January 2014 Results

Trades:17
Winners:5
 Losers:9
 Break evens:3
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Total Gains: $448.50
Total Losses: $660.00
Avg Gain: $89.70
Avg Loss: $73.33
Biggest Gain: $162.50
Biggest Loss: $200.00
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Trade Net: -$211.50
Commissions: -$158.38
Day Trading Net: -$369.88
Month Net:-$369.88
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Not a good start to the year.  So many mental mistakes, it is not funny. I traded like a two year old on too much sugar. I am very happy the damage to my account was little. I got lucky on one trade were my entry was slipped by 3 ticks but my exit was slipped by 5 ticks - go figure.
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I rate my trades in different ways but I gave myself 6 "good" marks, 7 "stupid" marks and 9 "chicken" marks. To make the amount of money I would like to make - I believe the ratio in a month should be 80% "good", 10% "stupid" and 10% "chicken". This does not count the amount of unfilled orders where the ratings are missing. I need to log those also somehow.
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Basicly what I mean by these terms are:
GOOD = win or loss - good setup and followed trading plan.
STUPID = win or loss - bad setup or chased market
CHICKEN = win or loss - good setup but did not follow trading plan
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I think everyone should look at their trades in great detail to learn from them. Maybe one day I will learn from my own.

Year 2013 results - sort of

I always wonder how to sum of the yearly results.  I like to look at them many ways. If you do not include fees (other than commissions) from the brokers I used and factor in the outstanding swings I have - I made $847.24 - this includes dividends but I feel this year sucked for me.
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Winning months (including commissions):  3
Losing months:  9.
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One big swing made: $3606.00
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total dividends:  $1427.00
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My day trading nets: - 4185.76  (second worst year for me).
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Total commissions: 2685.93
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I am sitting on two swings and there value did not change much comparing this year to last but the one I am holding at a 8,000 loss.  The other is at a 3,000 gain.
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I am just glad this year is over.

December 2013 Results

Trades:11
Winners:4
Losers:6
Break evens:1
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Total Gains: $289.00
Total Losses: $539.50
Avg Gain: $72.25
Avg Loss: $89.92
Biggest Gain: $114.00
Biggest Loss: $200.00
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Trade Net: -$250.50
Commissions: -$80.24
Day Trading Net: -$330.74
Month Net:-$330.74
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Did not trade much this month.  Trying to work on a new idea. I am using way too many indciators and crap on my charts.  Trying to just look at lot less.
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One trade this month sticks in my side. The employment numbers caused big moves on the 6th. I had 3 setups firing off at the same time- crude, euro and S&P.  I did not know which one to pick. I have picked them all.  I have the account size to do it. Instead I only picked the EURO. The S&P moved $800 and crude moved $1400 in the right direction. The Euro on its first attempt did not make it and stopped me for a $200 loss but on the second attempt it moved over $500. I did not have the guts to take the second trade.
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Botton line is I should have taken all four trades and made over $2500 for the day.  Instead I chickened out and sat with a $200 loss -  the story of of this years trading for me.

November 2013 Results

Trades:16
Winners:8
Losers:6
Break evens:1
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Total Gains: $424.00
Total Losses: $437.00
Avg Gain: $53.00
Avg Loss: $72.83
Biggest Gain: $130.00
Biggest Loss: $150.00
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Trade Net: -$13.00
Commissions: -$110.01
Day Trading Net: -$123.01
Month Net:-$123.01

October 2013 results

Trades:23
Winners:11
Losers:10
Break evens:2
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Total Gains: $746.00
Total Losses: $714.00
Avg Gain: $67.82
Avg Loss: $71.40
Biggest Gain: $220.00
Biggest Loss: $150.00
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Trade Net: $32.00
Commissions: -$182.56
Day Trading Net: -$150.56
Month Net:-$150.56

September 2013 results

Trades: 27
Winners: 9
Losers:12
Break evens: 5
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Total Gains: $637.02
Total Losses: $1225.50
Avg Gain: $70.88
Avg Loss: $102.13
Biggest Gain: $200.00
Biggest Loss: $150.00
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Trade Net: -$588.48
Commissions: -$247.52
Day Trading Net: -$836.00
Month Net:-$836

This Week In Nov Beans

How I looked at the Beans this week. My trades are also the charts with my missed trades I saw as the action happened. Bottom line is this should have been a good week for me based on how I look at charts.