Pair Trading Strategy Journal

Discussion in 'Journals' started by jonnysharp, Aug 18, 2008.

  1. ive been busy of late with other business, i still pair trade everyday and last month was good with a 7.2% gain, i still read here from time to time and no doubt il post trades in here again, appreciate everyone else keeping the journal alive.
     
    #2241     Oct 3, 2010
  2. robbo

    robbo

    Jonnysharp and all the other traders that have contributed to this Journal, great work. I have read all 374 pages its a brilliant read. Testing PTF at the moment.
     
    #2242     Oct 4, 2010
  3. dukatu1

    dukatu1



    CLosed yesterday at a loss of 7% after good real estate data.

    Lesson learned: Choose closer substitutes.
     
    #2243     Oct 5, 2010
  4. Today i am open a new position

    long GLD
    short SLV
     
    #2244     Oct 6, 2010
  5. Hi fredman007

    I get into this Pair earlier and was stopped out on 10/5/07 lost about 5 %. It look like a good pair but drawdown is continueing.
    SLV is very strong relative to GLD. I am planning to get back as soon as there is some sign of RTM.

    PA
     
    #2245     Oct 7, 2010
  6. there are so many tradeabel ETF - pairs out there - what is a reasonable filter to cut down the possible trades?

    e.g. numer of winningtrades in the past? correlatoin?

    thanks for your input
     
    #2246     Oct 7, 2010
  7. I just look at drawdown on P&L on backtest if the highest drawdown is to high I would cut loss at some point and wait for any sigh of reversion. I am already back in today (10/07/10) a little bit better price than when I was stopped out.

    PA
     
    #2247     Oct 7, 2010
  8. dukatu1

    dukatu1


    Reverse it immediately, ADBE jumped 10% on M&A rumors.

    Just collected 12% on this pair.
    It pays to be lucky from time to time.
     
    #2248     Oct 7, 2010
  9. very nice :D
     
    #2249     Oct 8, 2010
  10. dukatu1

    dukatu1

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    #2250     Oct 8, 2010