Trading Summary Week Ending 12th January 2018

3 Stock Trades:

3 GLEN + 294 BPS.


3 long trades + 294 BPS.
No short trades.
1 intra-day trade + 5 BPS.
2 multi-day trades + 289 BPS.

Stocks net + 294 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 9.76 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 3 days.
Shortest trade duration: 8 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Back to trading after some time off.
A difficult week's trading.

Well above my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.



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Trading Summary Week Ended 15th September 2017

No trades this week.

Trading Summary Week Ended 8th September 2017

No trades this week.

Trading Summary Week Ended 1st September 2017

No trades this week.

Trading Summary Week Ended 18th August 2017

1 Stock Trades:

1 AAL + 1428 BPS.


1 long trade + 1428 BPS.
No short trades.
No intra-day trades.
1 multi-day trades + 1428 BPS.

Stocks net + 1428 BPS.

Return on account for the week +6.82 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 1.
Longest trade duration: 34 days.
Shortest trade duration: 34 days.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A quiet week.

Looking forward to a better week next week.



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Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 11th August 2017

4 Stock Trades:

4 AAL - 2639 BPS.


2 long trades + 1980 BPS
2 short trades - 4619 BPS.
No intra-day trades.
4 multi-day trades - 2639 BPS.

Stocks net - 2639 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 18.53 % net.
P:L ratio 0.39:1.
Days traded: 1.
Longest trade duration: 119 days.
Shortest trade duration: 15 days.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another poor week.

Took a hit on a couple of short positions.

Looking forward to a better week next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 4th August 2017

No trades this week.

Trading Summary Week Ended 28th July 2017

1 Stock Trade:

1 AAL + 523 BPS.


1 long trade + 523 BPS
No short trades.
No intra-day trades.
1 multi-day trads + 523 BPS.

Stocks net + 523 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 2.7 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 1.
Longest trade duration: 64 days.
Shortest trade duration: 64 days.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A quiet week.

Didn't trade for most of the week.

Looking forward to a better week next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 21st July 2017

4 Stock Trades:

2 BLT - 1512 BPS.
2 RIO - 1243 BPS.

2 long trades + 171 BPS
2 short trades - 2927 BPS.
No intra-day trades.
4 multi-day trades - 2755 BPS.

Stocks net - 2755 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 12.78 % net.
P:L ratio 0.05:1.
Days traded: 1.
Longest trade duration: 96 days.
Shortest trade duration: 13 days.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another poor week.

Took a hit on a couple of short positions that I held too long.

Looking forward to a better week next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 14th July 2017

25 Stock Trades:

7 AAL - 599 BPS.
13 BLT - 380 BPS.
5 GLEN + 300 BPS.

23 long trades + 731 BPS
2 short trades - 1410 BPS.
6 intra-day trades + 216 BPS.
19 multi-day trades - 895 BPS.

Stocks net - 679 BPS.

Return on account for the week - 1.03 % net.
P:L ratio 0.85:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 90 days.
Shortest trade duration: 4 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Not a good week.

Took a hit on a couple of short positions that I held too long.
Well below my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

Some poor entries and exits.

Looking forward to a better week next week.



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Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 7th July 2017

21 Stock Trades:

3 AAL - 145 BPS.
9 BLT + 160 BPS.
3 GLEN + 281 BPS.
6 RIO + 507 BPS.

18 long trades + 948 BPS
3 short trades - 145 BPS.
8 intra-day trades + 93 BPS.
13 multi-day trades + 710 BPS.

Stocks net + 803 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 4.87 % net.
P:L ratio 2.52:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 84 days.
Shortest trade duration: 34 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another volatile week.

Above my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

Some poor entries and exits.

Looking forward to more opportunities and some quality cycle racing next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 30th June 2017

14 Stock Trades:

3 AAL + 154 BPS.
6 GLEN + 241 BPS.
5 RIO + 440 BPS.

8 long trades + 559 BPS
6 short trades + 276 BPS.
9 intra-day trades + 422 BPS.
5 multi-day trades + 413 BPS.

Stocks net + 835 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 6.16 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 16 days.
Shortest trade duration: 37 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another volatile and challenging week's trading.

We saw a rally on the miners towards the end of the week, not sure what drove that (I have learned that it's pointless to try and find reasons for these moves, as a wise trader once said, 'the market moves because it has to').

Anyway, I traded the volatility. A moderately busy week by my standards at just under three trades per day.

Above my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

Of course, the greatest sporting event on the planet starts on Saturday (tomorrow), so I'll be trying to trade whilst keeping an eye on the likes of Alberto Contador, Richie Porte, Mark Cavandish, Chris Froome, Nairo Quintana etc...

Looking forward to more opportunities and some quality racing next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 23rd June 2017

11 Stock Trades:

6 AAL + 523 BPS.
4 GLEN - 337 BPS.
1 RIO + 12 BPS.

1 long trades - 554 BPS
10 short trades + 752 BPS.
1 intra-day trades + 53 BPS.
10 multi-day trades + 145 BPS.

Stocks net + 198 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 1.67 % net.
P:L ratio 1.45:1.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 17 days.
Shortest trade duration: 111 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another very challenging week's trading. Miners sold off again this week, crude and other commodities were also weak.

Some very difficult trading conditions, and I made a couple of very poor trade exits.
I managed to end the week positive, but not sure if it was worth the stress.
Well below my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

Looking forward to more opportunities, and to trade them better, next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 16th June 2017

12 Stock Trades:

8 AAL + 318 BPS.
1 GLEN + 30 BPS.
3 RIO + 126 BPS.

2 long trades + 62 BPS
10 short trades + 412 BPS.
8 intra-day trades + 226 BPS.
4 multi-day trades + 248 BPS.

Stocks net + 474 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 5.05 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 41 days.
Shortest trade duration: 6 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A very challenging week's trading.

The early part of the week was pretty quiet. then we saw a big sell off in mining and resource stocks on Wednesday afternoon, which continued into Thursday. Friday saw a weak rally.

AAL, RIO, BLT all made new 10 day lows on Thursday. AAL broke lower on Friday.

Made some very poor trade exists, closing a couple of short positions way too early. This is something I need to address.

North of my 2.5% weekly benchmark, but I could have more than doubled that return with better trade exits.

Looking forward to more opportunities, and to trade them better, next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 9th June 2017

14 Stock Trades:

7 AAL + 241 BPS.
2 GLEN + 34 BPS.
5 RIO + 86 BPS.

4 long trades + 84 BPS
10 short trades + 277 BPS.
9 intra-day trades + 277 BPS.
5 multi-day trades + 84 BPS.

Stocks  net + 361 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 3.72 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 28 days.
Shortest trade duration: 5 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A better week after last week's lacklustre performance.

We saw some volatility during the British election, when the Conservatives lost their majority. I bet Theresa May regrets calling that election now.

Made a couple of very poor trade exits, basically because I didn't want to take the risk of the markets making a big down move after the election. In the end, the mining sector was up on Friday morning, the weakness of sterling may have been a factor in that rise.

North of my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 2nd June 2017

6 Stock Trades:

1 GLEN + 11 BPS.
5 RIO + 73 BPS.

5 long trades + 75 BPS
1 short trade + 9 BPS.
4 intra-day trades + 67 BPS.
2 multi-day trades + 17 BPS.

Stocks  net + 84 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 0.90 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 3.
Longest trade duration: 2 days.
Shortest trade duration: 9 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A four day week after the bank holiday in the UK.

Well below my 2.5% benchmark. I struggled to find many opportunities.

Hoping for more opportunities next week, when we have the general election in Great Britain. Should produce some volatility.


Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 26th May 2017

14 Stock Trades:

1 AAL + 16 BPS.
4 BLT + 199 BPS.
3 GLEN + 49 BPS.
6 RIO + 350 BPS.

12 long trades + 583 BPS.
2 short trades + 31 BPS.
10 intra-day trades + 257 BPS.
4 multi-day trades + 357 BPS.

Stocks  net + 614 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 6.03 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 6 days.
Shortest trade duration: 12 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another tough week's trading.

Well above my 2.5% benchmark. Stocks on my regular list traded in tight ranges for most of the week. I caught a few decent moves early in the week.

Hoping for more opportunities next week.


Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 19th May 2017

15 Stock Trades:

2 AAL + 89 BPS.
1 BLT + 2 BPS.
6 GLEN + 101 BPS.
6 RIO - 5 BPS.

5  long trades + 132 BPS.
9 short trades + 56 BPS.
11 intra-day trades + 160 BPS.
3 multi-day trades + 27 BPS.

Stocks  net + 187 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 1.91 % net.
P:L ratio 4.2:1.
Days traded: 3.
Longest trade duration: 14 days.
Shortest trade duration: 3 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A tough week, miners saw some strength in the early part of the week.

I made some very poor entries and exits, all in all a very difficult week.

I was away from Thursday after noon visiting the UK.

Well below my 2.5% benchmark.

Hoping for more opportunities next week.


Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 12th May 2017

13 Stock Trades:

1 AAL + 14 BPS.
4 BLT + 70 BPS.
4 GLEN + 51 BPS.
4 RIO + 48 BPS.

4 long trades + 70 BPS.
9 short trades + 113 BPS.
9 intra-day trades + 114 BPS.
4 multi-day trades + 69 BPS

Stocks  net + 183 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 1.86 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 6 days.
Shortest trade duration: 9 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

A tough week, shares on my watch list were rangebound during the early part of the week.

Well below my 2.5% benchmark.

Hoping for more opportunities next week.


Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 5th May 2017

17 Stock Trades:

7 AAL + 399 BPS.
4 BLT + 65 BPS.
4 GLEN + 163 BPS.
2 RIO + 50 BPS.

4 long trades + 52 BPS.
13 short trades + 625 BPS.
13 intra-day trades + 585 BPS.
4 multi-day trades + 92 BPS

Stocks  net + 677 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 7.48 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 4.
Longest trade duration: 5 days.
Shortest trade duration: 7 min.
No Index trades.

(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts

Another shortened  due to the May day bank holiday

We had a sell off in the mining sector on Thursday, then a rebound on Friday.
This weekend we have the results of the 2nd round of the French election (a very French way to organise things I reckon).

Macron is forecast to win it, but there is an outside chance that Marine may become president of the republic, and that would spook the markets, especially the Euro.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.