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Category Archives: What to Write in a Journal
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
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
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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May performance review
Boy, May was a very though month. It was a good time to short if you had the stomach for wide stops. I traded very little in May which is an improvement over previous months. Continue reading
Journaling Traumatic Events
When markets turn fast and furious, as they did last week, they cause extreme emotional responses from traders. These are often very traumatic experiences and knowing how to handle these emotions is key to profit and to minimize losses. Continue reading
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April Performance Review
Another month has gone by and it’s time to look how I traded. Let’s look at the P&L and other important stats. Continue reading
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Fear and Euphoria
Don’t let panic or euphoria dictate how you trade. What seems to be working well this earning season is to find companies that consistently beat expectations and that have pulled back for no good reason. I am going to look for trades that offer good R/R entries on companies with solid fundamentals. Continue reading
March Performance Review
In this month’s performance analysis I began to use the “Expectancy” measurement as a way to incorporate both “Batting Average” and good R/R. Continue reading
February's Performance Analysis
This month I tried to tackle over trading. I decided to limit to 5 the number of trades I could enter in a week. Not necessarily one trade per day, but 5 trades per week. Check out the performance graph and stats below. Continue reading
