alright guys, 2008 was an incredible opportunity for trading. I want to see some annual numbers today!! Cbuster, red ink, 1R(bob), PTF speak up!! I want to know what I have to look forward to in a couple years. thanks a lot.
m: -446 - 1624 t: +2015 w: +959 I closed my Assent account on Monday (good riddance). I'm moving to a rented office in NYC to trade mostly futures from my IB account. The Assent December total is posted below - around +9k. I'm up around +13k in my IB account for December - so the total is around + 22K for December.
+$1,901 net. Think Iâm done for the day / month / year. Today was even quieter than yesterday for me. On the up-side I hit a 100% win ratio today (unusual) so the total is respectable. The year has really flown by and has seen a big evolution for me as a trader. I started the year mainly trading futures but, whilst profitable, suffering from inconsistency . Now I trade stocks. Think I first posted in April to track the performance for my (then new) stock strategy. Much of the year since was spent programming so that I could add more automation to my trading and track more stocks which has been implemented towards the end of this year. Now I live in fear of the inefficiency that I exploit being reduced so the project for Q1 2009 is to develop the next big thing and diversify my trading income. Anyway, Dec was my best month ever at +$69,200 net - above what I expect my monthly average to be. Total trading p/l for 2008 (mostly trading smaller than I do now) was approx $283k net. Sadly after costs (Bloomberg, etc) and splits, my take-home is somewhat lower. Ho-hum. Lastly, I want to thank the regular posters on this thread both past and present, none of whom I know personally but who continue to serve as a major source of inspiration to me. Notably RedInk, lescor, PatrickQ, szeven, EricP, mschey, mksummny, etc who have all shown amazing consistency and some unbelievably high daily p/lâs. And, of course, all the other guys who have been posting to this board recently. Have a great New Year and Iâll see you all on the 2009 board!!
<i>"Lastly, I want to thank the regular posters on this thread both past and present..."</i> That said and in the spirit of this thread launched by Szeven one year ago, it'd be very nice (and fitting) to see <b>RedInk</b> launch the P&L 2009 thread. Instead of someone random who never posts in this forum starting a new thread, best to have one of the most consistent posters launch the new year correctly. I'll begin posting every session myself from Friday 01/02 onward. My personal objective is to earn $1 mil or greater inside 2009 trading the TF symbol primarily and ES & EC symbols secondary as seen fit. That goal will take a daily $$ average of $4,000 x 250 trading sessions. Realistically, it will be met by having several five to six-figure days which offset net-loss days thru the stretch. Maybe a chronicle of day's peak realized gains, max intraday drawdown and # of trades listed along with total profit/loss closed out will entertain, enlighten or both. In any event, looking forward to starting the new year in this forum, preferably within a thread fittingly launched by RedInk in light of his steady contributions for so long.
+6.00 lol One very quick and very scared trade. Wow. That was a very rough year. Anyone who has followed my posts to this thread can attest to that. Trading looked so easy...man, was I wrong. I'm going to keep on trucking, though, and vow to keep posting here, good and bad, until I either throw in the towel or make trading my profession. Red-Ink gets my vote to open the "Trader P/L 2009" thread as well. Bring on 2009, 'cause it can't be worse than 2008!!!