Trading e-minis with $1k starting capital

Discussion in 'Journals' started by IndexScalper, Mar 20, 2008.

  1. Today I decided to try a different approach. Normally I would continue to trade after the open but instead I took my money ran. My net P/L to commission ratio is one of the best ever. This was all done using my scalping setups (no lucky home runs). Started trading 7:10 am and done by 8:45 am (EST). Here are today's results:

    Products traded: ES, ER2
    Contracts: 11
    Opening balance: 1284
    Closing balance: 1569
    Net P/L: 285
    Discipline: 5
     
    #171     Mar 31, 2008
  2. Let's keep this thread civil and refrain from personal attacks and name calling. Thanks.
     
    #172     Mar 31, 2008
  3. FYI: The game of Rugby originated in 1823 England at a private school in a town named Rugby in the county of Warwickshire (pronounced Wariksheer). The game Rugby is played throughout the world. The All Blacks do play a good game but just like traders, they too have their losers :)

    Sorry to anyone offended by the off topic.
     
    #173     Mar 31, 2008

  4. Well done. 1 down four to go.
    I noticed that your discipline was good by your reckoning.

    regards
    f9
     
    #174     Mar 31, 2008
  5. omniscient

    omniscient Guest

    i agree, though i think it can prove useful to grade your trades. with a scalping system, this might take some time, but not in the long run. at the end of the day, tally up your graded trades and look for your strengths and areas for development. for example, you might see that you always adhere to rule #1 but score about 60% on rule #3 through the day and across sessions. dig into it and beef up your grade.

    hth

    kudos on the thread too
     
    #175     Apr 1, 2008
  6. I assume this borkerage account is the same account in which you started the 800-250,000 thread. If so, then this particular thread is over as well.
     
    #176     Apr 1, 2008
  7. Good day on ES but ER2 wiped out all my gains. Starting tomorrow I will only trade ES. Points taken in discipline for overtrading and for being stubborn.

    Products traded: ES, ER2
    Contracts: 79
    Opening balance: 1569
    Closing balance: 1417
    Net P/L: -151
    Discipline: 3
     
    #177     Apr 1, 2008
  8. You traded 79 contracts today? Today was an uptrend all freaking day. These are the bread and butter days. You have got to be able to capture a squeeze as furious as today's to make trading more than a hobby. I made my month's take just today.

    Why did you overtrade and not just ride the trend?
     
    #178     Apr 1, 2008
  9. Trend or no trend I have to stick to my strategy. If I skipped ER2 I would have been up over 500 today.
     
    #179     Apr 1, 2008
  10. Your assumption is wrong, HG.
     
    #180     Apr 1, 2008