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Forum: Trading Journals February 26th, 2017, 10:31 AM
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Posted By profitpilgrim
Have I won the highest net loss in journaling contest?

As the next step in analyzing how to exploit the exploiters whose algos wiggle the wealth out of retail traders, I'm going to use Bloodhound to backtest my ATM algos to see to what extent my...
Forum: Trading Journals February 24th, 2017, 04:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Could burning countertrend reversions be algo's best cherry picking

In reviewing my experiment at trading a simulated $150 TST Combine, with 5 contract entries attempting to scalp some profit and always leave a riding contract of 1 or 2 to catch a trend, thus far the...
Forum: Trading Journals February 23rd, 2017, 01:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Tightening and loosening risk reward parameters

2-21-17 P/L ($2445.8)
Cum P/L ($143131.82)
Exceeded TST max drawdown so reset again.
2-22-17 P/L ($1209.64) Long $51.46, Short $(1261.10)
Cum P/L

You may have noticed that the progression of...
Forum: Trading Journals February 21st, 2017, 09:49 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Dynamically adjusting lookback periods to adapt MA's to volatility

2-20-17 P/L no trades on President's day.

The sixties pop song said "I've looked at love from both sides now, from win and lose, and still somehow, its love's illusions I recall I really don't...
Forum: Trading Journals February 20th, 2017, 01:39 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Necessary rules to respect trend and escape countertrend compulsions

2-17-17 P/L ($2413.44)
$Cum P/L $145577.62

Given another hard loss trending day, it would appear that I must impose on myself more stringent rules than the "Decisive Decision" in my 4th post,...
Forum: Trading Journals February 17th, 2017, 12:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Can it be done?

2-16-17 Net P/L = ($2008.94)
Cum P/L = $147,992

If you've tracked this journal you know I am attempting an ideal, that is to scalp small reversions against the immediate direction of price by...
Forum: Trading Journals February 17th, 2017, 09:29 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Pre-market

Its options expiration Friday. A respected professional hedge fund trader indicates that option market makers need the ES to stay below themid 30s and above 2300 so bias is down this morning.
Forum: Trading Journals February 16th, 2017, 10:08 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
2-14-17 Net P/L = ($3023.02) Cum P/L =...

2-14-17 Net P/L = ($3023.02)
Cum P/L = $45712.49

No Preopen comments this morning.


The 14th was another great hard trending market well suited to refine reversionary scalping ATM's intended...
Forum: Trading Journals February 15th, 2017, 09:27 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Revelations of Loss Analysis - How to prevent losers

2-14-17 Net P/L = ($2043.70)
Cum P/L = $48735.51


Today's Preopen bias
Markets are overextended into 4a days of new high all time highs. A 20 to 30 point pullback is likely now that the FOMC...
Forum: Trading Journals February 14th, 2017, 09:29 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Pre-market observations and plans

After 3 days of opening gaps up the market is due for a correction. With Fed Chair Yellen is speaking today markets are vulnerable to spikes following quiet price action. I'll be favoring entering...
Forum: Trading Journals February 14th, 2017, 09:02 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Please repost your Thanks in the Journal Challenge Thread

The winner's of the topsteptrader $150K contest are determined by the number of readers when enter thanks, but only if that Thanks appears in the journal challenge thread HERE...
Forum: Trading Journals February 13th, 2017, 10:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Trailers made almost all the profit!

2-13-17 Net P/L = $1066.77
Cum P/L = 150,779.21
Max drawdown ($363.26)
Sharpe ratio 4.73
Ulcer index 0.00
9 trades.

Download the new attached 5 lot (not 10) NQ YM ATM's, and the newly...
Forum: Trading Journals February 12th, 2017, 09:02 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Three self-sabotaging impulses

In my last post I generally contrasted "cognitive bias" with known "statistical bias" and how they compete in discretionary trading decisions. I traced cognitive bias to positive and negative...
Forum: Trading Journals February 10th, 2017, 02:58 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Cognitive Bias vs. Statistical Bias - A promising revelation

2-8-17 Net P/L = ($2507.82)
Cum P/L = ($287.56)

Today offered a promising though sobering revelation. I went from $922 net profit by 10:45 ET to $2507.82 net loss by EOD closing. So why...
Forum: Trading Journals February 9th, 2017, 09:27 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Premarket trades

Because the volatility on entry is not as wild as shortly after the open I look carefully for setups during the pre-market hour, with special attention to S/R (support/resistance) levels that price...
Forum: Trading Journals February 9th, 2017, 01:05 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,896
Posted By profitpilgrim
Profitpilgrim's Blend of CT Scalps & Trend Trailing (free ATMs)

If you haven't downloaded the last necessary ATM stop template below or the other 11 ATM strategy templates and stop templates posted HERE ...
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