Trading Journal Day 28 - Stop!
Trading with Stops
There are pros and cons to trading with stops.
On the plus side, if you are good at identifying pivot and risk points, then effective stop levels can help you track a trend and cut your risk if it cuts against you.
On the downside... your stops are published to the market maker. In a thin market, they might flex a bit and go stop-hunting. Many times I have seen a price move just far enough to trigger my stops and then swing wide in what would have been my favor. I widened my target stops a little (taking on more risk, which means smaller position sizes to compensate) and this happens to me far less frequently now.
Some brokers offer 'hidden' stops... they keep it as a pending order on their own books, but don't send it to the market maker until it is triggered. That can result in slightly worse execution in a collapsing market, but may be worth it. If your broker offers programmatic orders (submit order x when condition y occurs), they can be used in a similar fashion.
These are advanced strategies that don't add much when you are trading high volume stocks, but if you trade low volume stocks (or penny stocks) then using normal stop orders may frequently hurt you.
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Trade Journal
Today I Bought
Nothing new
Today I Shorted
Nothing new
Today I Closed
NWL @15.91
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.
| Ticker | Entry | Direction | Size* | Date | Stop Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLVS | 12.45 | Short | 2.75% | 7/17/2019 | 7.18 |
| CLVS | 11.66 | Short | 2.80% | 7/18/2019 | 7.18 |
| LYB | 83.34 | Short | 6.87% | 7/30/2019 | 76.75 |
| SUI | 136.905 | Long | 7.90% | 8/7/2019 | 142.93 |
| BAX | 86.80 | Long | 8.11% | 8/13/2019 | 84.45 |
| CLCT | 23.99 | Long | 4.15% | 8/15/2019 | 22.56 |
| EB | 18.31 | Long | 3.88% | 8/16/2019 | 18.32 |
| EB | 19.54 | Long | 4.81% | 8/19/2019 | 18.32 |
Total Long 28.85%
Total Short 12.42%
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 |
Wins: 15 trades, 7.01% total gain
Losses: 39 trades, -8.90% total loss
Win Ratio: 26.79% of completed trades
Net Gain: -1.89%
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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