Monthly Archives: July 2010

July performance analysis

Interesting month July. There were lots of really good setups that work great, but also many of them failed. And with failed moves come fast moves. I got stopped out of a lot of trades when breakouts failed. But I also was able to capture some great moves. Like IDT, ENTR and PWER. Positions were smaller than usual because I wasn’t sure if the market was going to move higher. I began to look at the S&P 500 E-mini futures for some clues and found that the 60 min chart with the 60 MA provided some insight for market direction. Continue reading

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Improving trading performance

Trading is simple and yet it is difficult to do it well. To trade well one must have a good understanding of the market as well as self discipline. And there is nothing better than objective observation to achieve that. The problem is that it is also very difficult to observe objectively as not only do we have expectations, opinions and biases, but we are also constantly bombarded by the opinions of others through the media. However, a trader can objectively analyze their performace through a formal documentation and analysis framework. Continue reading

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Know Your Setups

I often wondered how well I traded a particular setup. Do I anticipate and get in too early? Do I enter too late and miss the move? Looking at and reviewing past trades can help bring light to aspects of trading that need improvement. Continue reading

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June performance

During the month of June I only entered into 4 trades. It was rather quiet as I didn’t see many opportunities to trade. I had two quick short setups that made a little money and two long setups that have 1/3 of their positions still in play with an ATR trailing stop.
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