Here is what is in the spreadsheet in a nutshell. Implementing a stop loss will require a different analysis: I don't believe though it will make...
I've just shown that over time it returns less than just buying and holding the stock index if all you have is what you put in at the start of...
Sad to hear your story. I think it is something everyone of us can relate to. Separating the emotion from the logic is tough when you are losing....
I have wondered the same, and decided to do the calculations for the ten year period Dec 1995 to Dec 1996. Attached is an excel sheet showing the...
Weekly Update for week 28 ended 09/07/2007 It was a slow week. Up a paltry 3.3K - Definitely better than last week, and even better than my...
First time hearing the failed ones are masters . Who wants to be a master ? They certainly make for interesting reading, but I am not sure they...
Yea, she is well behind me now. It used to be rocky before I bottomed in the market (Oct/Nov 2004), when I kept sending money to my account...
I won't say I trade options expiration. It is true that premiums reduce significantly on expiration week, but without the right set-up I would...
You've just read one of them.
So Lucky invented the story. Thought he was your alter ego.
I think it all boils down to a number of things: 1) Inability to hold overnight based on capital limitation: most brokers allow 4XAccount value...
Yes I regret being left out of the rebound. I saw the market collapse on Tuesday, and my target entry point was reached, but thought there would...
Weekly Update for week 27 ended 08/31/2007 Another awful week to see the end, and to look beyond - though the pain will linger for a while. As...
My position sizing for my discretionary trades are discretionary. That is where the problem lies. Like you suggested I shall try and use a formula...
Thanks for that nice-looking spreadsheet. I wasn't aware there could be a day-of-the week bias. Glad to know there is none. Lately though, Mondays...
After the last weekly update we can see that there is a net loss of -20654 on all stock trades (everyline on the analysis table other than the...
I think there is a big illusion with the average you presented. Any numerically-minded person would be thinking of compounding when you mention...
Thanks for the compliment. I shall decide that at the end of the year. But it will have to be a new thread with a new starting balance and a new...
I know the safeguards are there. But what happens when there is an overnight gap like following 9/11 or the crash of 1987? It would be interesting...
For 6 contracts, that translates to an average of 600 dollars a day, or two percent of account. My mouth begins to water! if one could make that...
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