February (and January) Trading Results

February 28th, 2007

February ended up being a good, but not great month. I met my goal of 10R and I’m feeling more confident and am ready to increase my trading size ever so slightly. Here’s a link to every trade I made in February. You’ll notice that I made the fewest trades since last August and had my best month so far in terms of dollars made and expectancy. I attribute this to … luck. ;-) I learned some valuable lessons in January, thanks in part to Estocastica who eyeballed my trades and made a suggestion or two.

Month Total R Win % Expectancy Trades
February 2007 9.97 46.15 0.77 13
January 2007 0.80 39.29 0.03 28
December 2006 6.70 50.00 0.30 22
November 2006 12.38 48.28 0.43 29
October 2006 -2.61 33.33 -0.09 30
September 2006 5.35 42.86 0.19 28
August 2006 9.07 43.33 0.30 30

I’ll devote an entire post to what I learned in January. If you look at my worst trades from the month of January, you’ll see what the problem was.

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  • 5 Comments »

    1. kheart Said,

      February 28, 2007 @ 5:10 pm

      I really enjoy your openness. I’ve been a successful investor and will continue investing. But, I’m retired and need a hobby and trading is it. Unfortunatly, I stink at it. However, I’m learning (thanks to blogs and several books you and others have recommened). Once I’m a little more secure in my efforts I might open my journal to others to see. Keep up the good work and keep posting your results — it helps us who are new to this game.

    2. Gav Said,

      February 28, 2007 @ 5:35 pm

      Dave,
      Congrats on the nice Feb result. All the best in March!.

    3. Ugly Said,

      February 28, 2007 @ 9:29 pm

      great job

    4. Tyro Said,

      February 28, 2007 @ 10:04 pm

      Congrats on hitting your goals, especially with such a strong expectancy. I’m sure it wasn’t all luck. Prove me right in March.

    5. Dave Said,

      March 2, 2007 @ 5:22 am

      @kheart:

      Keep making small bets and learning from every trade. Thanks for your comments!

      Gav and Ugly - thanks much - you guys have taught me a lot!

      @Tyro: Thanks very much - we’ll see how much luck was involved.

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