Trader P/L 2013

Discussion in 'Journals' started by sellindexvol66, Jan 3, 2013.

  1. -34 gross

    Man, that was a lame day. There were so many BS moves and a whole lot of nothing happening. I overtraded and took a number of small losses. I also almost had a heart attack trading some after hours earnings, but only took a small ding from that.
     
    #571     Jul 25, 2013
  2. 07/25/13
    -210.50
     
    #572     Jul 26, 2013
  3. +16 gross

    I was up a decent amount and thought I was going to have a very good day. Then my trades reversed on me. Maybe I'm being too greedy. I'm trying to ride my trades to my targets, but have just been seeing winners turn into losers or decent profits evaporate.

    I need to go to the office, so I'm shutting it down.
     
    #573     Jul 26, 2013
  4. copa8

    copa8

    i will try not to take any more trades after 3pm, no matter how tempting they seem. got burned twice again. luckily, i'm still up a few bucks for the day.
     
    #574     Jul 26, 2013
  5. 07/26/13
    No Trades
     
    #575     Jul 27, 2013
  6. +63 gross

    I've spent all month with my intraday P/L bouncing between positive and negative. Also, my monthly P/L has been bouncing back and forth from positive to negative.

    Today, I got my monthly P/L positive a paltry amount. With two days left in the month and the FOMC on Wednesday, I'm going to shut it down. Psychologically, I'd just like to know I had a positive month. The next two days are probably not going to be good trading days with the FOMC coming up. Also, taking a couple of days off from trading will most likely be good for me. I'll be back on August 1.
     
    #576     Jul 29, 2013
  7. copa8

    copa8

    frustrating day for me. did the exact opposite of what i was supposed to do. basically, i...cut my profits and let my losses run.
     
    #577     Jul 29, 2013
  8. jnbadger

    jnbadger

    It feels good psychologically, but it is a bad idea if your method is sound. You never know when that huge day is around the corner, and you always need to keep yourself in a position to experience it.
     
    #578     Jul 29, 2013
  9. 07/29/13
    No trades
     
    #579     Jul 30, 2013
  10. copa8

    copa8

    Still working on my mental/emotional side of trading. Did not take a bunch of good trades because of hesitation/doubt.
    :mad:
    Netted small amount.
     
    #580     Jul 30, 2013