Trading Journal Day 17 - Standing Still

in #steemleo5 years ago

Standing Still

It was a pretty uneventful day. I covered another short and moved a stop or two, but nothing dramatic.

A lot of trading is about knowing when to do nothing, to stand still, and when to move and move quickly. Today was a day of standing still.

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Trade Journal

Today I Bought

Nothing new

Today I Shorted

Nothing new

Today I Closed

DUK @ 89.53

Open Trades

While everything else about an open trade is established at entry, the ‘stop loss’ order will be adjusted periodically over the life of a trade. The idea is to move the stops at key price points and let the profitable trades keep running.

Much slower day in terms of how many stops I moved, but I'm still marking bold the stops that I adjusted.

TickerEntryDirectionSize*DateStop Target
CLVS12.45Short2.75%7/17/20197.18
CLVS11.66Short2.80%7/18/20197.18
CC18.61Short2.45%7/23/201915.29
BA346.74Short5.86%7/25/2019343.10
BA338.76Short5.59%7/30/2019343.10
EWI27.07Short13.54%7/30/201926.92
LYB83.34Short6.87%7/30/201978.81
SEE44.37Long6.40%8/2/201944.09
GDXJ41.553Long4.60%8/5/201939.84
NWL16.045Long3.47%8/7/201915.18
SLV15.98Long8.99%8/7/201915.65
SUI136.905Long7.90%8/7/2019135.66
SEE45.68Long5.49%8/8/201944.09

Total Long 36.85%
Total Short 39.86%

Approximate position sizes are given as a percentage of trading account. Use of leverage is intended, so % of portfolio will usually exceed 100%

Closed Trades

TickerGain/LossSizePortfolio %Days HeldOpenedClosed
CSX-2.72%10.52%-0.29%07/17/20197/17/2019
EBAY-2.54%11.97%-0.30%07/18/20197/18/2019
ADM-2.52%12.69%-0.32%17/18/20197/19/2019
CSX-3.90%8.36%-0.33%17/18/20197/19/2019
THRM-5.28%7.68%-0.41%17/18/20197/19/2019
PCAR-1.25%10.31%-0.13%57/18/20197/23/2019
PCAR-3.32%11.45%-0.38%07/23/20197/23/2019
EPR-2.55%12.42%-0.32%17/22/20197/23/2019
EW8.51%11.75%1.00%27/22/20197/24/2019
EW-2.47%10.02%-0.25%07/24/20197/24/2019
NTGR18.02%6.49%1.17%17/24/20197/25/2019
NTGR13.90%6.72%0.93%17/24/20197/25/2019
CHRW-2.88%8.52%-0.25%17/24/20197/25/2019
NUVA-4.88%6.64%-0.32%57/24/20197/29/2019
CMI-7.36%9.20%-0.68%67/24/20197/30/2019
WPM3.28%8.43%0.28%147/17/20197/31/2019
WPM1.39%8.32%0.12%137/18/20197/31/2019
AAPL3.24%9.60%0.31%77/24/20197/31/2019
BTX-9.22%2.25%-0.21%57/26/20197/31/2019
PG-1.82%11.88%-0.22%17/30/20197/31/2019
AAPL-2.38%9.71%-0.23%07/31/20197/31/2019
UTHR-4.07%5.46%-0.22%07/31/20197/31/2019
TROW-0.91%8.84%-0.01%87/24/20198/1/2019
MGA-3.32%7.32%-0.24%87/24/20198/1/2019
SWKS-3.55%6.86%-0.24%87/24/20198/1/2019
TROW-2.75%8.37%-0.23%77/25/20198/1/2019
SLCA-9.26%2.68%-0.25%17/31/20198/1/2019
EAF-4.93%4.39%-0.22%17/31/20198/1/2019
IBM-2.12%8.80%-0.19%08/1/20198/1/2019
ALNY-0.81%6.04%-0.05%157/18/20198/2/2019
ALNY-4.65%4.75%-0.22%27/31/20198/2/2019
BAX-0.11%14.10%-0.02%187/18/20198/5/2019
BAX-2.45%10.53%-0.26%117/25/20198/5/2019
OR-0.54%4.71%-0.03%18/5/20198/6/2019
OR-3.93%4.88%-0.19%18/5/20198/6/2019
FOSL-8.03%2.32%-0.19%18/5/20198/6/2019
GWPH-4.06%4.88%-0.20%217/17/20198/7/2019
PEP0.71%14.34%0.10%177/22/20198/8/2019
EWW4.42%10.95%0.48%177/22/20198/8/2019
EWW2.71%7.73%0.21%137/26/20198/8/2019
RACE0.56%10.65%0.06%97/30/20198/8/2019
EWU3.55%18.54%0.66%87/31/20198/8/2019
AMZN2.61%10.31%0.27%87/31/20198/8/2019
DUK-2.39%10.92%-0.26%167/24/20198/10/2019

Wins: 11 trades, 5.59% total gain
Losses: 32 trades, -7.42% total loss

Win Ratio: 25.58% of completed trades
Net Gain: -1.83%

Gain/Loss given as percentage on notional value of trade, with size a percentage of trading account. G/L x Size = % change of account value based on trade outcome. Days Held shows as 0 when a position was opened and closed in the same day (day trade).
Evaluating all position outcomes from Closed Trades, over a large enough sample, could support an approximate calculation of total portfolio return. Actual results may vary.
This is my trading journal. Results are published for entertainment purposes. This is not financial advice. This is not legal advice. This is not even advice.


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