Trading Journal #68
Trading Journal
08:41 am: “Futures green to start the day as we approach Thanksgiving on Thursday. Low liquid markets can be tricky, so manage risk wisely
08:42 am: “Morning focus on Semi’s as yesterday showed some relative strength, so let’s see if able to give a day 2 and market bounces up OR not
Morning trades
AAPL: took short out of the gate for new lows, nice quick cash flow and done
TSLA: scalped longs but it was very volatile so I step aside and closed
NVDA: when saw stock stalled below 155s again in first 5 min, took a short for cash flow, locked my gains and flipped long AMD
AMD: from morning trade plan for day 2 up, scalped big calls for great cash flow
BA: took a scalp long for new highs on day and locked my cash flow
IWM: when stock stalled at 184s, took a short but it was slow so I closed
META: after some rumors hit wires, took a short but got stopped as no follow through for downside, so flipped long where I got my money back from previous stop and way more. Locked my gains and done.
Time | Symbol | Contract | Avg Entry | Avg Exit | QTY | Pct Gain | PnL $ |
9:31AM | AAPL | Nov 25 $148 Puts | $1.35 | $2.00 | 7 | 48% | $446.60 |
9:32AM | TSLA | Nov 25 $180 Calls | $1.15 | $1.20 | 9 | 4% | $34.20 |
9:34AM | TSLA | Nov 25 $180 Calls | $1.05 | $1.02 | 10 | -3% | -$42.00 |
9:36AM | NVDA | Nov 25 $150 Puts | $1.30 | $1.90 | 8 | 46% | $470.40 |
9:49AM | AMD | Nov 25 $73 Calls | $1.02 | $1.52 | 10 | 49% | $488.00 |
9:59AM | BA | Nov 25 $177.5 Calls | $0.70 | $1.00 | 14 | 43% | $403.20 |
10:34AM | IWM | Nov 23 $183 Puts | $0.85 | $0.90 | 12 | 6% | $45.60 |
10:40AM | META | Nov 25 $106 Puts | $0.40 | $0.35 | 25 | -13% | -$155.00 |
10:44AM | META | Nov 25 $113 Calls | $0.55 | $1.00 | 18 | 82% | $788.40 |
DISCLAIMER | |||||||
– Content is provided for informational purposes only considering average $1,000 per trade
– Comissions already included: $0.60 per contract, per trade – All entries and exits are timestamped realtime via Discord Bot – Traders can have different Entries, Exits, Dollar Amount, Risk management and Comissions – Past historical data is no guarantee on future returns |
Nov 21, 2022 | $2,479 | |||||
Week-To-Date | $4,710 | ||||||
Loss review: Took some small losses on TSLA volatility and META first short, but was able to flip fast and get my money back
Key Takeaways: Traders, Trade, so if trade goes against you, step aside, take the other side, get your cash flow and done. You can always go back to initial trade at better prices
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Content is provided for informational purposes only considering average $1,000 per trade. Comissions already included: $0.60 per contract, per trade. All entries and exits are timestamped realtime via Discord Bot. Traders can have different Entries, Exits, Dollar Amount, Risk management and Comissions.
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