Summary Week Ended Friday 22nd June 2012

Trades

1 FTSE + 5 BPS
2 DAX + 7.5 BPS

All intraday trades.


Thoughts

Trading indices since CMC reintroduced minimum commissions.



Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.

Summary Friday Week Ended 25th May 2012

Trades

1 FTSE + 6 BPS


All intraday trades.


Thoughts

I was busy most of the week again, so little trading.



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Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ended Friday 18th May 2012

Trades

1 FTSE + 18 BPS


All intraday trades.


Thoughts

I was busy most of the week again, so little trading.



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Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ended Friday 11th May 2012

3 Trades

1 BP + 71 BPS
1 AAL - 73
1 BLT + 13


All intraday trades.


Thoughts

I was busy most of the week so little trading.



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Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ended Friday 4th May 2012

1 Trade

1 BP + 2 BPS



All intraday trades.


Thoughts

I was busy Wed to Friday so no trading.



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Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ended Friday 27th April 2012

7 Trades

1 BARC + 25 BPS
4 BLT - 17 BPS
1 BP + 64 BPS
1 BT.A + 19 BPS

All intraday trades.

Thoughts

I really should concentrate on the long side, since that's what I have proven to do best.
Took my single loss on a short trade on BLT, a very poor entry.
 
Reached my BPS profit target just one day this week, Monday, after buying an early sell off.



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Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ended Friday 20th April 2012

5 Trades

5 BLT - 185 BPS

All intraday trades.

Thoughts

A short week, due to other commitments.




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Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ended Friday 13th April 2012

7 Trades

2 BARC + 72 BPS
3 BP + 86 BPS
2 RDSA + 11 BPS


All intraday trades.

Thoughts

A short week (Easter) choppy trading conditions.




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Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ended Friday 6th April 2012

8 Trades

4 BARC - 513 BPS
1 BG - 297 BPS
2 BP - 181 BPS
1 BLT + 21 BPS


All intraday trades.

Thoughts

A very poor week, missed a very strong rally on Monday afternoon, then lost fighting the sell off on Thurs and Friday.




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Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ended Friday 30th March 2012

6 Trades

1 BARC - 292 BPS
1 BG + 75 BPS
1 BP - 118 BPS


All intraday trades.

Thoughts

A very difficult week.

I will be more selective in the future.



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Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ending Friday 23rd March 2012

5 Trades

1 ANTO + 49 BPS
1 XTA + 22 BPS
1 BP - 29 BPS
2 BLT - 144 BPS

All intraday trades.

Thoughts

Miners weak for the last 5 days.

I made a couple of poor entries this week, one just before some negative market news.



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Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ending Friday 16th March 2012

Trades: 2

1 BARC + 29 BPS
1 BLT +15 BPS


All intraday trades.

Thoughts

Lowish volumes and my watchlist stocks traded in narror ranges for most of the week, I struggled to find trades,



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Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ending Friday 9th Mar 2012

Trades: 4

2 XTA + 75 BPS
4 BLT -25 BPS


All intraday trades.

Thoughts

Thursday was the deadline for the Greek bond deal, so markets very cautious. I decided to sit on the sidelines during Thursday and had to leave early on Friday, so all in all, a quiet week. I will be back on Monday for more trading though.



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Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ending Friday 2nd Mar 2012

Trades: 5

2 BARC + 53 BPS
3 BLT -72 BPS


All intraday trades.

Thoughts

Not a great week, took an early short on BARC today but my entry was poor, closed almost flat as the buyers kept coming back all day.

No real damage done, just frustrating closing too early on a couple of trades on BLT.


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Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ending Friday 24th Feb 2012

Trades: 2

1 BARC + 26 BPS
1 LLOY + 103 BPS


All intraday trades.

Thoughts

A difficult week, stocks in my watchlist trading in tight ranges, LLOY sold off today on its results, and I missed a repeat of yesterday's short about 37p.

Still, a proftible week is better than a losing week that's for sure.

Next week I'll be looking for more volatility, I'm wondering if the FTSE has made a short term high @ 5962.92.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.

Summary Week Ending Friday 17th Feb 2012

Trades: 4

1 BT.A + 14 BPS
1 BLT + 34 BPS
1 BARC + 23 BPS
1 LLOY + 28 BPS


All intraday trades.

Thoughts

Be wary of countertrend shorts.

Summary Week Ending Friday 10th Feb 2012

Trades: 5

3 BP + 51 BPS
2 BLT + 72 BPS


All intraday trades.

Trading was quiet, but I did miss a few nice moves, especially BARC on Friday am (down to 225, reversed to 244 on huge volume).

BLT also peaked @ 2205 then sold off over the next couple of days to 2033.

Thoughts

The first 15 mins of the session is often really crucial, and I must ensure that I'm 100% focussed at this time.


It's too easy to sit and watch and take no action, thereby missing some of the best trades.

    

Summary Week Ending Friday 3rd Feb 2012

Summary for Week Ending Friday 3rd Feb 2012

Trades: 6

3 BP + 45 BPS
2 BLT + 109 BPS
1 BARC + 28 BPS

All intraday trades.

Friday 9th December 2011

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