Ocean Auto Trading Journal - Futures and Commodities

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for MidCap

Symbol: @EMDU08.D
Date: 7/28/08 - 7/31/08
Contract: 1
Number of trades: 4
Slippage and commission: $25 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: -$430.00

1 win and 3 losses for this week

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for eMini S&P

Symbol: @ESU08
Date: 7/28/08 - 7/31/08
Contract: 1
Number of trades: 4
Slippage and commission: $30 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: $142.5

2 wins and 2 losses

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for Soybeans

Symbol: @S
Date: 7/28/08 - 7/31/08
Contract: 1
Number of trades: 3
Slippage and commission: $32 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: -$658.50

0 win and 3 losses

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for MidCap

Symbol: @EMDU08.D
Date: 7/21/08 - 7/25/08
Contract: 1
Number of trades: 4
Slippage and commission: $25 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: $0.0 (even)

2 wins and 2 losses for this week

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for eMini S&P

Symbol: @ESU08
Date: 7/21/08 - 7/25/08
Contract: 1
Number of trades: 5
Slippage and commission: $30 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: -$400.00

5 losses

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for Soybeans

Symbol: @S
Date: 7/21/08 - 7/25/08
Contract: 1
Number of trades: 5
Slippage and commission: $32 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: -$585.00

1 win and 4 losses

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for eMini S&P

Symbol: @ESU08
Date: 7/14/08 - 7/18/08
Contract: 1
Number of trades: 5
Slippage and commission: $30 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: -$100.00

2 wins and 3 losses

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for MidCap

Symbol: @EMDU08.D
Date: 7/14/08 - 7/18/08
Contract: 1
Number of trades: 5
Slippage and commission: $25 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: $175.00

2 wins and 3 losses for this week

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for Soybeans

Symbol: @S
Date: 7/14/08 - 7/18/08
Contract: 1
Number of trade: 5
Slippage and commission: $32 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: $952.50

4 wins and 1 losses

All three strategies had been modified to gain better results.

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Here is another futures index I began to track and this is the most popular e-Mini futures with huge volume of trades every day.

Hypothetical result for eMini S&P

Symbol: @ESU08
Date: 7/7/08 - 7/11/08
Contract: 1
Number of trades: 6
Slippage and commission: $30 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: $95.00

3 wins and 3 losses

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for MidCap

Symbol: @EMDU08.D
Date: 7/7/08 - 7/11/08
Contract: 1
Number of trades: 7
Slippage and commission: $25 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: $435.00

4 wins and 3 losses for this week

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for Soybeans

Symbol: @S
Date: 7/7/08 - 7/11/08
Contract: 1
Number of trade: 5
Slippage and commission: $32 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: -$1497.50

The performance of this strategy for Soybeans has been terrible and all 5 trades were negative this week. On the other hand, it would give me room for improvement. (just made a slight modification).

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for MidCap

Symbol: @EMDU08.D
Date: 6/29/08 - 7/3/08
Contract: 1
Number of trade: 5
Slippage and commission: $25 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: $755.50

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for Soybeans

Symbol: @S
Date: 6/29/08 - 7/3/08
Contract: 1
Number of trade: 4
Slippage and commission: $32 round turn per trade

Gain/Loss: $409.50

Ocean

FUTURES AND COMMODITIES TRADING INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY THE OPINION OF ITS AUTHOR AND IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR TRADE IN ANY COMMODITY AND OR SECURITY MENTIONED HEREIN. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED RELIABLE, BUT IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED. OPINIONS, MARKET DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for MidCap (software had been modified to reduce trading activities)

Symbol: EMDU08.D
Date: 6/23/08 - 6/27/08
Contract: 1
Slippage and commission: $25 round trip
Gain/Loss: $430.00

 

[ocean]

Hypothetical result for Soybeans (software had been modified to reduce trading activities)

Symbol: SN08
Date: 6/23/08 - 6/27/08
Contract: 1
Slippage and commission: $32 round trip
Gain/Loss: -$997.50

 

[Frixxxx]

Sounds like a good plan.

I had tried Forex two years ago for a short time as an experiment with discretionary trade without success. I lost $350 out of my $500 Forex account.

This time I am trying to automate the trade using futures and commodities. It will take at least 6 to 18 months forward testing to see if my automated system works or not. I may need to tweak a bit along the way and it is OK since this is my hobby. This is another experimental project for me since I can't do much with my TSP anyway with 2 limits a month.

Ocean

Check out http://www.igforex.com/ They have an easier way to automate and you can right your own code to "bot" your actions. Forex just came out with some automation tools so I have to check their usefuless.

Woohoo 1400+ PIPs on the cable last night!

 

[ocean]

Been on Forex, actively trading, the last three weeks...I have a 235 day plan based on my trend analysis plays. On my plan I'm at day 21 (calendar), on my return plan I'm on day 85. 150 more days on plan and I'm independently wealthy....I am going to tell the working world good-bye for good.

Sounds like a good plan.

I had tried Forex two years ago for a short time as an experiment with discretionary trade without success. I lost $350 out of my $500 Forex account.

This time I am trying to automate the trade using futures and commodities. It will take at least 6 to 18 months forward testing to see if my automated system works or not. I may need to tweak a bit along the way and it is OK since this is my hobby. This is another experimental project for me since I can't do much with my TSP anyway with 2 limits a month.

Ocean

 

[Frixxxx]

I've been trying to learn Forex in my spare time so this is going to be neat thread I'm looking forward to following.

Been on Forex, actively trading, the last three weeks...I have a 235 day plan based on my trend analysis plays. On my plan I'm at day 21 (calendar), on my return plan I'm on day 85. 150 more days on plan and I'm independently wealthy....I am going to tell the working world good-bye for good.

 

[Bullitt]

I've been trying to learn Forex in my spare time so this is going to be neat thread I'm looking forward to following.