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.