Update for 20110225

Should have had two wins today, but I fell asleep and missed the second one. I blame lack of coffee (and the lacking self discipline to always make sure I'm "ready to go" for work) and this new allergy medication. Here's what the equity curve is looking like though, sitting behind my theoretical gain.

Up 10.3% month-to-date

Up 34.3% since inception (4/19/2010)

Update for 20110214

Happy Valentines Day! Or Forever Alone Day. Or Anna Howard Shaw Day. Or Monday.

Anyway, one win today to push me to a new equity high, so that's exciting. Still trying to think of a way to squeeze more profit out of this system. I want to pyramid as I go into profit, such as is mentioned in Reminiscences... and by Dennis Gartman -- we'll see.

Up 9.7% month-to-date

Up 33.6% since inception (4/19/2010)

Update for 20110211

Ending the week on a high note! My theoretical return (taking every trade the system throws at me, even when on vacation) is currently ahead of my actual return by about 2 full wins worth. Here's why:

Yesterday I entered a few minutes late on a setup, and my stop loss was closer than it would have been had I entered at the correct time. Wouldn't you know it, price retraced to my actual stop loss before going on to what would have been the take profit level, but it wouldn't have touched the stop loss if I had entered on time! Shit happens, no big deal. This scenario has worked in my favor in the past, and I'm sure the theoretical/actual lines on the equity curve will continue to oscillate back and forth as long as I trade this system.

Up 6.4% month-to-date

Up 30.3% since inception (4/19/2010)

Update for 20110201

Starting February strong with a new equity high! Two wins today. Almost a third?

I have been feeling sick the last day or so, and it's thrown my sleep schedule off. I woke up late today and noticed that a trade setup had formed and already passed by, with profit being hit at first glance. I looked at the news forecast though, and noticed that the entry time would have coincided with Swiss retail sales numbers. Oanda being a stickler for hiking spreads around news releases, and squeaking a profit out on that trade by only 5 pips as indicated anyway, there's no telling what would have actually happened. If I had received an unfavorable spread/fill upon entry, price might have never reached my new target.

I guess I can check tomorrow at http://fxtrade.oanda.com/why/spreads/recent

Up 6.1% month-to-date

Up 30% since inception (4/19/2010)

Update for 20110131

Closing off January with a gain of 7.4%. The gain puts me right up next to my previous equity high, so here's hoping for a winning trade to start off February!

Up 7.4% month-to-date

Up 23.6% since inception (4/19/2010)