.45 = EWZ 09/07 - B (215) 60.83; 09/07 - S (215) 60.88 +$00000 = DXD 09/07 - B (248) 52.48; HOLDING +$219.44 +$789.34 * Weeks Total = +$565.81/4 days = +$141.45 per day
+$139.23 = *DXD 08/29 - B (360) 52.38; 09/10 - S (360) 52.82 +$147.51 = *DXD 09/07 - B (248) 52.48; 09/10 - S (248) 53.14 +$00000 = DXD 09/10 - B (300) 53.24; HOLDING +$00000 = DXD 09/10 - B (310) 52.98; HOLDING +$286.74 +$1076.08
Two days of going for too much and not following my plan this week: 1. Tried using extra intraday trading money which had to be closed out and could not be held over night. 2. Got overly long-term bearish, thus did not keep postions balanced and did not trade strictly by price action. 3. Did not wait on market; took loses to get overly short. -$52.66 = EWZ 09/06 - B (166) 62.75; 09/11 - S (166) 62.53 +$01.84 = DXD 09/11 - B (200) 51.59; 09/11 - S (200) 51.68 -$61.20 = DXD 09/11 - B (300) 51.63; 09/11 - S (300) 51.48 +$00000 = DXD 09/11 - B (300) 51.57; HOLDING -$112.02 -$59.93 = FXI 09/04 - B (70) 153.09; 09/12 - S (70) 152.51 +$15.65 = EWZ 09/12 - B (400) 63.42; 09/12 - S (400) 63.50 +$93.60 = EWZ 09/12 - B (400) 63.53; 09/12 - S (400) 63.80 -$259.86 = EWZ 09/12 - B (400) 63.58; 09/12 - S (400) 62.97 -$07.18 = DXD 09/12 - B (300) 51.10; 09/12 - S (300) 51.13 +$00000 = DXD 09/12 - B (100) 51.10; HOLDING -$217.72 09/13 - No Trades 09/14 - No Trades +$746.43 * Weeks Total = -$43.00/5 days = -$08.60 per day