Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Trading Summary Week Ended 16th March 2018

15 Stock Trades:


5 AAL + 75 BPS.
8 BLT + 99 BPS.
2 GLEN + 12 BPS.



5 long trades +80 BPS.
10 short trades + 106 BPS.
14 intra-day trades + 172 BPS.
1 multi-day trades + 14 BPS.

Stocks net + 186 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 2.18 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 3 days.
Shortest trade duration: 4 min.
No Index trades.

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

Thoughts


Another active week.

Not a great return given the number of trades, and below my 2.5% weekly benchmark.


Looking forward to better opportunities next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 9th March 2018

13 Stock Trades:


7 AAL + 231 BPS.
1 BLT + 12 BPS.
1 GLEN + 325 BPS.
1 UK100 + 3 BPS.


4 long trades +70 BPS.
9 short trades + 501 BPS.
9 intra-day trades + 142 BPS.
4 multi-day trades + 429 BPS.

Stocks net + 571 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 6.50 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 10 days.
Shortest trade duration: 315 min.
(All PNL expressed in basis points for the purpose of comparison.)

Thoughts


Another busy week's trading.


Well above my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 2nd March 2018

9 Stock Trades:

3 AAL + 76 BPS.
2 BLT + 31 BPS.
1 FRES + 40 BPS.
2 GLEN + 36 BPS.
1 STAN + 28 BPS.


7 long trades + 175 BPS.
2 short trades + 36 BPS.
7 intra-day trades + 175 BPS.
2 multi-day trades + 36 BPS.

Stocks net + 211 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 5.53 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 18 days.
Shortest trade duration: 6 min.
No Index trades.

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

Thoughts


A busier week's trading, although I left a lot on the table.


Well north of my 2.5% weekly benchmark anyway..

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 23rd February 2018

 6 Stock Trades:

3 BLT + 70 BPS.
3 GLEN + 63 BPS.


4 long trades + 88 BPS
2 short trades + 45 BPS.
5 intra-day trades + 108 BPS.
1 multi-day trades + 25 BPS.

Stocks net + 133 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 3.47 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 2 days.
Shortest trade duration: 13 min.
No Index trades.

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

Thoughts


Another very challenging week's trading.


Just above my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 16th February 2018

4 Stock Trades:


4 GLEN + 188 BPS.


No long trades.
4 short trades + 188 BPS.
3 intra-day trades + 129 BPS.
2 multi-day trades + 58 BPS.

Stocks net + 188 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 3.85 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 1 days.
Shortest trade duration: 8 min.
No Index trades.

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

Thoughts


A quiet week's trading.


Just above my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading summary Week Ended 9th February 2018

9 Stock Trades:


1 BLT + 32 BPS.
8 GLEN + 934 BPS.


2 long trades +60 BPS
7 short trades + 907 BPS.
5 intra-day trades + 123 BPS.
4 multi-day trades + 843 BPS.

Stocks net + 967 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 18.26 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 40 days.
Shortest trade duration: 1 min.
No Index trades.

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

Thoughts


A much better week's trading. Shorts on GLEN in the main.


Well 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 February 2018

3 Stock Trades:


3 GLEN + 78 BPS.


2 long trades +36 BPS
1 short trades + 41 BPS.
1 intra-day trades + 23 BPS.
2 multi-day trades + 55 BPS.

Stocks net + 78 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 1.99 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 10 days.
Shortest trade duration: 315 min.
No Index trades.

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

Thoughts


Another very challenging week's trading.


Well below my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Trading Summary Week Ended 26th January 2018

2 Stock Trades:


2 GLEN + 37 BPS.


2 long trades + 37 BPS.
No short trades.
1 intra-day trades + 31 BPS.
1 multi-day trades + 6 BPS.

Stocks net + 37 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 1.05 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 2 days.
Shortest trade duration: 159 min.
No Index trades.

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

Thoughts


A quiet week's trading.

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 19th January 2018

6 Stock Trades:


6 GLEN + 298 BPS.


6 long trades + 298 BPS.
No short trades.
2 intra-day trades + 46 BPS.
4 multi-day trades + 252 BPS.

Stocks net + 298 BPS.

Return on account for the week + 9.31 % net.
P:L ratio N/A.
Days traded: 5.
Longest trade duration: 4 days.
Shortest trade duration: 71 min.
No Index trades.

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

Thoughts


Another decent challenging week's trading.

Well above my 2.5% weekly benchmark.

Looking forward to more opportunities next week.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

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.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Wednesday, September 06, 2017

Friday, August 18, 2017

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.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.

Monday, August 14, 2017

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.


Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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.


Monday, July 17, 2017

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.



Stay disciplined.

Stay focussed.

Stay humble.


Friday, July 07, 2017

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.