Trading Summary Week Ended 29th October 2021

35 Trades:

24 US500  - 460 BPS.

11 UK100 - 140 BPS.

18 long trades  + 1092 BPS.
17 short trades - 1692 BPS.
27 intra-day trades + 64 BPS.
8 multi-day trades - 664 BPS.

Total trades net  - 600 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 4.22 % net.

P:L ratio 0.69:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 47 days min.
Shortest trade duration: 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A very poor week for me on the equity markets.

The market continued to grind higher, and the SPX and Dow made new all time highs.

Crypto markets were very strong again, ETH made a new all time high above $ 4,400.

For the month of October, I made 121 trades my P&L was + 0.51 %.

Hoping for for better returns next month.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 22nd October 2021

23 Trades:

21 US500  + 51 BPS.

1 US 100 + 3 BPS.

1 UK100 + 4 BPS.

11 long trades  + 35 BPS.
12 short trades + 23 BPS.
23 intra-day trades + 58 BPS.
0 multi-day trades.

Total trades net  + 58 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.69 % net.

P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 138 min.
Shortest trade duration: 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another difficult week on the equity markets.

Equity markets were weaker early in the week, and the FTSE traded below 7200, before rallying, but it was stuck in a range from around 7180 to 7220.

The SPX made another new all time high on Thursday, at over 4550. All dips are still being bought on the US equity market.

Tricky trading, I made some very poor trade exits.

Well short of my 2.5 % weekly bench mark.

The crypto markets were very strong, Bitcoin making a new all time high above 66k, after the first Bitcoin ETF began trading on the US market.

The other large cap coins also rallied, with ETH rising over 4100, Solana and Polkadot were active too.

I hold all of these, so that was encouraging. I do think that the wider general public is still largely not participating in the crypto market, and if they do, that may drive prices higher. We shall see.

Away from the markets, I may have said before here that I like to get out in the evenings and at weekends. I do a fair bit of cycling, which is a good way of de - stressing after a difficult day, and it also keeps me fairly fit.

Anyway, I took this photo on my ride on Thursday evening, I thought the sky was pretty dramatic, although it was pretty short lived:

It's important to appreciate our beautiful world, after all, we aren't here all that long.

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 15th October 2021

34 Trades:

24 US500  + 267 BPS.

10 UK100 + 29 BPS.

11 long trades  + 4 BPS.
23 short trades + 292 BPS.
29 intra-day trades + 74 BPS.
5 multi-day trades + 222 BPS.

Total trades net  + 296 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 2.38 % net.

P:L ratio 8.3:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 21 days.
Shortest trade duration: < 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A difficult week on the equity markets.

The SPX traded down below 4330, then rallied up above 4460 on Friday, when we had expiry.

The FTSE also broke above 7200 for the first time since August, helped by a strong rally on the commodity stocks after the recent weakness. 

Tricky trading, I missed a few very good moves.

Short of my 2.5 % weekly bench mark.

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 8th October 2021

24 Trades:

1 AAL + 84 BPS.

15 US500  + 318 BPS.

1 US30 + 4 BPS.

7 UK100 + 176 BPS.

11 long trades  + 102 BPS.
13 short trades + 480 BPS.
17 intra-day trades + 166 BPS.
7 multi-day trades + 416 BPS.

Total trades net  + 582 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 4.52 % net.

P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 8 days.
Shortest trade duration: < 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another volatile week on the equity markets.

Indices sold off again, with the SPX trading back below 4,200 on Monday, before staging a strong rally back to 4400.

A better week, but I should have been more patient with the longs on the SPX. 

Still, well above my 2.5 % weekly bench mark.

Here is the one hour chart of the SPX, showing the rally off the lows:

Away from the markets, we've been spoiled for choice with pro cycling recently, we had the World Championships, with Julian Alaphilipe holding onto the rainbow jersey in a wonderful race. 

Then an amazing Paris - Roubaix in the mud last Sunday, that was absolutely spectacular.

And on Saturday we have Il Lombardia. 

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 1st October 2021

33 Trades:

21 US500  + 490 BPS.

12 UK100 - 740 BPS.

12 long trades  - 259 BPS.
21 short trades + 9 BPS.
22 intra-day trades + 162 BPS.
11 multi-day trades - 412 BPS.

Total trades net  - 250 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 1.76 % net.

P:L ratio 0.70:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 74 days.
Shortest trade duration: < 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another very volatile week on the equity markets.

Indices sold off with the SPX trading back below 4,300, ad the FTSE testing 7000.

A very poor week, could have been worse I suppose, still well below my 2.5 % weekly bench mark.

September lived up to its reputation for volatility on the equity markets.

Over the month, I made 197 trades and a net return of 31 %.

Looking forward to more opportunities next month.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.