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[ordinaryguy76]

Trade update:

P/L realised overnight: -£1.50. Opening price adjusted to 1363.6.
Unrealised P/L: -£5.50.
Account balance: £226.51 (financing -£0.21).

 

[ordinaryguy76]

this isn't looking good at the moment. I hope my SL will hold until 2.30 pm.
I will be busy at work today, so won't be able to monitor the trade anyway until around 6 pm, if it's still there.

 

[ordinaryguy76]

Awww, what a move.

Not only my SL was hit, it was hit @ 2.25pm, even before market opened.

Totals for the day:

buy £2.5 S&P500 @ 1364.2, closed @ 1349.2 Loss: -£37.50. (-150 pips).

24 winners, 20 losers to date.

Account balance showing: £190.51.

New trade @ 9 pm (UP, back to £2.40 stake).

 

[ordinaryguy76]

New trade entered:

Buy £2.4 S&P500 @ 1343.3, SL 1328.3

Open P/L: -£0.96

 

[ordinaryguy76]

Trade update:

P/L realised overnight: +£8.40. Opening price adjusted to 1346.8.
Unrealised P/L: +£1.44.
Account balance: £198.71 (financing -£0.20).

 

[ordinaryguy76]

SL moved to 1343.4 (+1 pip)

9pm trade looks like UP.

I'm planning two changes to this system. One is pretty simple - SL will be reduced to 130 pips from tonight. This should improve overall profits, hopefully.

The other change needs some testing and would require action around the time the US market opens, so I'm not convinced about this one yet. Will probably test on my demo account at Capital Spreads for at least a month. In a nutshell, I would like to open trades at 2.30 pm or later (using orders) and close still at 9 pm. The aim is to reduce risk from out-of-hours moves, but it would reduce profit potential as well, unfortunately.

 

[ordinaryguy76]

Totals for the day:

buy £2.4 S&P500 @ 1343.3, not closed @ 1353.2 Profit: +£23.76. (+99 pips).

25 winners, 20 losers to date.

Account balance showing: £198.71.

Current trade:

buy £2.4 S&P500 continued @ 1353.2, SL 1340.2 (130 pips)

Open P/L: +£14.16

 

[ordinaryguy76]

Trade update:

P/L realised overnight: +£22.80. Opening price adjusted to 1356.3.
Unrealised P/L: -£0.96.
Account balance: £221.30 (financing -£0.20).

I'm missing 1p somehow... (198.71+22.80-0.20=221.31)

 

[ordinaryguy76]

Markets flying now.

SL moved to 1353.3 (+1 pip).

 

[ordinaryguy76]

9 pm trade wil be DOWN.

I've got a bit of dilemma as I will be out and about tonight, with no access to a computer. I will either close my trade around 6-7 pm or keep it until, say, 10-11 pm. It somewhat depends on what will happen during US session.

 

[ordinaryguy76]

still going up. I will give it a benefit of the doubt for the next 0.5h-1h.

SL moved to 1360.2 (+70 pips).

 

[ordinaryguy76]

OK, I've moved SL to 1363.2 (+100 pips) and I'm going now.
Will try to have a look around 9 pm on my mobile.

 

[ordinaryguy76]

I'm back !

Just closed my trade as SL held.

Totals for the day:

buy £2.4 S&P500 continued @ 1353.2, closed @ 1366.4 Profit: +£31.68. (+132 pips).

26 winners, 20 losers to date.

Account balance showing: £245.54

New trade:

sell £2.5 S&P500 @ 1366.4, SL 1379.4

Open P/L: -£1.00

 

[ordinaryguy76]

By the way, we went to see a circus. I've seen a couple before and have to admit that this was the worst I've ever experienced. Still, my 5-year-old enjoyed it (a big plus), whereas 2-year-old promptly went to sleep after 0.5 hour (somewhat uncomfortable..). For parents, it was really boring.

 

[ordinaryguy76]

Trade update:

P/L realised overnight: +£3.75. Opening price adjusted to 1364.9.
Unrealised P/L: -£5.50.
Account balance: £249.13 (financing -£0.17) - seems I got my penny back from yesterday

 

[ordinaryguy76]

I'm a bit surprised by today's action. I do understand there was "good news" re Greece, but I thought that was discounted yesterday already. US data ? Yes, I could understand that. Still, something seems wrong.

I hope my SL will hold. There was a weird spike on my chart @ 3.45 pm, but my trade was not closed. Otherwise, I would need to contact Finspreads.

9pm trade DOWN.

 

[ordinaryguy76]

Huh, just checked account history. My trade WAS closed, but then reopened with an apology. It's OK then.

 

[ordinaryguy76]

Totals for the day:

sell £2.5 S&P500 @ 1366.4, not closed @ 1371.3 Loss: -£12.25. (-49 pips).

26 winners, 21 losers to date.

Account balance showing: £249.13

New trade:

sell £2.5 S&P500 continued @ 1371.3, SL 1384.3

Open P/L: -£18.00

Weekly summary to follow.

 

[ordinaryguy76]

Account movements for week no 10 and account balance are below.
Balance consists of £100 bonus and £133 profit.

Weekly totals: +82 pips (+£17.69)
Financing: -£1.26 (2 charges are not visible on the screenshot)

Friday's loss is still unrealised (trade not closed), but included in balance graph.

 

[ordinaryguy76]

Trade update:

P/L realised over weekend: -£19.25 (Sunday) and +£1.75 (Monday). Opening price adjusted to 1371.9.
Unrealised P/L: +£5.75.
Account balance: £231.12 (financing 3 x -£0.17)