Trading Journal Day 41 - Another Quiet Day
Another Quiet Day
Today was another pretty quiet day. I put on a small position in a REIT that specializes in data centers. It's somewhat defensive with the current interest rate environment, and the price action is looking good. I haven't typically put too much detail into what my positions are, since mostly they are just tickers. I thought it would add a little something, especially when there is only one trade that day.
Tickers fine with you, or do you want to hear a little more about what I'm actually buying?
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Trade Journal
I Bought
EQIX @ 568.12
I Shorted
I Closed
Open Trades
While everything else about an open trade is established at entry, the ‘stop loss’ order will be adjusted periodically over the life of a trade. The idea is to move the stops at key price points and let the profitable trades keep running.
Stops adjusted each day are in bold. No stops were adjusted today, although my CLVS is within a few cents of moving the stop down again if it keeps dropping.
| Ticker | Entry | Direction | Size* | Date | Stop Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLVS | 12.45 | Short | 2.75% | 7/17/2019 | 6.28 |
| CLVS | 11.66 | Short | 2.80% | 7/18/2019 | 6.28 |
| EWI | 27.01 | Long | 17.67% | 8/30/2019 | 27.24 |
| TROW | 111.44 | Long | 11.80% | 8/30/2019 | 115.17 |
| MBT | 8.245 | Long | 11.82% | 9/4/2019 | 8.14 |
| FCAU | 13.45 | Long | 11.90% | 9/4/2019 | 13.47 |
| TROW | 113.98 | Long | 12.06% | 9/5/2019 | 115.17 |
| FEYE | 13.78 | Long | 8.48% | 9/6/2019 | 13.72 |
| GPRO | 4.52 | Long | 4.31% | 9/10/2019 | 4.21 |
| CMP | 53.18 | Long | 6.55% | 9/10/2019 | 54.58 |
| CMP | 55.4 | Long | 6.82% | 9/11/2019 | 54.58 |
| FEYE | 14.29 | Long | 7.48% | 9/16/2019 | 13.72 |
| FRGI | 10.69 | Long | 4.36% | 9/16/2019 | 9.96 |
| MBT | 8.39 | Long | 8.34% | 9/18/2019 | 8.14 |
| SCYX | 1.16 | Long | 3.61% | 9/18/2019 | 1.13 |
| EQIX | 568.12 | Long | 7.29% | 9/19/2019 | 551.48 |
Total Long 122.49%
Total Short 5.55%
Approximate position sizes are given as a percentage of trading account. Use of leverage is intended, so % of portfolio may exceed 100%
Closed Trades
| Ticker | Gain/Loss | Size | Portfolio % | Days Held | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSX | -2.72% | 10.52% | -0.29% | 0 | 7/17/2019 | 7/17/2019 |
| EBAY | -2.54% | 11.97% | -0.30% | 0 | 7/18/2019 | 7/18/2019 |
| ADM | -2.52% | 12.69% | -0.32% | 1 | 7/18/2019 | 7/19/2019 |
| CSX | -3.90% | 8.36% | -0.33% | 1 | 7/18/2019 | 7/19/2019 |
| THRM | -5.28% | 7.68% | -0.41% | 1 | 7/18/2019 | 7/19/2019 |
| PCAR | -1.25% | 10.31% | -0.13% | 5 | 7/18/2019 | 7/23/2019 |
| PCAR | -3.32% | 11.45% | -0.38% | 0 | 7/23/2019 | 7/23/2019 |
| EPR | -2.55% | 12.42% | -0.32% | 1 | 7/22/2019 | 7/23/2019 |
| EW | 8.51% | 11.75% | 1.00% | 2 | 7/22/2019 | 7/24/2019 |
| EW | -2.47% | 10.02% | -0.25% | 0 | 7/24/2019 | 7/24/2019 |
| NTGR | 18.02% | 6.49% | 1.17% | 1 | 7/24/2019 | 7/25/2019 |
| NTGR | 13.90% | 6.72% | 0.93% | 1 | 7/24/2019 | 7/25/2019 |
| CHRW | -2.88% | 8.52% | -0.25% | 1 | 7/24/2019 | 7/25/2019 |
| NUVA | -4.88% | 6.64% | -0.32% | 5 | 7/24/2019 | 7/29/2019 |
| CMI | -7.36% | 9.20% | -0.68% | 6 | 7/24/2019 | 7/30/2019 |
| WPM | 3.28% | 8.43% | 0.28% | 14 | 7/17/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
| WPM | 1.39% | 8.32% | 0.12% | 13 | 7/18/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
| AAPL | 3.24% | 9.60% | 0.31% | 7 | 7/24/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
| BTX | -9.22% | 2.25% | -0.21% | 5 | 7/26/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
| PG | -1.82% | 11.88% | -0.22% | 1 | 7/30/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
| AAPL | -2.38% | 9.71% | -0.23% | 0 | 7/31/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
| UTHR | -4.07% | 5.46% | -0.22% | 0 | 7/31/2019 | 7/31/2019 |
| TROW | -0.91% | 8.84% | -0.01% | 8 | 7/24/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
| MGA | -3.32% | 7.32% | -0.24% | 8 | 7/24/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
| SWKS | -3.55% | 6.86% | -0.24% | 8 | 7/24/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
| TROW | -2.75% | 8.37% | -0.23% | 7 | 7/25/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
| SLCA | -9.26% | 2.68% | -0.25% | 1 | 7/31/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
| EAF | -4.93% | 4.39% | -0.22% | 1 | 7/31/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
| IBM | -2.12% | 8.80% | -0.19% | 0 | 8/1/2019 | 8/1/2019 |
| ALNY | -0.81% | 6.04% | -0.05% | 15 | 7/18/2019 | 8/2/2019 |
| ALNY | -4.65% | 4.75% | -0.22% | 2 | 7/31/2019 | 8/2/2019 |
| BAX | -0.11% | 14.10% | -0.02% | 18 | 7/18/2019 | 8/5/2019 |
| BAX | -2.45% | 10.53% | -0.26% | 11 | 7/25/2019 | 8/5/2019 |
| OR | -0.54% | 4.71% | -0.03% | 1 | 8/5/2019 | 8/6/2019 |
| OR | -3.93% | 4.88% | -0.19% | 1 | 8/5/2019 | 8/6/2019 |
| FOSL | -8.03% | 2.32% | -0.19% | 1 | 8/5/2019 | 8/6/2019 |
| GWPH | -4.06% | 4.88% | -0.20% | 21 | 7/17/2019 | 8/7/2019 |
| PEP | 0.71% | 14.34% | 0.10% | 17 | 7/22/2019 | 8/8/2019 |
| EWW | 4.42% | 10.95% | 0.48% | 17 | 7/22/2019 | 8/8/2019 |
| EWW | 2.71% | 7.73% | 0.21% | 13 | 7/26/2019 | 8/8/2019 |
| RACE | 0.56% | 10.65% | 0.06% | 9 | 7/30/2019 | 8/8/2019 |
| EWU | 3.55% | 18.54% | 0.66% | 8 | 7/31/2019 | 8/8/2019 |
| AMZN | 2.61% | 10.31% | 0.27% | 8 | 7/31/2019 | 8/8/2019 |
| DUK | -2.39% | 10.92% | -0.26% | 16 | 7/24/2019 | 8/9/2019 |
| SLV | -2.07% | 8.99% | -0.19% | 6 | 8/7/2019 | 8/13/2019 |
| GDXJ | -4.11% | 4.60% | -0.19% | 9 | 8/5/2019 | 8/13/2019 |
| SEE | -0.98% | 6.40% | -0.06% | 12 | 8/2/2019 | 8/14/2019 |
| SEE | -3.83% | 5.49% | -0.21% | 6 | 8/8/2019 | 8/14/2019 |
| COO | -2.70% | 7.55% | -0.20% | 1 | 8/13/2019 | 8/14/2019 |
| JNJ | -2.30% | 9.57% | -0.22% | 1 | 8/13/2019 | 8/14/2019 |
| EWI | 3.99% | 13.54% | 0.54% | 20 | 7/30/2019 | 8/19/2019 |
| CC | 24.56% | 2.45% | 0.60% | 30 | 7/23/2019 | 8/21/2019 |
| BA | 3.66% | 5.86% | 0.21% | 27 | 7/25/2019 | 8/21/2019 |
| BA | 1.39% | 5.59% | 0.07% | 22 | 7/30/2019 | 8/21/2019 |
| NWL | -0.84% | 3.47% | -0.03% | 16 | 8/7/2019 | 8/23/2019 |
| NWL | -4.77% | 7.88% | -0.38% | 1 | 8/22/2019 | 8/23/2019 |
| LYB | 13.13% | 6.87% | 0.90% | 30 | 7/30/2019 | 8/29/2019 |
| CLCT | 6.25% | 4.15% | -0.26% | 12 | 8/15/2019 | 8/27/2019 |
| EB | 0% | 3.88% | 0% | 7 | 8/16/2019 | 8/23/2019 |
| EB | -6.29% | 4.81% | -0.30% | 4 | 8/19/2019 | 8/23/2019 |
| EXK | -4.01% | 2.46% | -0.09% | 2 | 9/3/2019 | 9/5/2019 |
| EXK | -9.38% | 4.56% | -0.43% | 2 | 9/3/2019 | 9/5/2019 |
| DBO | -3.93% | 9.54% | -0.38% | 1 | 9/5/2019 | 9/6/2019 |
| SUI | 7.83% | 7.90% | 0.62% | 33 | 8/7/2019 | 9/9/2019 |
| BAX | 0.87% | 8.11% | 0.07% | 27 | 8/13/2019 | 9/9/2019 |
| IHI | -2.24% | 16.81% | -0.38% | 13 | 8/30/2019 | 9/10/2019 |
| SAFM | -2.37% | 8.68% | -0.21% | 13 | 8/30/2019 | 9/10/2019 |
| BRO | -2.38% | 15.63% | -0.37% | 13 | 8/30/2019 | 9/10/2019 |
| FRGI | -7.62% | 4.58% | -0.35% | 13 | 8/30/2019 | 9/10/2019 |
| JBLU | -4.17% | 9.06% | -0.39% | 8 | 9/4/2019 | 9/12/2019 |
| SPB | -1.82% | 7.56% | -0.14% | 6 | 9/10/2019 | 9/16/2019 |
| WLK | 1.71% | 5.94% | 0.10% | 7 | 9/10/2019 | 9/17/2019 |
| RSX | 2.92% | 19.18% | 0.56% | 14 | 9/4/2019 | 9/18/2019 |
| RSX | 1.68% | 16.78% | 0.28% | 7 | 9/11/2019 | 9/18/2019 |
| CRR | 23.76% | 2.44% | 0.58% | 8 | 9/10/2019 | 9/18/2019 |
| GPS | -6.29% | 5.00% | -0.31% | 7 | 9/11/2019 | 9/18/2019 |
Wins: 25 trades, 10.12% total gain
Losses: 52 trades, -12.51% total loss
Win Ratio: 32.47% of completed trades
Net Gain: -2.39%
Gain/Loss given as percentage on notional value of trade, with size a percentage of trading account. G/L x Size = % change of account value based on trade outcome. Days Held shows as 0 when a position was opened and closed in the same day (day trade).
Evaluating all position outcomes from Closed Trades, over a large enough sample, could support an approximate calculation of total portfolio return. Actual results may vary.
This is my trading journal. Results are published for entertainment purposes. This is not financial advice. This is not legal advice. This is not even advice.
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Are you a fan of day trades or do you prefer longer term?
I go where the price action takes me, but my strategy is based on 20 and 40 day price breakouts, so most holding periods are multi-day to multi-week (as can be seen from the closed positions chart, which shows days held).
Theoretically markets are fractal, but the behavior on shorter time periods seems much less predictable to me and I've never got the feel for it - even though I've tried many times across different markets because it's a lot easier to get prop money for intraday futures/forex than it is for multi-week equities trades.
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