Trader P/L 2011

Discussion in 'Journals' started by d08, Jan 26, 2011.

  1. noone3

    noone3

    As you can see our small efforts to revive this thread aren't working. there are multiple visits to check out PNL but nobody shares so no point to post daily for me. Let's wait and see some of those interesting numbers then...
     
    #411     Aug 26, 2011
  2. For old time sake.
    +$1,074




    Good to see your alive and well do8.
     
    #412     Aug 26, 2011
  3. Rol

    Rol

    Let me have a go at it:

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    #413     Aug 26, 2011
  4. Well, I don't know how interesting this is... but maybe it's a bit educational.

    Attached is a modest retail account that trades anywhere from 4 to 8 emini contracts per trade. I had been working both ES and TF together, but daily results have been mixed since volatility skyrocketed.

    Maybe it's just me, maybe I'm slower to think => react than I used to be. Maybe tapes are faster. Maybe both. All I know is when volatility was dead it was easy for me to manage two or even three symbols (ES, TF, CL) but now it's over my head.

    Mon: ES +$2,000 / TF -$3,400 = net (-$1,400)
    Tue: ES +$1,800 / TF -$3,500 = net (-$1,700)
    Wed ES +$3,500 / idle TF
    Thu ES +$2,300 / idle TF
    Fri ES +$2,000 / idle TF
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    ES +$11,600 and TF -$6,900

    My challenge with TF was: partial fills on some winning trades, always full fills on the losers. Slippage on many positions out. No fills on numerous would-be profitable outcomes that blew away from entry zones.

    TF and CL are fine for trading 1 - 2 lots turned, but trying to work 4 to 8 contracts (or any measurable size) with consistent executions just ain't happening for me.

    Nor is it even important... ES alone is more than sufficient. It's been 14 consecutive sessions without a losing day of ES trading for me. I may be a slow learner, but I'm going to stick with ES for the most part :cool:
     
    #414     Aug 26, 2011
  5. d08

    d08

    0829: -$181
     
    #415     Aug 29, 2011
  6. d08

    d08

    A decent day.

    0830: +$936
     
    #416     Aug 30, 2011
  7. Well there's 6.5 hours of my life I'll never get back. This market is not very tradable.
     
    #417     Aug 30, 2011
  8. d08

    d08

    Started really bad but ended up with just a small loss.

    0831: -$325
     
    #418     Aug 31, 2011
  9. noone3

    noone3

    .
     
    #419     Aug 31, 2011
  10. d08

    d08

    0901: +$496
     
    #420     Sep 1, 2011