week MTM change 6/23 to 6/27 @ IB i am transitioning completely to Advantage Futures next week so my postings will greatly diminish until i get all settled. again, i thank Rallymode for the recommendation...i'm so sorry i waited this long to move it all. i have had a small six figure account there for the past six months to get a feel and its amazing the difference.
Yes, futures. The main reason for the switch is since I trade them in complex combos, IB auto liquidate going haywire is a real concern. Add in commission savings ,it is all is for the better.
-68 net It was another sad day for me. I'm definitely going through a rough patch. Things were going well early on and then I just got killed after the first couple hours. June Review: In June, I implemented my new trading strategy. After losing five of the first six days, I was able to recover and then win nine of the next 11 days. Unfortunately, I took a slide at the end of the month and finished with three losing days in a row. The month was still good as I felt much more in control. I used a defined set of trading rules and keyed in on more specific setups rather than trying everything I saw, as I was doing the prior couple of months. Although I have rules and defined setups, I still do have to make decisions on the stocks I choose to take trades on and whether or not to take the trade based on what the market is doing. This is where I am still sifting through data. I am constantly studying charts in order to determine which ones of my setups are more likely to win most often and/or offer the highest rewards. I feel that as the months went on, I may have slightly drifted away from the more specific setups I was taking during my testing of my strategy. I was feeling quite confident last week, but am now licking my wounds after four losing days in a row. There is still much work for me to do on my trading system. I will continue to trade my system and follow my rules in July. In addition, I may add on one more strategy that I have been testing. June 2014: P/L: +$263.81 Win%: 35.86 AvgW/AvgL: 2.11 My win percentage still isn't great. I'd love to have it at 40% or a little higher. It's still great considering my win percentage was 19.51% last month. I did a good job of keeping my losses small with a 2.11 average winner to loser ratio. Unfortunately, my numbers dropped in the last few days of the month as I lost and lost.
-46 net Yikes! Five losing days in a row! Despite the horrible market chop, I definitely had some good opportunities today, but I was unable to take advantage of them. I'm done trading for this week. I have a lot of studying and research to do if I want to get back on track. Happy 4th!
+/- 0 net Well, I didn't lose. I'm actually most likely up a few bucks since I always overestimate my commissions. What a lame day.