Buy to close 0.010297 @ 8:21 AM MST Nominal profit $400.00, $395.06 after commissions. Nice start to the week... Edit: fixed typo in...
Short 6J-12 @ 0.010329 @ 6:08AM MST Stop 0.010370
Thanks, it's been a good week. Total, including trades before I started the journal, was about +$1300 or so.
Attached is a results tracking sheet. Doesn't mean much with this small a sample, but figured I'd get in the habit of using it.
Net so far: +$754.10
Sold 126'110, loss -125.00, -127.86 with commissions. Overnight action was great, but something went wrong. Done for the week.
Long ZN-12 @ 126'150 @ 10:12 PM MST Stop 126'080
Don't try to defend it. The article was wrong and deserved criticism. One key contributor to trading success is insistence on accuracy in all...
People who try to argue with the dictionary are comical. You're not some special princess who gets to make up personal meanings for words. If...
Wouldn't portfolio margin at Interactive Brokers do what you want?
Well that was fast. Bought to cover at 1678.50. Nominal profit $262.50, $258.48 after commissions.
Short ES-12 @ 1683.75 @ 7:33 AM MST Stop 1690
First off, post the inflation adjusted chart and we'll talk about that. Second, if your goal in trading is to capture beta, well, you won't...
Reality. And the dictionary. You are correct about the deep symmetry between poker and trading. And both are gambling.
Similar to the article, you exhibit a poor understanding of gambling. For starters, Kelly Criterion was created for and initially applied to...
Skilled ones never do. The skills required to win at trading are almost indistinguishable from the skills required to win at gambling. The...
Person who doesn't understand gambling uses gambling for analogy. News at 11:00.
Bought to cover @ 126'135 @ 11:20 AM MST Nominal profit $171.87, something less with commissions (I traded on IB webtrader, so I'll figure it...
Short ZN-12 @ 126'190 @ 8:51AM MST Stop 126'300
Guess I won't be regretting it after all.
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