Trades: 46
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Winners:28
Losers:16
Break evens: 2
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Total Gains: $2112.50
Total Losses: $1651.00
Avg Gain: $75.42
Avg Loss: $103.18
Biggest Gain: $425.00
Biggest Loss: $262.50
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Trade Net: +$461.50
Commissions: -$392.95
Net: +$68.54
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This was a good mental month for me. I dug myself a big hole. I was down over $700 for the month on the 17th. That day I had freaked out about a gold trade I was in. I got slipped 9 ticks on my enter and just totally screwed up the trade. That was the low point and I slowly climbed out and made it back to black. This is very good mentally for me.
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I discovered something really weird about myself at the same time. I found I am allergic to caffeine.It seemed the more I was tired, the more coffee I drank. The more coffee I drank (10-14 cups), the more tired I became because of the allergy. Anyway - I stopped with the coffee and life became better and trading became easier because I was not tired and wired. This will make May an interesting month for me.
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Update: I should clarify. I had drank about 60 to 80 ounces of coffee a day. I think in cups of either 6 or 8 ounces or say 4 Starbucks a day. Now because of the allergy - I drink less than 6 ounces and it is half caffeine and half decaf.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
Blog status
I have no idea where i am going with this blog. The main reason for this blog was to dump my brain out and use it to prevent me from lying to myself. I am now logging all my trades to a Google Doc to do the same purpose.
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Life has been very frustrating for me. I lost total of my blood pressure around Thanksgiving and just beginning to feel I have it back under control after nearly 4 months. I had a bad sinus inflection mid-December thru mid-January plus I threw my back out and to add at the end of February had sinus surgery. Add to this my day job has caused a lot chaos. Many times over the last 4 months I should have not been trading but I did it anyway.
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I hope life will become more straight forward and easier. Until late 2011, there has many family issues causing many problems for me. Life is a lot simpler for me even with the recent headaches than it has been it seems forever.I am not blaming life for my trading results just that many times I should have not been even thinking about trading with the stress I was under.
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I need to figure out my trading head. I have been doing this now for too many years. Basically if you have looked at this blog you have seen that I am a breakeven trader (only keeping my brokers happy) for about 6 years. I believe I know enough to be a winning trader. I have since enough to be a winning trader. I am no longer hunting for the holy grail or reading every new book on the market. I have a good method. I believe in my method except when I am trading. That may sound funny but that is my problem.
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I do not know if I will continue updating this blog or where I will go to get my final fix of my brain.
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I kind of feel like this quote and many of you have asked me the same thing.
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STUPIDITY - quitters never win, winners never quit, but those who never win and never quit are idiots.
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Life has been very frustrating for me. I lost total of my blood pressure around Thanksgiving and just beginning to feel I have it back under control after nearly 4 months. I had a bad sinus inflection mid-December thru mid-January plus I threw my back out and to add at the end of February had sinus surgery. Add to this my day job has caused a lot chaos. Many times over the last 4 months I should have not been trading but I did it anyway.
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I hope life will become more straight forward and easier. Until late 2011, there has many family issues causing many problems for me. Life is a lot simpler for me even with the recent headaches than it has been it seems forever.I am not blaming life for my trading results just that many times I should have not been even thinking about trading with the stress I was under.
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I need to figure out my trading head. I have been doing this now for too many years. Basically if you have looked at this blog you have seen that I am a breakeven trader (only keeping my brokers happy) for about 6 years. I believe I know enough to be a winning trader. I have since enough to be a winning trader. I am no longer hunting for the holy grail or reading every new book on the market. I have a good method. I believe in my method except when I am trading. That may sound funny but that is my problem.
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I do not know if I will continue updating this blog or where I will go to get my final fix of my brain.
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I kind of feel like this quote and many of you have asked me the same thing.
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STUPIDITY - quitters never win, winners never quit, but those who never win and never quit are idiots.
March 2013 Results
Trades: 16
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Winners:8
Losers:5
Break evens: 3
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Total Gains: $717.50
Total Losses: $447.50
Avg Gain: $89.68
Avg Loss: $89.50
Biggest Gain: $225.00
Biggest Loss: $150.00
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Trade Net: +$270.00
Commissions: -$138.46
Net: +$131.54
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A better month for me. Had a couple of winners I was proud of and only two really stupid trades. A green month for me. The first one since September.
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Winners:8
Losers:5
Break evens: 3
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Total Gains: $717.50
Total Losses: $447.50
Avg Gain: $89.68
Avg Loss: $89.50
Biggest Gain: $225.00
Biggest Loss: $150.00
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Trade Net: +$270.00
Commissions: -$138.46
Net: +$131.54
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A better month for me. Had a couple of winners I was proud of and only two really stupid trades. A green month for me. The first one since September.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Febraury 2013 Results
Trades: 17
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Winners: 7
Losers: 7
Break evens: 3
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Total Gains: $240.00
Total Losses: $894.50
Avg Gain: $34.28
Avg Loss: $127.78
Biggest Gain: $80.00
Biggest Loss: $250.00
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Trade Net: -$654.50
Commissions: -$142.68
Net: -$797.18
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Started off the month bad on the first day with nearly $500 in losses on the EURO and never got back on track. Did not have one trade this month that I was happy with.
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Winners: 7
Losers: 7
Break evens: 3
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Total Gains: $240.00
Total Losses: $894.50
Avg Gain: $34.28
Avg Loss: $127.78
Biggest Gain: $80.00
Biggest Loss: $250.00
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Trade Net: -$654.50
Commissions: -$142.68
Net: -$797.18
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Started off the month bad on the first day with nearly $500 in losses on the EURO and never got back on track. Did not have one trade this month that I was happy with.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Results 1/28/2013-2/1/2013
stocks: +127.70
Dow futures: +0.56
Nasdaq Futures: none
Russell Furtures: -4.02
Crude Futures: +139.32
Gold Futures: none
Copper Futures: -17.84
Corn Futures: none
Soybean Futures: -505.42
Euro Futures: -472.56
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Net: -732.26
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Ouch - it has been a while since I had a mental melt down - this was that week. I made two good trades on Monday following my rules but missed 3 great trades. Tuesday I missed in premarket two great trades and my frustration was building. I then spend the next two days getting chopped to pieces in Beans on a bunch of very small trades. Some of those trades those trades did not even follow my rules. By Friday - my mind was wasted and I should not have traded but with the jobs report - the volatility would be there for some possible big gains. Instead I forced a trade that had nothing to do with rules and tried to turn it into a winner and took one of my larger losses in months.
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I got to clear my head and go back to the rules before I go crazy and blow up.
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Shit.
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Regardless of the good or bad - I still post this crap - lol.
Dow futures: +0.56
Nasdaq Futures: none
Russell Furtures: -4.02
Crude Futures: +139.32
Gold Futures: none
Copper Futures: -17.84
Corn Futures: none
Soybean Futures: -505.42
Euro Futures: -472.56
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Net: -732.26
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Ouch - it has been a while since I had a mental melt down - this was that week. I made two good trades on Monday following my rules but missed 3 great trades. Tuesday I missed in premarket two great trades and my frustration was building. I then spend the next two days getting chopped to pieces in Beans on a bunch of very small trades. Some of those trades those trades did not even follow my rules. By Friday - my mind was wasted and I should not have traded but with the jobs report - the volatility would be there for some possible big gains. Instead I forced a trade that had nothing to do with rules and tried to turn it into a winner and took one of my larger losses in months.
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I got to clear my head and go back to the rules before I go crazy and blow up.
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Shit.
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Regardless of the good or bad - I still post this crap - lol.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
January 2013 results
Trades: 53
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Winners: 29
Losers: 20
Break evens: 4
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Total Gains: $1718.50
Total Losses: $1402.90
Avg Gain: $59.25
Avg Loss: $70.10
Biggest Gain: $162.50
Biggest Loss: $137.90
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Trade Net: +$305.60
Commissions: -$367.61
Net: -$62.01
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Most of these trades are one or two lots in Futures. I should have ended my month on 1/28. I was up about $500 for the month at that point.
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Winners: 29
Losers: 20
Break evens: 4
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Total Gains: $1718.50
Total Losses: $1402.90
Avg Gain: $59.25
Avg Loss: $70.10
Biggest Gain: $162.50
Biggest Loss: $137.90
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Trade Net: +$305.60
Commissions: -$367.61
Net: -$62.01
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Most of these trades are one or two lots in Futures. I should have ended my month on 1/28. I was up about $500 for the month at that point.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Results 1/22/2013-1/25/2013
stocks: -137.90
Dow futures: none
Nasdaq Futures: +40.56
Crude Futures: -16.03
Gold Futures: none
Copper Futures: -56.34
Corn Futures: none
Soybean Futures: +110.98
Euro Futures: none
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Net:-58.73
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The stock was a stupid trade because I played it like a day trade instead of a swing trade I indented it to be. Took a loss on it way before it got close to my stop loss before taking off for 3 points. It would have been a nice big trade. Got to remember why I put a trade on. In other words - follow the freaking plan.
Dow futures: none
Nasdaq Futures: +40.56
Crude Futures: -16.03
Gold Futures: none
Copper Futures: -56.34
Corn Futures: none
Soybean Futures: +110.98
Euro Futures: none
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Net:-58.73
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The stock was a stupid trade because I played it like a day trade instead of a swing trade I indented it to be. Took a loss on it way before it got close to my stop loss before taking off for 3 points. It would have been a nice big trade. Got to remember why I put a trade on. In other words - follow the freaking plan.
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