Trader P/L 2012

Discussion in 'Journals' started by d08, Jan 3, 2012.

  1. jb514

    jb514

    Do you guys trade imbalances at all?
     
    #781     Oct 4, 2012
  2. Super lol to that. I'm happy with the same as nj. You must have some nice vol model, good luck.
    I would urge pl posters to post actual screen blotters here so we don't go down the road of the rest of et posting nonsense posturing of activity that really only happens in their imagination, lol.
     
    #782     Oct 4, 2012
  3. i'll do that from now on.. i just wanted to get my overall year to date slash inception P/L figured out..
     
    #783     Oct 4, 2012
  4. Do I take a screenshot of my trading account or from wherever I keep-track of my P/L? I keep my P/L records outside of my account. Does this pass as credible?

    Also, yes, I'm hoping the vol model works out for October. I'm sitting in an overnight trade currently and hoping that doesnt sour my trading for Friday tomorrow. I want to close the week without a loss!
     
    #784     Oct 4, 2012
  5. IMHO any strategy that would return 54-100% a month, will ultimately have 1 month with a loss of 54-100%... When that happens, all the profits and the original principal is lost and you can start from scratch again.

     
    #785     Oct 4, 2012
  6. The strategy relies on several factors. The main factor being daily compounding. While 54-100% return a month may sound absurd, we are only dealing with maintaining an average daily return of 2-3%.

    My greatest single day loss so far has been 5.05%. In order to lose 54-100% a month, I'd have to have a solid 21 trading days being down 2-3%. Very unlikely. And, something would change in the strategy to turn things around. I would not wait 21 days bleeding red before I figured that out.
     
    #786     Oct 4, 2012
  7. Account 1
    WTD: -$1.67
    YTD: -2.77%


    Account 2
    WTD: -$0.09
    YTD: -0.09%
     
    #787     Oct 5, 2012
  8. yesterday's action

    net + $137
     
    #788     Oct 5, 2012
  9. Do you have a stop loss on your strategy?

     
    #789     Oct 5, 2012
  10. never, i havent seen much success in them, have you?
     
    #790     Oct 5, 2012