So how was your performance in 2009

Discussion in 'Professional Trading' started by trader#21, Dec 18, 2009.

  1. get back to us when next year has flat or negative outcome.
    your alias fits your market experience to a T
     
    #31     Dec 20, 2009
  2. +35% in 2009. I play mean-reversion in different time frames with holding times from minutes to weeks.

    I don't know how some of you generate 200%/yr year after year.
     
    #32     Dec 20, 2009
  3. Well first they start out with 10 paper trading accounts.
     
    #33     Dec 20, 2009
  4. NoDoji

    NoDoji

    This was my first FULL year trading and I started the year full throttle and was was extremely confident I could net the minimum 100% return I need to trade for a living.

    Sadly, I had to learn many tough lessons, and repeated some serious mistakes again and again.

    I found out I had a sim account with IB this summer and that allowed me to regain my bearings by testing many strategies day after day and developing a core set of rules.

    So far I'm +42% on the year, which means the trading account is smaller to start 2010, I'll need to generate a better than 100% return next year, and as Pension_Admin says, places me one step closer to quitting or succeeding.

    Then again, who knows, maybe a windfall profit will get me to goal before the year end :cool:

    I wish everyone prosperity in the coming year!
     
    #34     Dec 20, 2009
  5. With all due respect. You really should hang out with a better class of scalpers. Most scalpers I know had banner years.

    How a scalper couldn't print cash in August is beyond me.
     
    #35     Dec 20, 2009
  6. Oh Puhleeze, active trading is a losers game my market experience is irrelevant.


    Logic dictates Passive low cost investing as a whole must be more profitable than active management.

    I simply choose to put the odds in my favor whereas evidently you do not.
    not my problem.

    Investing is about 90% fama & french and 10% behavioral finance.
     
    #36     Dec 20, 2009
  7. ... so pretend you invested 100% at index lows of year 2000. ten years later, how far up in Dow => SPX => NDX is your portfolio now?

    100% stupidity is the case here
     
    #37     Dec 20, 2009
  8. Good lord why do you need a minimum of 100% return in one year?

    You do know risk and reward are inextricably entwined don't you?

    I'd say demanding 100% returns each year is the perfect way to blow up.
     
    #38     Dec 20, 2009
  9. gaj

    gaj

    trader21 - lots of volatility in february/march, and may/june. i didn't do as well in the first one, did much better in the second.

    other than that, my discipline was in waiting for my setups, and then pouncing.
     
    #39     Dec 20, 2009
  10. We don't have to worry about NoDoji. She is really good with risk management. She has good consistent result too.
     
    #40     Dec 20, 2009