Trading Summary Week Ended 27th December 2019

2 Trades:

2 UK100 + 316 BPS.

2 long trades + 316 BPS.
0 short trades.
0 intraday trades.
2 multi-day trades  + 316 BPS.
Total trades net + 316 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.67 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 2.5.
Longest trade duration: 88 days.
Shortest trade duration:  3 days.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Christmas week was pretty uneventful. The rally on the FTSE continued, with the index hitting 7665 on Friday.

In the US the SPX broke through 3240, making new all time highs.

Only a couple of trades. Again below my weekly 2.5% benchmark.


Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 20th December 2019

3 Trades:

1 AAL + 94 BPS.
2 UK100 + 210 BPS.

3 long trades + 304 BPS.
0 short trades.
0 intraday trades.
3 multi-day trades  + 304 BPS.
Total trades net + 304 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.50 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 14 days.
Shortest trade duration:  3 days.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A quieter week. The post election rally on the FTSE continued, with the index testing the 7600 level on Friday.

In the US the SPX broke through 3200, yet another new all time high.

Again below my weekly 2.5% benchmark.

Next week the LSE closes early on Tuesday for Christmas, and re-opens on Thursday. The markets will no doubt be fairly quiet.


Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 13th December 2019

14 Trades:

2 AAL + 327 BPS.
3 BP + 918 BPS.
1 FRES + 153 BPS.
1 GLEN + 298 BPS.
1 MTRO + 292 BPS.
6 UK100 + 66 BPS.

5 long trades + 377 BPS.
9 short trades + 1677 BPS
6 intraday trades + 334 BPS.
8 multi-day trades  + 1720 BPS.
Total trades net + 2054 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.64 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 71 days.
Shortest trade duration:  4 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Quite a week. On Thursday we had the general election, so I was up at five am on Friday to watch the results as they came in. A big majority for the Conservatives sparked a rally, with the banks particularly strong.
The China - US trade issues continued to move the commodity and equity markets.

In the US the SPX made yet another new all time high.

Again below my weekly 2.5% benchmark.

Looking forward to a better week next week.


Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 6th December 2019

13 Trades:

1 BHP - 922 BPS.
2 FRES + 642 BPS.
1 GLEN + 834 BPS.
9 UK100 + 391 BPS.

1 long trades + 14 BPS.
12 short trades + 931 BPS
4 intraday trades + 154 BPS.
9 multi-day trades  + 791 BPS.
Total trades net + 945 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.81 % net.
P:L ratio 3.1:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 361 days.
Shortest trade duration:  24 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A difficult week's trading.
The FTSE sold off following President Trump hinting that a trade deal with China may take longer than previously thought. After hitting 7400 on Monday, the index fell to 7131 on Thursday, before rallying strongly on Friday. Oil stocks were very weak.

In the US the SPX was weaker too.
Crude oil had a volatile week.
GLEN was rocked by an investigation by the SFO, knocking about 9% off the stock on Thursday.

Again below my weekly 2.5% benchmark.

Looking forward to a better week next week.


Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.