Trading Journal Day 17 - Standing Still
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.
Ticker | Entry | Direction | Size* | Date | Stop Target |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLVS | 12.45 | Short | 2.75% | 7/17/2019 | 7.18 |
CLVS | 11.66 | Short | 2.80% | 7/18/2019 | 7.18 |
CC | 18.61 | Short | 2.45% | 7/23/2019 | 15.29 |
BA | 346.74 | Short | 5.86% | 7/25/2019 | 343.10 |
BA | 338.76 | Short | 5.59% | 7/30/2019 | 343.10 |
EWI | 27.07 | Short | 13.54% | 7/30/2019 | 26.92 |
LYB | 83.34 | Short | 6.87% | 7/30/2019 | 78.81 |
SEE | 44.37 | Long | 6.40% | 8/2/2019 | 44.09 |
GDXJ | 41.553 | Long | 4.60% | 8/5/2019 | 39.84 |
NWL | 16.045 | Long | 3.47% | 8/7/2019 | 15.18 |
SLV | 15.98 | Long | 8.99% | 8/7/2019 | 15.65 |
SUI | 136.905 | Long | 7.90% | 8/7/2019 | 135.66 |
SEE | 45.68 | Long | 5.49% | 8/8/2019 | 44.09 |
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
Ticker | Gain/Loss | Size | Portfolio % | Days Held | Opened | Closed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSX | -2.72% | 10.52% | -0.29% | 0 | 7/17/2019 | 7/17/2019 |
EBAY | -2.54% | 11.97% | -0.30% | 0 | 7/18/2019 | 7/18/2019 |
ADM | -2.52% | 12.69% | -0.32% | 1 | 7/18/2019 | 7/19/2019 |
CSX | -3.90% | 8.36% | -0.33% | 1 | 7/18/2019 | 7/19/2019 |
THRM | -5.28% | 7.68% | -0.41% | 1 | 7/18/2019 | 7/19/2019 |
PCAR | -1.25% | 10.31% | -0.13% | 5 | 7/18/2019 | 7/23/2019 |
PCAR | -3.32% | 11.45% | -0.38% | 0 | 7/23/2019 | 7/23/2019 |
EPR | -2.55% | 12.42% | -0.32% | 1 | 7/22/2019 | 7/23/2019 |
EW | 8.51% | 11.75% | 1.00% | 2 | 7/22/2019 | 7/24/2019 |
EW | -2.47% | 10.02% | -0.25% | 0 | 7/24/2019 | 7/24/2019 |
NTGR | 18.02% | 6.49% | 1.17% | 1 | 7/24/2019 | 7/25/2019 |
NTGR | 13.90% | 6.72% | 0.93% | 1 | 7/24/2019 | 7/25/2019 |
CHRW | -2.88% | 8.52% | -0.25% | 1 | 7/24/2019 | 7/25/2019 |
NUVA | -4.88% | 6.64% | -0.32% | 5 | 7/24/2019 | 7/29/2019 |
CMI | -7.36% | 9.20% | -0.68% | 6 | 7/24/2019 | 7/30/2019 |
WPM | 3.28% | 8.43% | 0.28% | 14 | 7/17/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
WPM | 1.39% | 8.32% | 0.12% | 13 | 7/18/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
AAPL | 3.24% | 9.60% | 0.31% | 7 | 7/24/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
BTX | -9.22% | 2.25% | -0.21% | 5 | 7/26/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
PG | -1.82% | 11.88% | -0.22% | 1 | 7/30/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
AAPL | -2.38% | 9.71% | -0.23% | 0 | 7/31/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
UTHR | -4.07% | 5.46% | -0.22% | 0 | 7/31/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
TROW | -0.91% | 8.84% | -0.01% | 8 | 7/24/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
MGA | -3.32% | 7.32% | -0.24% | 8 | 7/24/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
SWKS | -3.55% | 6.86% | -0.24% | 8 | 7/24/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
TROW | -2.75% | 8.37% | -0.23% | 7 | 7/25/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
SLCA | -9.26% | 2.68% | -0.25% | 1 | 7/31/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
EAF | -4.93% | 4.39% | -0.22% | 1 | 7/31/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
IBM | -2.12% | 8.80% | -0.19% | 0 | 8/1/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
ALNY | -0.81% | 6.04% | -0.05% | 15 | 7/18/2019 | 8/2/2019 |
ALNY | -4.65% | 4.75% | -0.22% | 2 | 7/31/2019 | 8/2/2019 |
BAX | -0.11% | 14.10% | -0.02% | 18 | 7/18/2019 | 8/5/2019 |
BAX | -2.45% | 10.53% | -0.26% | 11 | 7/25/2019 | 8/5/2019 |
OR | -0.54% | 4.71% | -0.03% | 1 | 8/5/2019 | 8/6/2019 |
OR | -3.93% | 4.88% | -0.19% | 1 | 8/5/2019 | 8/6/2019 |
FOSL | -8.03% | 2.32% | -0.19% | 1 | 8/5/2019 | 8/6/2019 |
GWPH | -4.06% | 4.88% | -0.20% | 21 | 7/17/2019 | 8/7/2019 |
PEP | 0.71% | 14.34% | 0.10% | 17 | 7/22/2019 | 8/8/2019 |
EWW | 4.42% | 10.95% | 0.48% | 17 | 7/22/2019 | 8/8/2019 |
EWW | 2.71% | 7.73% | 0.21% | 13 | 7/26/2019 | 8/8/2019 |
RACE | 0.56% | 10.65% | 0.06% | 9 | 7/30/2019 | 8/8/2019 |
EWU | 3.55% | 18.54% | 0.66% | 8 | 7/31/2019 | 8/8/2019 |
AMZN | 2.61% | 10.31% | 0.27% | 8 | 7/31/2019 | 8/8/2019 |
DUK | -2.39% | 10.92% | -0.26% | 16 | 7/24/2019 | 8/10/2019 |
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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