July 19th, 2017 - S&P 500 e-Mini - Trading Activity - Today's Real Money Profit $0, Sim Trade Profit $763

Opening Comments

Outside day with a down close yesterday.
Closed closer to the high than the low
More volatility yesterday as well.
We need a sustained break below yesterday's low to get a move lower.

Not much movement overnight.
Trading in a range around the open.

We are short 6 contracts with an average price of 2431.86.

Our target is held over from early last week at 2419.25.

Profit Target for this week is $350 per day, once we close out the current open position.

Real Money Trading S&P 500 e-Mini

We are short 6 contracts from yesterday with an average price of 2431.86.

Target still at 2419.25.

The market started to rally at the open of the regular trading session, moving against our position significantly.

The day closed higher putting us further in the red.

Considered taking another contract short. But decided to wait to see what tomorrow does.

Simulation Trading LW Best TDOM  Bonds

We are long 1 contract @ 152 24/32
Stop @ 151 1/32
1st exit day is 20/07/17

We are in profit on this trade at the open.
If still in profit at the end of the day we will exit either near the close of today or on the open of 20/07/17.

At the EOD we are still in profit.
Placed order to cover this trade on the open of 20/07/17 @ 153 30/32.
Order filled we are out of this position with a profit of  $1,187.

Next Bond TDOM Entry day is 26/7/17.

Simulation Trading S&P 500 e-Mini

We will trade the simulation account today and monitor the Real Account position.

Changing the way I track the trading activity.
Using a table so that I do not have to write everything out.
I will put comments below for clarification as required.
This table defines the signals used.
I will provide a definition of these signals over the weekend.

Signal Type
Long Signal Name
Long Signal Acronym
Short Signal Name
Short Signal Acronym
Continuation Trades
Continuation Trade – Long
Cont-L
Continuation Trade – Short
Cont-S
Trend Correction Trades
Rally off higher short-term Low – Long
HI’r-LO's
Decline off lower short-term High – Short
LO’r-HI's
Consolidation Trades
Consolidation Break Out – Long
Cons-BO
Consolidation Break Down – Short
Cons-BD
W Trades
W Bottom – Long
W-BTM
W Top – Short
W-TOP
1st 2 in a Row Trades
1st 2 in a Row Up – Long
1st 2 UP
1st 2 in a Row Down – Short
1st 2 DWN

   1st Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
 5:53
Short 
1st 2 DWN
 1
 2459.00
 2458.00
 -$93
-$93 




No follow through to the short side, flip trade.

Flip Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contract   to   Cover
#Contract for Recovery
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day Profit
 8:14
Long 
1st 2 UP
 1
3 
 2460.75
2461.75 
 $145
 $52






Coming into the open we are seeing a long bias.

   1st Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
 8:20
Long 
 Cont-L
 1
 2461.25
 2462.25
 $48
 $100




  1st Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
 8:35
Long 
Cont-L 
1 
2463.00 
2464.00 
$47 
 $147




   
  1st Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
8:36 
 Long
Cont-L 
 1
 2463.75
 2464.75
$48
$195



  
  1st Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
8:53
Long
HI'r-LO's
1
2464.00
2465.00
$47
$242

  
  1st Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
8:59
Long
Cont -L
1
2464.75
2465.75
$48
$290




  1st Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
9:01
Long
Cont-L
1
2465.50
2466.50
-$57
$233

   No Follow through, Flip Trade
  
  Flip Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contract      to   Cover
#Contract for Recovery
Entry   Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
9:11
Short
1st 2 DWN
1
2
2464.25
2463.25
$88
$321

   1st Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
9:30
Long
1st 2 UP
1
2465.25
2466.25
-$119
$202





No Follow through, Flip Trade
  Flip Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contract      to   Cover
#Contract for Recovery
Entry  Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
9:36
Short
1st 2 DWN
1
3
2463.00
2462.00
-$164
$38
No Follow through, Flip Trade
  Flip Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contract      to   Cover
#Contract for Recovery
Entry  Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
9:52
Long
1st 2 UP
3
9
2464.00
2465.00
$439
$477

  1st Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
10:02
Long
Cont-L
1
2464.75
2465.75
$48
$525

  1st Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
11:00
LongHI'r -LO's12466.752467.75
$47
$572

  1st Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
12:11
LongHI'r - LO's12467.752468.75
$47
$619

  1st Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
12:50
LongCont-L12468.752469.75
$49
$668

   1st Trade
Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
14:24
LongCons-BO12469.752470.75
$46
714
 1st Trade


Time
Trade Direction
Signal Type
#Contracts
Entry Price
Target Price
Trade Profit
Day   Profit
14:28
LongCont-L12470.502471.50
$49
$763

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