Fri Feb 15 Wkly Trade Summary & Journal

20130215
Short 1 TF 923.3, +1.0
Long 1 TF 924.1, -0
Short 1 TF 924.3, +0.8
Long 1 TF 923.6, -0.3
Long 1 YM 13952, +10
Long 1 TF 922.5, +0.6
Total YM +10
Total TF +2.1

Weekly Trade Summary 20130215-20130211
Total ES -0.0
Total YM +3
Total NQ +0.25
Total TF -1.5

Managing losses has to be a key attribute for survival trading futures. Your methods won't produce all the time. Sometimes the markets just grind. And even if your trend signals are working, you can just get stp'd out repositioning for them. Incorporate behavior stp's into your plan. Limit the number of losing trades in a session, and even consider limiting the number of losing trades in a row. And above all, limit the number of losing days in a row your plan will tolerate before kicking you back to the simulator mode. If your losses remain small for the week, your capital will still be there next week. Keep to the plan. The discipline will save you.