Trading Summary Week Ended 21st May 2021

21 Trades:

21 UK100 + 82 BPS.

20 long trades  + 77 BPS.
1 short trades + 5 BPS.
20 intra-day trades + 72 BPS.
1 multi-day trades + 10 BPS.

Total trades net  + 82 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 1.88 % 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

A volatile week on the equity markets.

On Wednesday the FTSE sold off, amid a general red day, breaking below 6900 before bouncing to 6950.

The crypto markets saw a huge sell - off, with Bitcoin dropping from above $ 50,000 to $ 30,000, and then rallying to over $ 42,000, a crazy move.

I did buy a small amount of crypto during the drop.

Here is the one hour chart on Ethereum:

I made a couple of very poor trade exits (for example in the run up to expiry on Friday morning, when I thought the big money would probably push the index up into expiry), and left a lot of money on the table.

Well below my 2.5 % weekly benchmark.

Meanwhile, the action in the Giro d'Italia continues, with a big mountain stage on the Zoncolan this weekend, looking forward to that.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 14th May 2021

43 Trades:

43 UK100 - 318 BPS.

18 long trades  + 100 BPS.
25 short trades - 418 BPS.
36 intra-day trades + 308 BPS.
7 multi-day trades - 626 BPS.

Total trades net  - 318 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 0.27 % net.

P:L ratio 0.95:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 49 days.
Shortest trade duration:  < 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A really tough week.

Markets were bullish on Monday, with the FTSE making new 2021 highs at just over 7164.

We then fell back to 6912, which was support from the 4th of May, then on Thursday we broke below 6900, bottoming around 6823, before rallying back above 7000 on Friday, to close at 7043.6.

Here is a 3 minute chart of Thursday's move, the low corresponded to a high around the 16th of March:

Here is the four hour chart:

I made some very poor trades, well below my 2.5 % weekly benchmark.

Hopefully I can get back to profitability next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 7th May 2021

26 Trades:

26 UK100 + 281 BPS.

18 long trades  + 264 BPS.
8 short trades + 17 BPS.
24 intra-day trades + 139 BPS.
2 multi-day trades + 142 BPS.

Total trades net  + 281 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 8.25 % net.

P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 19 days.
Shortest trade duration:  < 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A four day week due to the bank holiday in Britain on Monday.

Markets were bullish again, with the FTSE making new 2021 highs, breaking above 7,100 on Friday.

Commodity stocks were very strong, the likes of AAL, GLEN, BHP & RIO all near or at 52 week highs.

Not a bad week, although I made a couple of very poor trade exits after going long near Tuesday's lows around 6920, I really should have been more patient.

Still well above my 2.5 % weekly benchmark.

Hopefully I can continue this throughout May.

Away from the markets, we have the Giro d'Italia starting on Saturday in Turin, so I'll be following the action over the next three weeks. The Giro is always a great spectacle, and the scenery is usually beautiful, in fact I think Italy is one of my favourite countries, at least of those I have visited, and I've been to Italy many, many times.

So looking forward to some great cycling action. 

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 30th April 2021

28 Trades:

1 BARC + 58 BPS.

27 UK100 + 122 BPS.

25 long trades  + 174 BPS.
3 short trades + 6 BPS.
26 intra-day trades + 134 BPS.
2 multi-day trades + 46 BPS.

Total trades net  + 180 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 2.69 % net.

P:L ratio 24.4:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 14 days.
Shortest trade duration:  < 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A better week's trading.

Markets were bullish, with the SPX making yet more new all time highs, breaking above 4,200 for the first time.

On Thursday we saw quite a bit of volatility, when the FTSE tested the 7,020

level early in the day, then just after 12:30 GMT, it dropped very rapidly to the 6950s... and then retested 7,000.

Here is a 3 minute chart showing the move, notice the selling reverses right at the 1st 30 minute low line, marked in red:

I made a couple of very poor trade exits, net return was just above my 2.5 % benchmark.

For the month of April, I made 116 trades for a net return of 18.03 %. It would be nice to get that above 20 %.

Hoping for further decent returns next month.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 23rd April 2021

28 Trades:

28 UK100 - 272 BPS.

23 long trades  + 61 BPS.
2 short trades - 333 BPS.
26 intra-day trades + 86 BPS.
2 multi-day trades - 358 BPS.

Total trades net  - 272 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 1.22 % net.

P:L ratio 0.5:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 26 days.
Shortest trade duration:  < 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another difficult week on the equity markets.

The FTSE made a new high for the year on Monday, before selling off very sharply on Tuesday, falling by 2.6% from Monday's high. 

Crude was weaker, as were the commodity stocks, and that's a big chunk of the FTSE.

The market then bounced and by the close on Friday, the FTSE was down just over one point for the week.

US stocks were also weaker, maybe the market is waking to to the tax policies of the Biden administration, but by Friday the SPX has made yet another all time high at 4194.2

Not a great week, a smallish loss but still not nice.

Hopefully better figures next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 16th April 2021

24 Trades:

24 UK100 + 248 BPS.

23 long trades  + 248 BPS.
No short trades.
19 intra-day trades + 65 BPS.
4 multi-day trades + 183 BPS.

Total trades net  + 248 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 4.58 % net.

P:L ratio 885.7:1.
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

A volatile week on the equity market.

Again over the pond, US indices made new all time highs, every dip was bought.

I saw this posted on Twitter by @NorthmanTrader on Friday, sums up the equity markets over the pond:

'96.39 % of $SPX components are above the 2000 MA a new all time record'

On the FTSE, we made consecutive new highs for 2021 on Thursday and Friday, after crude oil was bid higher.

I made some poor exits, mostly closing longs too soon. I was 100 percent on the long side, as the market was so bullish.

Here's another chart showing the first 30 minute levels on the FTSE...

This was Thursday morning, again the green line formed support.

I had PC problems over a couple of days this week, which got in the way of trading.

Well ahead of my 2.5 % weekly benchmark.

Looking forward to better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 9th April 2021

32 Trades:

32 UK100 + 342 BPS.

30 long trades  + 336 BPS.
2 short trades + 6 BPS.
28 intra-day trades + 336 BPS.
4 multi-day trades + 200 BPS.

Total trades net  + 342.

Return on account for the week + 10.01 % net.

P:L ratio 162:1.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 22 days.
Shortest trade duration:  < 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A better week on the equity market.

Markets were bullish, with the US indices making yet more new all time highs, the FTSE made a new high for 2021, but is still well off the all time highs.

Fairly busy by my standards, given that it was another four day week, after the Easter long weekend.

Made a few very poor exits, leaving plenty of profit on the table, but still well ahead of my 2.5 % benchmark.

 

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 2nd April 2021

22 Trades:

22 UK100 - 149 BPS.

16 long trades  + 118 BPS.
5 short trades - 267 BPS.
18 intra-day trades + 52 BPS.
4 multi-day trades - 201 BPS.

Total trades net  - 149 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 1.98 % net.

P:L ratio 0.6:1.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 28 days.
Shortest trade duration:  < 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A poor week overall on the equity market.

I closed a poor short early in the week, then made back some of the loss. A short week due to the easter holidays.

The FTSE sold off sharply on Wednesday afternoon, before bouncing on Friday.

Meanwhile over the pond, US indices made new all time highs, it seems nothing can dampen the euphoria.

For the month of March, I made 197 trades and a net return of 21.7 %.

Here's another chart showing the first 30 minute levels on the FTSE...

This was Friday morning, quite a nice chart I think...

Looking forward to better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 26th March 2021

49 Trades:

1 AAL + 35 BPS.

48 UK100 + 234 BPS.

34 long trades  + 237 BPS.
15 short trades + 32 BPS.
47 intra-day trades + 192 BPS.
2 multi-day trades + 77 BPS.

Total trades net  + 269 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 6.51 % net.

P:L ratio 25:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 1 Day min.
Shortest trade duration:  < 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another volatile week on the equity market.

The markets were weaker early in the week, with the FTSE testing 6650 on Monday and then again on Wednesday, before dropping to 6618 on Thursday and then rallying on Friday. Crude oil was very weak on Thursday, which clobbered the commodity stock which are a large chunk of the FTSE.

Difficult trading conditions, so mostly very short term trades, but generally, the sharp dips were bought. I missed a few great trade entries, and sold closed the AAL position way too early.

 

Well over my 2.5 % benchmark.

 

I thought I'd post a chart here...

This is a five minute chart of the FTSE (Forex.com, not the cash) on Tradingview.com.

The red and green horizontal lines mark the high and low of the 30 minutes from 07:30 London time.

You can see how the FTSE dropped back after 10am, but found support at the early high marked by the green line.

I have noticed that these levels frequently form support or resistance later in the trading session.

A few years ago I wrote an indicator for MT4 which draws the levels, and recently I did the same in the Tradingview.com language, Pine, as shown on the top chart. 

On strong trend days, the index will often test these levels before decisively break one of them, the trick is to catch the break and run with it.

I used to use 8 am as the start time, but I have found 7 to be better, if you watch the FTSE futures chart, the volume really kicks in at 7 am, I also have the same indicator set for 8 am as well (8 am is the cash open in London).

This is the same five minute chart in MT4, if the price is above the green line, the text changes to 'Upside break' and shows the distance of the break in basis points, same with the red line:

I would put the same text on the Tradingview indicator, but I haven't worked out how to do that at the moment.

The concept of the thirty minute levels is not mine, I got it from a book written by Jake Bernstein, several years ago now. I think there are a few videos on Youtube describing the strategy. It's very simple, but then some good ideas are simple.

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 19th March 2021

      

56 Trades:

56 UK100 + 186 BPS.

36 long trades  + 176 BPS.
20 short trades + 10 BPS.
51 intra-day trades + 126 BPS.
5 multi-day trades + 60 BPS.

Total trades net  + 186 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 4.53 % net.

P:L ratio 6.99:1.
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

A pretty volatile week on the equity market.

Again, over the pond both the S&P 500 and the Dow made new all time highs.

The FTSE was weak on Friday, after crude plunged on Thursday evening. The FTSE broke below 6700 very briefly in the opening minutes, and later expiry was pretty volatile. A hard day, all in all.

Over the week, the FTSE lost 53 points, or 0.78 %.

Made a few very poor exits, leaving plenty of profit on the table, but still ahead of my 2.5 % benchmark.

 

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 12th March 2021

     

37 Trades:

1 AAL + 11 BPS.

36 UK100 + 209 BPS.

29 long trades  + 206 BPS.
8 short trades + 14 BPS.
35 intra-day trades + 155 BPS.
3 multi-day trades + 65 BPS.

Total trades net  + 220 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 5.27 % net.

P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 4 days.
Shortest trade duration:  < 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another volatile week on the equity market.

Over the pond both the S&P 500 and the Dow made new all time highs, while the FTSE struggled above 6780, and currently stands at 15% off the all time highs.

Made a couple of very poor exits (especially on AAL), but still well ahead of my 2.5 % benchmark.

 

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 5th March 2021

     

37 Trades:

1 BHP - 79 BPS.

36 UK100 + 52 BPS.

24 long trades  - 43 BPS.
13 short trades + 16 BPS.
31 intra-day trades + 149 BPS.
3 multi-day trades - 176 BPS.

Total trades net  - 27 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 2.20 % net.

P:L ratio 1.35:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 17 days.
Shortest trade duration:  < 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A really difficult week on the equity market.

The FTSE finished the week up over one hundred and forty points, but Friday was very volatile, with the opening hour testing the 6560 zone.

The US markets seemed to be very nervous, as rates on the ten year bond crept upwards. Crude oil was strong, which tends to be bullish for the FTSE, given the size of BP and RD Shell in the index.

I made a profit despite the negative results in terms of basis points, since the BHP trade was very small.

Well short of my 2.5 % benchmark.

 

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 26th February 2021

    

83 Trades:

5 AAL + 76 BPS.

78 UK100 + 445 BPS.

29 long trades  + 169 BPS.
54 short trades + 352 BPS.
80 intra-day trades + 436 BPS.
3 multi-day trades + 85 BPS.

Total trades net  + 521 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 10.07 % net.

P:L ratio 42.7:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 4 days.
Shortest trade duration:  < 1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A volatile week on the equity market, the FTSE broke the recent high above 6700, then sold off on Thursday and into Friday morning, before rallying, then selling off to make a new low for the week on Friday afternoon. Very volatile conditions altogether.

I made over eighty trades, which is busy by my standards. Just scalping the index for crumbs really.

A few poor entries and exits, especially when I bought the FTSE in the early hours of Friday when the futures were pricing a serious drop at the open, then the market rallied strongly, oh well...

Still, well north of my 2.5 % benchmark.

 

Looking forward to more opportunities next month.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 19th February 2021

   

23 Trades:

5 RDSB + 112 BPS.

18 UK100 + 177 BPS.

8 long trades  + 142 BPS.
15 short trades + 147 BPS.
19 intra-day trades + 282 BPS.
4 multi-day trades + 7 BPS.

Total trades net  + 289 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 7.62 % net.

P:L ratio 3.25:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 2 days min.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A fairly busy week's trading. Equity markets were strong early in the week, although they sold off pretty quickly.

Miners made gains, with AAL, BHP, GLEN and RIO all making 52 week highs.

Well above my 2.5 % benchmark.

 

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 12th February 2021

   

26 Trades:

3 AAL + 65 BPS.

23 UK100 + 56 BPS.

15 long trades  + 75 BPS.
11 short trades + 46 BPS.
26 intra-day trades + 121 BPS.
No multi-day trades.

Total trades net  + 121 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 6.38 % net.

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

Thoughts

A better week's trading, equity markets over in the US made new all tine highs, although the FTSE is still well off its highs. 

I was scalping the FTSE and made a couple of really poor trade exits.

Well over my 2.5 % benchmark.

 

Hopefully I can continue this form for the rest of the month.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 5th February 2021

   

7 Trades:

1 FRES - 141 BPS.

6 UK100 + 18 BPS.

5 long trades  - 128 BPS.
2 short trades + 5 BPS.
6 intra-day trades + 18 BPS.
1 multi-day trades - 141 BPS.

Total trades net  - 123 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.65 % net.

P:L ratio 1.56:1.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 1 day.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A difficult week. 

 

Hopefully next week will be better.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 29th January 2021

   

9 Trades:

9 UK100 + 55 BPS.

9 long trades  + 55 BPS.
No short trades.
9 intra-day trades + 55 BPS.
No multi-day trades.

Total trades net  + 55 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 5.98 % net.

P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 3.
Longest trade duration: 69 min.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A decent week, over my 2.5 % bench mark. 

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 22nd of January 2021

  

10 Trades:

4 AAL + 85 BPS.

6 UK100 + 19 BPS.

8 long trades  + 98 BPS.
2 short trades + 6 BPS.
9 intra-day trades + 88 BPS.
1 multi-day trades + 16 BPS.

Total trades net  + 104 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.06 % net.

P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 3 days min.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another quiet-ish week. 

The equity markets were weaker again, the FTSE losing 26 points over the week.

 

Hopefully I'll be more active next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 15th of January 2021

 

4 Trades:

1 AAL + 11 BPS.

3 UK100 + 27 BPS.

4 long trades  + 38 BPS.
No short trades.
4 intra-day trades + 38 BPS.
No multi-day trades.

Total trades net  + 38 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.04 % net.

P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 2.
Longest trade duration: 53 min.
Shortest trade duration:  5 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another quiet week, I was busy with other stuff. 

The equity markets were weaker in the UK, with the FTSE giving up some of the gains of the previous week.

 

Hopefully I'll be more active next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 8th January 2021

3 Trades:

3 UK100 + 29 BPS.

1 long trades  + 23 BPS.
2 short trades + 6 BPS..
2 intra-day trades + 6 BPS.
1 multi-day trades + 23 BPS.

Total trades net  + 29 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.04 % net.

P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 3.
Longest trade duration: 1 day.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A quiet week. 

We saw a big rally on the commodity stocks and hence the FTSE.

Poor trading on my part, cutting winners too early.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 25th December 2020

 4 Trades:

1 MTRO + 90 BPS.

3 UK100 + 59 BPS.

3 long trades  + 59 BPS.
1 short trades + 90 BPS..
4 intra-day trades + 149 BPS.
0 multi-day trades.

Total trades net  + 149 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.07 % net.

P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 2.
Longest trade duration: 10 min.
Shortest trade duration:  2 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A short week's trading due to the Christmas holidays. 

We finally saw a deal reached on BREXIT, they left if right to the line.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 18th December 2020

3 Trades:

3 UK100 + 51 BPS.

3 long trades  + 51 BPS.
0 short trades.
3 intra-day trades + 51 BPS.
0 multi-day trades.

Total trades net  + 51 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.06 % net.

P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 12 min.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A quiet week's trading. 

Equity markets in the US made new all time highs, with the SPX closing above 3700 again. The FTSE is still well below the highs of summer 2019.

Next week is a shortened one due to the Christmas holidays.

 

And we still have the BREXIT negotiations ongoing, it's unbelievable that this has taken four and a half years...

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 11th December 2020

 

7 Trades:

7 UK100 + 322 BPS.

6 long trades  + 321 BPS.
1 short trades  + 1 BPS.
5 intra-day trades + 13 BPS.
2 multi-day trades + 309 BPS.

Total trades net  + 322 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.38 % net.

P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 11 days.
Shortest trade duration:  2 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A better week's trading. 

Equity markets made new post COVID 19 highs, the FTSE hitting 6640, before falling back on Friday.

 

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 4th December 2020

7 Trades:

2 AAL - 9,676 BPS.

2 BP - 972 BPS.

3 UK100 + 6 BPS.

5 long trades  - 1,784 BPS.
3 short trades  - 8,858 BPS.
3 intra-day trades + 6 BPS.
3 multi-day trades - 10,648 BPS.

Total trades net  - 10,642 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 2.16 % net.

P:L ratio 0.11:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 252 days.
Shortest trade duration:  3 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another poor week. 

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 27th November 2020

 

9 Trades:

2 BP - 1,956 BPS.

7 UK100 + 60 BPS.

6 long trades  - 2,293 BPS.
3 short trades  + 397 BPS.
6 intra-day trades + 17 BPS.
3 multi-day trades - 1,913 BPS.

Total trades net  - 1,896 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 0.05 % net.

P:L ratio 0.61:1.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 245 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another poor week. 

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 20th of November 2020

 

7 Trades:

7 UK100 - 2,796 BPS.

6 long trades  - 1,530 BPS.
1 short trades  - 1,266 BPS.
5 intra-day trades + 20 BPS.
2 multi-day trades - 2,816 BPS.

Total trades net  - 2,796 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 6.23 % net.

P:L ratio 0.003:1.
Days traded: 2.
Longest trade duration: 502 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another poor week. 

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 13th of November 2020

 

9 Trades:

1 BP + 2,460 BPS.

2 MTRO - 7,158 BPS.

6 UK100 - 4,018 BPS.

4 long trades  - 11,055 BPS.
10 short trades  + 2,339 BPS.
2 intra-day trades + 144 BPS.
4 multi-day trades - 8,660 BPS.

Total trades net  - 8,716 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 6.20 % net.

P:L ratio 0.05:1.
Days traded: 2.
Longest trade duration: 807 days.
Shortest trade duration:  5 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A poor week. The market rallied strongly after Pfizer announced very good results for its COVID 19 vaccine.

The FTSE gained 406 points, or just over 6% over the week.

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 6th November 2020

 

14 Trades:

1 AAL + 36 BPS.

13 UK100 - 660 BPS.

4 long trades  - 344 BPS.
10 short trades  - 280 BPS.
10 intra-day trades + 92 BPS.
4 multi-day trades - 716 BPS.

Total trades net  - 624 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 0.59 % net.

P:L ratio 0.13:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 175 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A tough week on the equity markets. The US election is still undecided, but the markets reacted very positively.

Equities rallied, the FTSE gained 333 points, or just under 6% over the week.

Well south of  my 2.5 % bench mark.

 

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 30th October 2020

    

19 Trades:

19 UK100 + 383 BPS.

6 long trades  - 396 BPS.
13 short trades  + 779 BPS.
13 intra-day trades + 38 BPS.
6 multi-day trades + 345 BPS.

Total trades net  + 383 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.35 % net.

P:L ratio 1.94:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 55 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A tough week on the equity markets. 

Equities were weaker, the FTSE broke below 5600, commodity stocks sold off.

Over the week, the FTSE lost 288 points or nearly 5 %.

Next week we have the US election of course, which is bound to produce some volatility.

Still short of  my 2.5 % bench mark.

 

For the month of October, I made 86 trades for a net return of 0.42 %. A difficult month.

The FTSE lost over 5% in the same period.

Hopefully better trading into November.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 23rd of October 2020

   

16 Trades:

16 UK100 - 521 BPS.

7 long trades  - 517 BPS.
9 short trades  - 4 BPS.
12 intra-day trades + 42 BPS.
4 multi-day trades - 563 BPS.

Total trades net  - 521 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 0.49 % net.
P:L ratio 0.35:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 160 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another difficult week. 

Equity markets were weaker, the FTSE broke below 5800 again, losing 59 points or 1 % over the week.

Well below my 2.5 % bench mark.

 

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 16th of October 2020

  

29 Trades:

29 UK100 + 426 BPS.

18 long trades  - 191 BPS.
11 short trades  + 617 BPS.
22 intra-day trades + 63 BPS.
7 multi-day trades + 363 BPS.

Total trades net  + 426 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.39 % net.
P:L ratio 2.52:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 72 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another week on the equity markets. 

Equity markets were weaker, the FTSE broke below 5800 on Thursday, before regaining 5900 by the end of the week

Well below my 2.5 % bench mark.

 

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 9th October 2020

 

13 Trades:

1 BP + 32 BPS.

12 UK100 + 52 BPS.

8 long trades  + 41 BPS.
5 short trades  + 43 BPS.
13 intra-day trades + 84 BPS.
No multi-day trades.
Total trades net  + 84 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.05 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 171 min.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another tricky week on the equity markets. 

Equity markets were stronger, with the FTSE breaking above 6000 towards the end of the week.

Oil & gas stocks found some buyers, as did the mining stocks.

Well below my 2.5 % bench mark.

 

Hopefully better trading next week.

Looking at what is happening in the wider world of economics, I thought this video by George Gammon was very interesting...

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 2nd of October 2020

 

13 Trades:

1 AAL + 10 BPS.

12 UK100 + 171 BPS.

5 long trades  + 40 BPS.
8 short trades  + 141 BPS.
12 intra-day trades + 82 BPS.
1 multi-day trades + 99 BPS.
Total trades net  + 181 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.16 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 30 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A tricky week on the equity markets. 

Equity markets were pretty weak, with the FTSE making a low of 5809 on Friday.

Over the week the index actually gained 59 points or 1.02 %.

Oil & gas stocks were weak yet again, with BP making new 52 week lows.

I made a few very poor trade exits. Well below my 2.5 % bench mark.

 

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 25th September 2020

 

13 Trades:

1 FRES + 6 BPS.

12 UK100 + 501 BPS.

6 long trades  + 43 BPS.
7 short trades  + 464 BPS.
9 intra-day trades + 46 BPS.
4 multi-day trades + 461 BPS.
Total trades net  + 507 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.46 % net.
P:L ratio 149:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 125 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A slightly better week on the equity markets. 

Equity markets were pretty weak, with the FTSE making a low of 5771.49 on Friday.

Over the week the index lost 164 points or 2.74 %.

Elsewhere, the Tour de France finished in spectacular fashion, with Pogacar storming to the lead in the final day's time trial, and in the process taking the yellow jersey.

One of the most amazing stages I have ever witnessed.

I did feel for Roglic, seeing the prize slip away on the last day's racing like that. Cycling can be a cruel sport.

 

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 18th September 2020

 

6 Trades:

3 FRES - 8,764 BPS.

3 UK100 + 11 BPS.

5 long trades  + 4765 BPS.
6 short trades  - 13518 BPS.
4 intra-day trades + 36 BPS.
2 multi-day trades - 8789 BPS.
Total trades net  - 8753 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 0.81 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 3.
Longest trade duration: 427 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A quieter week. 

Over the week the index lost 25 points or 0.42 %.

 

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 11th September 2020

  

8 Trades:

8 UK100 + 187 BPS.

2 long trades  + 14 BPS.
6 short trades  + 173 BPS.
6 intra-day trades + 85 BPS.
2 multi-day trades + 102 BPS.
Total trades net  + 187 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.17 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 34 days.
Shortest trade duration:  2 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A quieter week. 

Equity markets rallied after a weak start on Monday.

Over the week the index gained 233 points or just over 4 %.

Few trades, a really lacklustre five days.

Friday was the nineteenth anniversary of the September 2001 attacks, hard to believe that it's been nearly two decades since that awful day. I remember it well. 

Elsewhere, the Tour de France is proving very interesting, with Team Jumbo Visma domination the yellow jersey competition, as Team Ineos struggles in the mountains. It looks like Primoz Roglic is going to be very hard to beat, whilst Peter Sagan lost his points jersey and is finding it very difficult to get it back.  

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 4th September 2020

 

17 Trades:

2 FRES + 1,121 BPS.

15 UK100 + 551 BPS.

5 long trades  + 1,007 BPS.
10 short trades  + 665 BPS.
10 intra-day trades + 146 BPS.
7 multi-day trades + 1,526 BPS.
Total trades net  + 1,672 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.76 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 79 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A four day week due to the late summer bank holiday.

Equity markets sold off on Thursday, with the FTSE breaking below 5800 on Friday morning, before rallying to 5900, then falling back as the US markets sold off. 

Over the week the index lost 2.76 %. 

Perhaps the market wants to retest the recent lows.

Volatile trading conditions, made some poor entries & exits.

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 28th August 2020

  

12 Trades:

12 UK100 + 243 BPS.

9 long trades  + 154 BPS.
3 short trades  + 89 BPS.
9 intra-day trades + 43 BPS.
3 multi-day trades + 200 BPS.
Total trades net  + 243 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.23 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 25 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A better week.

And this weekend we have the Tour De France, so looking forward to some great cycling action over the next three weeks.

For the month of August, I made a net loss of  4.76 %.

Hopefully better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 21st August 2020

 

15 Trades:

15 UK100 - 4,224 BPS.

10 long trades - 2,026 BPS.
5 short trades  -  2,198 BPS.
9 intra-day trades + 30 BPS.
6 multi-day trades - 4,254 BPS.
Total trades net  + -4,224 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 3.93 % net.
P:L ratio 0.2:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 740 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another very difficult week on the equity markets.

I closed some poor trades,  looking forward to better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 14th august 2020

  

14 Trades:

1 FRES + 4 BPS.
2 STAN - 2,055 BPS.

6 UK100 - 1,038 BPS.

6 long trades - 4,399 BPS.
3 short trades  + 1,310 BPS.
1 intra-day trades + 4 BPS.
7 multi-day trades - 3,093 BPS.
Total trades net  + -3,089 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 1.26 % net.
P:L ratio 0.19:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 654 days.
Shortest trade duration:  68 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A very difficult week on the equity markets.

Equities sold off early in the week, with the FTSE briefly breaking below 5,860, before rallying strongly above 6,100.

For the week, the FTSE gained 134 points, or 2.28 %. The index is still below the 50 DMA and the 200 DMA, unlike the SPX, which is making post COVID 19 highs. 

BP announced a dividend cut, also GLEN cancelled the dividend, as the COVID 19 situation badly affected revenues.

Precious metals were strong again, with gold breaking the $ 2,000 level for the first time, and silver trading above $ 28. Silver has more than doubled since the March lows.

I made some poor trades, well below my 2.5% benchmark.

Looking forward to better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 7th August 2020

 

14 Trades:

2 BP + 37 BPS.
12 UK100 + 165 BPS.

3 long trades - 168 BPS.
11 short trades  + 370 BPS.
7 intra-day trades + 134 BPS.
7 multi-day trades + 68 BPS.
Total trades net  + 202 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.15 % net.
P:L ratio 1.54:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 40 days.
Shortest trade duration:  8 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A difficult week on the equity markets.

Equities sold off early in the week, with the FTSE briefly breaking below 5,860, before rallying strongly above 6,100.

For the week, the FTSE gained 134 points, or 2.28 %. The index is still below the 50 DMA and the 200 DMA, unlike the SPX, which is making post COVID 19 highs. 

BP announced a dividend cut, also GLEN cancelled the dividend, as the COVID 19 situation badly affected revenues.

Precious metals were strong again, with gold breaking the $ 2,000 level for the first time, and silver trading above $ 28. Silver has more than doubled since the March lows.

I made some poor trades, well below my 2.5% benchmark.

Looking forward to better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 31st July 2020

14 Trades:

2 FRES + 1,223 BPS.
12 UK100 + 1,550 BPS.

5 long trades + 851 BPS.
9 short trades  + 1,922 BPS.
7 intra-day trades + 252 BPS.
3 multi-day trades + 2,521 BPS.
Total trades net  + 2,773 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 1.82 % net.
P:L ratio 6.14:1.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 338 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A volatile week on the equity markets.

Equities sold off on Thursday, with the FTSE breaking below the important 6000 level, commodity stocks and the banks were very weak. Then on Friday the index broke the previous day's low, closing at 5897.76.
For the week, the FTSE lost 226 points, or 3.69 %.

I made some poor trade exits, well below my 2.5% benchmark.

For the month of July, I made 58 trades and a net return of 1.10 %.

Looking forward to better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 24th July 2020

12 Trades:

1 FRES + 530 BPS.
11 UK100 + 117 BPS.

10 long trades + 588 BPS.
2 short trades  + 59 BPS.
9 intra-day trades + 53 BPS.
3 multi-day trades + 594 BPS.
Total trades net  + 647 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.19 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 18 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another challenging week on the equity markets.

Equities sold off on Thursday and Friday, whilst precious metals rallied, gold neared the $ 1900 level, whist silver traded above $ 23. The Gold/silver ratio has fallen from the 120 level we saw in March, back to the low 80s.
The strength of precious metals saw FRES making new 52 week highs this week.
For the week, the FTSE lost 166 points, or 2.65 %.

A poor week's trading for me.
Well below my 2.5% benchmark.

Looking forward to better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 17th July 2020

10 Trades:

1 BP + 599 BPS.
2 FRES + 1,221 BPS.
7 UK100 + 270 BPS.

9 long trades + 1,491 BPS.
1 short trades  + 599 BPS.
6 intra-day trades + 62 BPS.
6 multi-day trades + 2,028 BPS.
Total trades net  + 2,090 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.45 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 363 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 FTSE rallied 195 points or 3.2 % over the week, commodity stocks were strong with RIO and FRES making new 52 week highs. Gold and silver also saw more strength.

Not a very good week for me, I closed a long way too soon, and also missed some good long opportunities. Well below my 2.5% benchmark.

Looking forward to better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 10th July 2020

12 Trades:

3 BHP - 7,313 BPS.
9 UK100 - 210 BPS.

3 long trades - 1,947 BPS.
9 short trades  - 5,576 BPS.
6 intra-day trades + 24 BPS.
6 multi-day trades - 7,547 BPS.
Total trades net  - 7,523 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 1.68 % net.
P:L ratio 0.08:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 588 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another challenging week on the equity markets.

We saw a sell-off on Thursday, before a rally on Friday. Oil stocks were hit.
Over the week, the FTSE lost 62 points, or 1.01 %.

Not a very good week for me, well below my 2.5% benchmark.

During June, I made 151 trades and a net return of 0.82 %.

Looking forward to better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 3rd July 2020

12 Trades:

12 UK100 + 372 BPS.

12 long trades + 372 BPS.
No short trades.
10 intra-day trades + 185 BPS.
12 multi-day trade + 187 BPS.
Total trades net + 372 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.34 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 6 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another challenging week on the equity markets.

Over the week, the FTSE lost just 2 points, or 0.03 %.

Not a very good week for me, well below my 2.5% benchmark.

During June, I made 151 trades and a net return of 0.82 %.

Looking forward to better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 26th June 2020

25 Trades:

3 FRES - 14,002 BPS.
1 GLEN + 127 BPS.
21 UK100 - 952 BPS.

9 long trades - 1,746 BPS.
16 short trades - 13,081 BPS.
13 intra-day trades + 64 BPS.
12 multi-day trade - 14,891 BPS.
Total trades net - 14,827 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 2.23 % net.
P:L ratio 0.22:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 512 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A very challenging week on the equity markets.

The FTSE fell sharply midweek, dropping over 3% on Wednesday, then dropping further on Thursday, to test the 6030 zone, before rallying back above 6200 on Friday.

Over the week, the FTSE lost 133 points, or 2.12 %.

Not a great week for me, booked some losses on a couple of very poor positions on FRES.

Looking forward to better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 19th June 2020

41 Trades:

1 GLEN + 494 BPS.
40 UK100 - 1,254 BPS.

15 long trades - 1,730 BPS.
26 short trades + 970 BPS.
34 intra-day trades + 258 BPS.
7 multi-day trade - 1,018 BPS.
Total trades net - 760 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 1.36 % net.
P:L ratio 0.4:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 136 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 week started in a fairly bearish mode, with the FTSE breaking below 6,000 on Monday morning, before rallying above 6,300 on Wednesday, then making highs post expiry on Friday.

Over the week, the FTSE gained 187 points, or 3.07 %.

Here is a daily chart of the FTSE, showing the rebound off the March lows:

So we are still below the 0.618 retracement on this chart.

Not a great week for me.

Looking forward to better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 12th June 2020

50 Trades:

2 GLEN - 2,028 BPS.
1 MTRO + 4,969 BPS.
47 UK100 + 1,907 BPS.

16 long trades - 110 BPS.
34 short trades + 4,958 BPS.
39 intra-day trades + 391 BPS.
11 multi-day trade + 4,457 BPS.
Total trades net + 4,848 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 1.74 % net.
P:L ratio 6.1:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 586 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A volatile week on the equity markets again, with the FTSE making another post COVID19 high of 6511.84 on Monday.
Markets sold off sharply on Thursday, following the US indices, the FTSE briefly breaking below 6000 on Friday morning, before staging a bounce.

Commodity stocks were volatile - RD Shell fell over 16.5 % from the high on Monday to Friday's low, BP over 17 %.

Over the week, the FTSE lost 379 points, or 5.85 %.

Trading conditions were difficult, and I made a few very poor exits (this week on shorts).
68 % of trades were on the short side this week.

Below my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

Looking forward to better trading next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 5th June 2020

31 Trades:

1 AAL + 13 BPS.
1 BP + 2,770 BPS.
2 FRES - 4,465 BPS.

2 GLEN + 39 BPS.
25 UK100 + 2,842 BPS.

11 long trades + 448 BPS.
20 short trades + 751 BPS.
21 intra-day trades + 56 BPS.
10 multi-day trade + 1,143 BPS.
Total trades net + 1,199 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 2.77 % net.
P:L ratio 6.5:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 493 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, with the FTSE making four consecutive post COVID19 highs on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The ECB surprised the market on Thursday, with a larger than expected financial stimulus, again boosting equity markets.

This is the FTSE 100 chart over the week, gaining over 400 points or 6.71%:

The Dax was even stronger.

Commodity stocks were strong after early weakness, maybe people think economies are over the worst of the crisis.

On Friday we had US payrolls, and a bumper number sent the equity indices higher.

A frustrating week, I made some very poor trade exists (longs), just above my 2.5% weekly benchmark.


Apparently the LSE is considering reducing trading hours, which would be a great idea in my opinion - I see no reason why the London market has to trade for eight and a half hours, when the US gets by trading just six and a half.

Back in August 2019, a technical problem caused the LSE open to be delayed until 09:40, and as far as I can tell, this made little or no difference. Most of the action takes place in three periods - the first hour, the period around the Wall Street opening, and the last 30 minutes. 

In my opinion (which counts for nowt I realise), 09:00 to 16:00 London time would be good.

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 29th May 2020

32 Trades:

4 BP + 263 BPS.
2 GLEN + 3,189 BPS.

26 UK100 + 208 BPS.

18 long trades + 165 BPS.
14 short trades + 3,495 BPS.
28 intra-day trades + 359 BPS.
4 multi-day trade + 3,301 BPS.
Total trades net + 3,660 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.49 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 273 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A four day week on the equity markets, after the bank holiday.

Equity markets saw more strength, and the FTSE broke above 6200 on Thursday, making a post COVID19 high at 6234.
The mining sector was strong, with AAL, BHP, GLEN and RIO all making 30 day highs.

Over the week, the FTSE gained 83.32 points or 1.39 %.
Over the month of May, it gained 2.97 %.

A difficult week, well below my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

For the the month of May, I made 116 trades and a net profit of 7.25 %.

Looking forward to more opportunities next month.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 22nd May 2020

23 Trades:

1 BP + 19 BPS.
1 FRES + 522 BPS.
3 GLEN + 253 BPS.

18 UK100 + 1,723 BPS.

7 long trades - 1434 BPS.
16 short trades + 3,951 BPS.
13 intra-day trades + 191 BPS.
10 multi-day trade + 2,326 BPS.
Total trades net + 2,517 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.90 % net.
P:L ratio 1.2:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 504 days.
Shortest trade duration:  1 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another difficult week on the equity markets.

Again we saw strength in equities early in the week, the FTSE gained more than 400 BPS on Monday, and broke above 6,100 on Tuesday.
There was a sharp sell off early on Friday, influenced by political events in Hong Kong, when the index briefly traded below 5,900.
Mining and oil and gas shares were volatile again.
Over the week, the FTSE gained 194 points or 3.34%.

Some missed opportunities, poor entries and exits, and well below my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

I'm still not sure the lows are in for equity markets for 2020.

Monday is a bank holiday in the UK, so markets are closed.
Looking forward to getting out and about in the sunshine over this long weekend.

Stay disciplined.
Stay focussed.
Stay humble.