Trading Summary Week Ended 24th December 2021

38 Trades:

38 US 100 + 312 BPS.

24 long trades + 357 BPS.
14 short trades - 45 BPS.
34 intra-day trades + 330 BPS.
16 multi-day trades -18 BPS.

Total trades net + 312 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 1.75 % net.

P:L ratio 2.06:1.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 20 days.
Shortest trade duration: 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A quieter week on the equity markets.

US indices were bullish, and the SPX made a new all time closing high on Thursday, before the Christmas holiday.

Not a great week really. Well below my 2.5 % weekly benchmark. I traded £ 426 k in total.

Hoping for better figures next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 17th December 2021

58 Trades:

12 US 500 - 954 BPS.

44 US 100 + 78 BPS.

2 UK 100 - 487 BPS.

35 long trades - 157 BPS.
23 short trades - 1,206 BPS.
42 intra-day trades + 506 BPS.
16 multi-day trades + -1,869 BPS.

Total trades net -1,363 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 4.30 % net.

P:L ratio 0.59:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 101 days.
Shortest trade duration: 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A very difficult week on the equity markets.

We saw a lot of volatility following the FOMC statement and press conference on Wednesday.

I took a hit on several swing trades on both the SPX and the FTSE.

Not a good week. I traded £ 517 k in total.

Hoping for better figures next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 10th December 2021

67 Trades:

8 US 500 + 70 BPS.

56 US 100 + 560 BPS.

3 UK 100 + 27 BPS.

41 long trades + 401 BPS.
26 short trades + 256 BPS.
60 intra-day trades + 341 BPS.
7 multi-day trades + 316 BPS.

Total trades net + 657 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 4.14 % net.

P:L ratio 5.46:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 90 days.
Shortest trade duration: 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

More volatility on the equity markets.

The US market recovered from last Friday's steep drop, and the SPX traded back above 4710.

Then on Thursday we saw some weakness on both the SPX and the Nasdaq, before a rally on Friday after the CPI data was released.

US markets are still very near the all time highs, and we are in the most bullish period of the year, so it would not surprise me to see new all time highs before year end.

I made the majority of trades on the Nasdaq, with a total of £ 736 k traded on it during the week (compared to just £ 64 k on the SPX and £ 22 k on the FTSE).

Well above my 2.5 % weekly benchmark.

Hoping for more trading opportunities next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 3rd December 2021

95 Trades:

41 US 500 + 980 BPS.

35 US 100 + 693 BPS.

19 UK 100 - 282 BPS.

64 long trades + 876 BPS.
31 short trades + 515 BPS.
80 intra-day trades + 627 BPS.
15 multi-day trades + 764 BPS.

Total trades net + 1,391 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 7.45 % net.

P:L ratio 5.18:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 82 days.
Shortest trade duration: 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A volatile week in the equity markets.

COVID worries continued to spook investors, and the SPX dropped to 4,495 on Friday. 

A challenging week, and I missed some good trades, and closed others too early. 

More than double my 2.5 % bench mark though.

For the month of November, I made a total of 202 trades, and a net return of 27 %.

Hoping for more opportunities next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.