Update for week ended 4/25/2008. Busy with work most of the week, but happy with how I felt on the days I got to trade - pretty smooth and willing to get out when not right. Code: Date P/L Pips Range Size W L S Monday, April 21, 2008 $68.01 139.0 90.0 5,000 6 0 3 Tuesday, April 22, 2008 -$5.96 -12.5 100.0 5,000 4 2 0 Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - - - - - - - Thursday, April 24, 2008 - - - - - - - Friday, April 25, 2008 $3.15 6.4 40.0 5,000 6 2 0 --------------------------- Total for the week: $65.20 132.9 230.0 - 16 4 3
Update for week ended 5/2/2008. I'm happy with the way I acted this week considering it could have been worse. Especially on Wednesday when I did all sorts of things wrong because I just wasn't in the right state of mind - I was adjusting stops without thought, got whipsawed and wouldn't take losses... until the near the end of the session when I redeemed myself and did the right thing by closing all positions so I would have a fresh start the next day. Looking back on the last month I think it was about perfect overall. Each day may have had its ups or downs, but on the whole it was a smooth run up and I gave it my best to break (or at least minimize the effects of) some bad habits and am learning to love the losers. Code: Date P/L Pips Range Size W L S Sunday, April 27, 2008 $1.56 3.3 40.0 5,000 4 3 0 Monday, April 28, 2008 $10.76 21.4 50.0 5,000 9 2 0 Tuesday, April 29, 2008 -$20.49 -38.2 85.0 5,000 7 7 1 Wednesday, April 30, 2008 $3.36 7.0 10.0 5,000 1 0 0 Thursday, May 01, 2008 $2.60 5.6 26.0 5,000 3 0 0 Friday, May 02, 2008 $9.34 18.2 50.0 5,000 7 1 0 --------------------------- Total for the week: $7.13 17.3 261.0 - 31 13 1
Update for week ended 5/9/2008. I just couldn't do much right this week in daily life - everything I touched would break and couldn't do even the simplest things properly. It was topped off by having a mustard dispenser spray mustard all over my hand and not my hamburger! I wasn't able to keep my regular schedule, so between the two strikes against me, I did the smart thing by staying cautious and just scalped the entire week. Code: Date P/L Pips Range Size W L S Sunday, May 04, 2008 $3.66 7.7 40.0 5,000 1 0 0 Monday, May 05, 2008 $4.45 10.0 20.0 5,000 5 1 0 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 $5.79 12.1 80.0 5,000 1 1 0 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 $14.24 28.7 50.0 5,000 9 2 1 Thursday, May 08, 2008 $2.59 5.2 25.0 5,000 3 0 0 Friday, May 09, 2008 $0.55 1.0 3.0 5,000 1 0 0 --------------------------- Total for the week: $31.28 64.7 218.0 - 20 4 1
Update for week ended 5/16/2008. Mentally better this week and Monday felt real good. But for some reason I was never able to get out of bed on schedule - the alarm would go off at 4:00am and I would just fall right back asleep. So I ended up not playing within my schedule and taking trades whenever I had a chance - don't normally like to do this, but I felt obligated to do at least something everyday (luckily that something was in my favor). Code: Date P/L Pips Range Size W L S Monday, May 12, 2008 $14.26 28.8 50.0 5,000 11 0 0 Tuesday, May 13, 2008 $0.87 2.0 30.0 5,000 3 1 0 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 $28.05 55.7 80.0 5,000 13 2 1 Thursday, May 15, 2008 $21.88 45.8 50.0 5,000 4 0 0 Friday, May 16, 2008 $9.57 19.8 40.0 5,000 3 0 0 --------------------------- Total for the week: $74.63 152.1 250.0 - 34 3 1
Update for week ended 5/23/2008. Little by little I'm trying to improve and sometimes I'm able to quickly notice the changes and issues that have hurt me. Over the weekend I began looking at my P/L for the month - and as I've done before, I began thinking about hypothetical profits given a consistent percentage increase over time. And when I've begun that type of thinking, I most certainly begin to screw up (definitely visible in Monday's trades). But I'm happy because I was able to catch myself and recover more quickly than in the past - it is these small steps I get the most excited about. Code: Date P/L Pips Range Size W L S Monday, May 19, 2008 -$27.91 -30.4 80.0 8,000 7 6 0 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 $51.46 63.3 150.0 8,000 7 0 0 Wednesday, May 21, 2008 $8.53 11.0 300.0 8,000 6 3 0 Thursday, May 22, 2008 $1.61 2.1 10.0 8,000 1 1 0 Friday, May 23, 2008 - - - - - - - --------------------------- Total for the week: $33.69 46.0 540.0 - 21 10 0
Update for week ended 5/30/2008. The holiday weekend was a nice break and played the days pretty well - took most loses in stride. Want to work on letting positions run closer to target because I've been taking profit a little too early. Code: Date P/L Pips Range Size W L S Monday, May 26, 2008 - - - - - - - Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - - - - - - - Wednesday, May 28, 2008 $39.29 51.4 90.0 8,000 6 0 0 Thursday, May 29, 2008 $17.29 21.4 40.0 8,000 7 3 0 Friday, May 30, 2008 $6.92 10.3 80.0 8,000 5 3 0 --------------------------- Total for the week: $63.50 83.1 210.0 - 18 6 0
Update for week ended 6/6/2008. This was an extremely bad week on the mental side. I've gotten very lazy and sloppy - even putting on lotto ticket trades. I've played this game before, so I need to pull out of the mental rut as soon as possible before damage is done. I will do whatever it takes - maybe take time off next week - I'll see how it feels. Most of the profits this week I should attribute to luck - they were ill received. As for why I was so bad this week - I think I've been subconsciously looking for home runs and that is what some of the lotto tickets gave me - sort of like the crack of trading. Code: Date P/L Pips Range Size W L S Monday, June 02, 2008 $15.24 19.9 25.0 8,000 2 0 0 Tuesday, June 03, 2008 $58.28 76.3 120.0 8,000 10 2 1 Wednesday, June 04, 2008 $20.23 25.7 90.0 8,000 8 2 0 Thursday, June 05, 2008 $20.51 27.2 200.0 8,000 2 1 0 Friday, June 06, 2008 - - - - - - - --------------------------- Total for the week: $114.26 149.1 435.0 - 22 5 1
Update for week ended 6/13/2008. Things sort of snowballed on me this week, in a good way. Each trade and day grew on another and was able to play off S/R area pretty well (especially EUR/JPY). Thought more about my terrible risk/reward last week and found it similar to a person buying $100.00 worth of lotto tickets for a chance to win $25.00 - it just makes no sense and is only gambling to gamble. I am very happy to see myself catch, and then recover faster, from these mistakes and bad habits. Taking today off and looking forward to making one trade at a time next week. Code: Date P/L Pips Range Size W L S Sunday, June 08, 2008 -$19.28 -26.5 150.0 8,000 0 1 0 Monday, June 09, 2008 - - - - - - - Tuesday, June 10, 2008 $47.98 63.2 100.0 8,000 4 1 0 Wednesday, June 11, 2008 $31.82 42.5 15.0 8,000 2 0 0 Thursday, June 12, 2008 $63.04 85.3 130.0 8,000 2 0 0 Friday, June 13, 2008 - - - - - - - --------------------------- Total for the week: $123.56 164.5 395.0 - 8 2 0