This day in review: I would have made (or equally hypothetically could have lost, which is why I abstained) shitloads if I had decided to take weekend gap risk and sit on corona virus position (China A50 short) that I had earlier. Instead I tried to intraday trade a bit - much like previous days however, these trends are not as easily traded for me as those triggered by very specific news events (e.g. NFP or FOMC). Overall I've acted like an afraid rabbit when I finally got some screen time (even tried to trade US open at my father's place as per above), but to be fair it's I just need one big win per month to make up for lots empty handed days. If I can learn (or automate) to trade these thematic trends better I will earn a lot more, however. BCOUSD position from last week was just awful, but fortunately very small (~20kusd position size). Unfortunately, the most likely to break my rules is also the time where I am less likely to make sensible decisions (i.e. tiredness). Still up slightly from Friday, in spite of last couple losing NQ trades. Still sit at ~+7k for Jan, though it would be really nice to hit +10k by Fed Wednesday. -.-
Missed out today as I chickened buying the lows of NQ at midnight. Instead I lost -600 on a Nikkei 225 trade (recovered 300 with quick intraday trade today in NQ session. still pointless money). Failure to buy fear, due to fear. Waiting for some AH earnings and then Fed day. Edit: Nah, having spent most of the day coding means my brain is in slow too analytical mode, failed to act on AAPL.
Waiting for Powell press conference, he has a tendency to stir shit up. Also nice earnings after market close.
Close -22 Edit: (still shitty trends on the whole) Also, apparently there was the customary end of conference rally that I shorted into entry of...
Buy NAS100USD x 24 @ 9009 stop 8974 Dip buying. Don't see any particular reason for poor performance overnight.
(also, -400 approx from unreported NAS100USD trades yesterday, mostly additional attempts to get into trend that refused to start. I'm fine with taking this kind of loss on Fed day to have the chance to make thousands in the day it works)