Trading Performance
analyzed correlation between my strategies - found hidden risk
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ran correlation analysis on my strategies.
found something i didn’t expect.
what i analyzed # all trades from may-july (3 months, 65 trades).
august day 1 - solid start
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first trading day of august.
short week (monday was holiday).
started strong.
tuesday 8/1 trades # morning: SPX put spread +$405
august preview - maintaining momentum
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july crushed. +$6,120 (75% over goal).
now planning august.
august goal # target: +$4,000
why higher than july’s $3,500 original target?
july wrap - best month yet, crushed the goal
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july done.
best trading month yet.
final numbers # goal: +$3,500
actual: +$6,120
beat goal by: +$2,620 (75% over target)
july week 3 - hitting stride
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july week 3 done.
consistent profitable trades.
hitting goal this month.
week 3 trades # monday 7/17: +$385 (SPX put spread, -150% stops working)
july week 2 - back in green after monday red day
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july week 2 done.
recovered from monday red day.
week 2 trades # monday 7/10: -$544 (3 trades, 1 win, 2 losses)
testing tighter stops - early results mixed
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started testing tighter stop losses today.
goal: reduce avg loss from $660 to $600.
early results: mixed.
the change # old stops: -150% of credit received
analyzing profit factor - why 2.1 isn't good enough
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been tracking profit factor for 2 months.
current: 2.1
sounds good. but it’s not good enough.
what is profit factor # profit factor = gross wins / gross losses
july day 1 - small win to start month
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first trading day of july (markets closed friday for july 4th weekend).
up $215.
sunday 7/2 trade # SPX put spread: +$215