Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Trading Summary Week Ended 21st July 2017

4 Stock Trades:


2 BLT - 1512 BPS.
2 RIO - 1243 BPS.

2 long trades + 171 BPS
2 short trades - 2927 BPS.
No intra-day trades.
4 multi-day trades - 2755 BPS.

Stocks net - 2755 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 12.78 % net.
P:L ratio 0.05:1.
Days traded: 1.
Longest trade duration: 96 days.
Shortest trade duration: 13 days.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another poor week.

Took a hit on a couple of short positions that I held too long.

Looking forward to a better week next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.


Monday, July 17, 2017

Trading Summary Week Ended 14th July 2017

25 Stock Trades:


7 AAL - 599 BPS.
13 BLT - 380 BPS.
5 GLEN + 300 BPS.

23 long trades + 731 BPS
2 short trades - 1410 BPS.
6 intra-day trades + 216 BPS.
19 multi-day trades - 895 BPS.

Stocks net - 679 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 1.03 % net.
P:L ratio 0.85:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 90 days.
Shortest trade duration: 4 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Not a good week.

Took a hit on a couple of short positions that I held too long.
Well below my 2.5% weekly benchmark.
Some poor entries and exits.

Looking forward to a better week next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.


Friday, July 07, 2017

Trading Summary Week Ended 7th July 2017

21 Stock Trades:


3 AAL - 145 BPS.
9 BLT + 160 BPS.
3 GLEN + 281 BPS.
6 RIO + 507 BPS.

18 long trades + 948 BPS
3 short trades - 145 BPS.
8 intra-day trades + 93 BPS.
13 multi-day trades + 710 BPS.

Stocks net + 803 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 4.87 % net.
P:L ratio 2.52:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 84 days.
Shortest trade duration: 34 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts


Another volatile week.

Above my 2.5% weekly benchmark.
Some poor entries and exits.

Looking forward to more opportunities and some quality cycle racing next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.