Mon Feb 25 Trade Signal Summary

20190225
Short 1 RTY 1602.2, -0.1
Long 2 RTY 1580.1, 1580.4, -0.2, +1.0
Short 1 YM 26225, +30
Long 1 NQ 7144.0, +7.25
Long 1 YM 26170, +20
Short 2 NQ 7162.25, 7163.5, +8.0, +2.0
Total YM +50
Total NQ +17.25
Total RTY +0.7

Fri Feb 22 Trade Signal Summary

20190222
Long 2 YM 25930, 25928, -7, -7
Short 1 RTY 1584.1, 1584.1, -0.1
Short 1 NQ 7071.5, -2.25
Short 2 NQ 7072.25, 7071.5, -1.5, -1.5
Short 2 YM 25950, 25950, -7, -7
Short 2 NQ 7080.0, 7080.0, -2.5, -2.5
Short 2 NQ 7081.25, 7081.25, +6.25, +10.0
Total YM -28
Total NQ +6.0
Total RTY -0.1

Thurs Feb 21 Trade Signal Summary

20190221
Long 1 NQ 7040,.0, -2.0
Long 1 NQ 7038.5, -0.75
Long 2 YM 25867, 25867, -11, -11
Long 2 NQ 7025.0, 7025.0, -2.25, -2.25,
Long 3 NQ 7018.25, 7018.25, 7018.25, -2.25, -2.25, -2.25
Long 3 NQ 7018.00, 7018.00, 7018.00, +5.0, +5.0, +2.0
Long 2 RTY 1574.01, 1574.01, +1.5, +3.6
Long 1 YM 75818, +22
Short 1 RTY 1573.3, +0.9
Short 1 NQ 7041.0, -1.25
Total YM -0
Total NQ -3.25
Total RTY +6.0

Wed Feb 20 Trade Signal Summary

20190220
Long 2 RTY 1575.3, 1575.7, -0.4, -0.7
Long 1 NQ 7880.0, +10.0
Short 3 RTY 15773., 15773. 1577.6, -0.0, +0.2, +1.2
Long 1 NQ 7884.0, +7.25
Short 2 NQ 7100.5, 7101.25, +2.0, -1.25
Total NQ +18.0
Total RTY +0.3

Tues Feb 19 Trade Signal Summary

20190219
Short 2 RTY 1565.5, 1565.8, -0.5, -0.3
Long 1 YM 25853, +20
Long 1 RTY 1567.3, +2.0
Short 1 NQ 7068.75, -0.5
Short 2 RTY 1571.3, 1571.5, -0.0, +0.9
Long 1 NQ 7068.75, -2.25
Long 2 RTY 1569.0, 1569.0, +0.6, -0.7
Long 1 NQ 7066.0, -2.25
Long 1 NQ 7063.0, +5.0
Short 1 RTY 1570.4, +1.0
Total YM +20
Tota NQ -0.0
Total RTY +3.0

Fri Feb 15 Trade Signal Summary

20190215
Long 1 YM 25658, -7
Short 1 YM 25716, -7
Short 2 YM 25722, +10, -5
Short 3 RTY 1560.2, 1560.2, 1560.6, +2.5, +4.2, +1.0
Long 1 NQ 70.50,0, 10.0
Long 1 NQ 7039.0, +5.0
Total YM -9
Total NQ +15.0
Total RTY +7.7


Thurs Feb 14 Trade Signals & Journal

Trade Summary
20190214
Long 1 YM 25329, -7
Short 1 YM 25352, -7
Short 1 RTY 1540.6, -0.1
Short 1 NQ 7013.75, -1.0
Short 2 RTY 1541.6, 1541.6, +1.3, -.0.0
Short 1 YM 25416, -7
Short 1 YM 25424, -3
Short 1 YM 25430, -7
Short 2 RTY 1542.4, 1542.4, +1.8, -0.7
Short 1 YM 25443, +23
Short 1 NQ 7024.0, +7.5
Total YM -8
Total NQ +6.75
Total RTY +2.3

The technique when fading the Serial Sequents is, first, acknowledge the probable Day Model in play and adjust stop-loss, size and exits accordingly. Fading the first trend action is always wisest, since the most common Day Model of all is Test n Reject.. I tried to faded the only buy signal offered in the early trend down after the opening, with a long in the YM. The action whipped me right out, and I fumbled with where to get back in.. Thereafter, I was left with fading the 2nd trend back up, and '2nd trends are where the surprises lay in wait. Today was no exception, but I did adjust stops to near break even when offered any profits after entry, and kept to minimum size. I didn't however, temper my targets correctly,
as I let several modest profits come and go thinking I might have identified an bigger pullback lower with my short choices... ...not.

There trick thereafter, is to stalk the eventually deeper pullback to establish something in-trend... but today that didn't appear until well into the 2nd frame when I was no longer in front of the screen. ...some days are better for trading than others....


Wed Feb 13 Trade Signal Summary

20190213
Short 2 YM 25592, 25592, +10, +42
Short 2 RTY 1445.1, 1445.4, -0.9, -0.8
Short 2 RTY 1445.7, 1445.7, +1.4, +1.6
Long 1 YM 25539, -3
Long 1 NQ 7042.75, -2.5
Total YM +49
Total NQ -2.5
Total RTY +1.3

tues Feb 12 Trade Signal Summary

20190212
Short 2 YM 25259, 25262, -12, -7
Short 2 NQ 6987.75, 6987.25, +3.0, +7.75
Short 2 YM 25282, 25282, +12, -1
Short 1 NQ 6993.25, 6993.25, +3.0, -0.75
Short 1 RTY 1535.3, -0.8
Long 1 YM 25247, -6
Short 2 RTY 1537.3, 1537.3, -1.1, -1.1
Short 1 NQ 7016.0, +5.25
Total YM -14
Total NQ +18.5
Total RTY -3.0

Mon Feb 11 Trade Signal Summary

20190211
Long 1 RTY 1508.0, -0.7
Long 1 NQ 6927.75, +10.0
Long 2 RTY 1505.7, 1505.7, +1.3, +2.2
Long 1 NQ 6923.25, +5.0
Short 1 RTY 1510.5, -0.4
Short 1 RTY 1511.1, -0.3
Short 1 RtY 1511.2, -0.3
Total NQ +15.0
Total RTY +1.8

Fri Feb 8 Trade Signal Summary

20190208
Long 1 NQ 6869.0, -2.0
Long 1 NQ 6865.25, -2.0
Long 2 NQ 6846.75, 6847.50, +4.0, +10..5
Short 1 NQ 6860.0, +5.0
Long 1 YM 248762, -1
Long 1 RTY 1202.8, -0.2
Long 1 RTY 1502.3, +2.4
Short 1 NQ 6866.5, -0.5
Short 1 NQ 6876.5, -2.0
Short 1 NQ 6879.0, -2.0
Short 2 NQ 6880.0, 6880.0, -2.0, -20
Short 3 NQ 6881.0, 6881.0, 6881.0, +4.0, +5.0, +10.0
Total YM -1
Total NQ +26.0
Total RTY +2.2



Thur Feb 7 Trade Summary

20190207
Short 1 NQ 692175. -2.0
Short 1 NQ 6923.5, -2.0
Short 1 NQ 6926.75, -2.0
Short 1 NQ 6931.0, -2.0
Short 2 NQ 6932.75, 6932.75, +8.0, +10.0
Short 1 RTY 1511.2, +3.0
Short 1 NQ 6940.0, -2.0
Short 2 NQ 6941.25, 6941.25, +2.0, +6.5
Short 1 YM 25256, -7
Short 1 NQ 6946.5, -2.75
Short 1 NQ 6958.0, +10.0
Short 1 YM 25279, +29
Total YM +22
Total NQ +23.75
Total RTY +3.0

Wed Feb 6 Trade Signal Summary

20190206
Long 1 NQ 7013.5, +7.0
Long 1 RTY 1518.0, +2.0
Short 1 NQ 7022.25, -1.0
Short 1 NQ 7026.0, -2.0
Short 1 NQ 7030.25, -2.0
Short 1 NQ 7035.25, +7.0
Long 2 NQ 7003.75, 7003.75, 7002.0, +6.0, +2.5, -0.0
Long 2 RTY 1511.2, 1511.2, -0.3, -0.3
Long 1 NQ 6974.75, +17.0
Short 1 NQ 7016.0, -1.0
Total NQ +27.5
Total Total RTY +1.4

Tues Feb 5 No trades, aways from market

Mon Feb 4 No trades, away from market

Fri Feb 1 Trades & Journal

20190201
SIM trades all:
Short 1 RTY 1502.1, +3.0
Long 1 NQ 6878.75, -2.25
Short 1 NQ 6935.0, -1.0
Short 1 YM 25111, +10
Short 1 NQ 6935.0, +5.0
Long 1 YM 25099, -7
Long 2 YM 25096, 25096, -10, -10
Long 2 YM 25061, 25061, -7, -7
Long 3 YM 25019, 25019, 25019, +30, +30, +30
Total YM +63
Total NQ +1.75
Total RTY +3.0
SIM trades only

Yesterday was the 2nd day in a row of net losing trades. That triggers a behavior governor from my trade plan that kicks me into Simulator mode. Today, I needed 2 out of the first 3, or 3 out of the first 5 trades as winners in order to dump the Simulator and go back to cash. Technically I made that trigger with 3 of 5 winners, but have to admit the winners felt a bit too meager. And so I stayed in Sim mode even through the YM's huge buy signal at the ORB plunge.

In any case, with a net winning day, I can now go back to cash on Monday. Had I not made a net profit today, Monday would have again started out as a Sim day. This is how you keep from letting your losing days become a streak and eating up your account. Have a plan, and stick to that plan.

Observations about my losing days on Wednesday and Thursday: It is always evident when you don't take the better trades that would have produced good profits, and instead substitute for them, trades you felt less emotionally threatened by--which so often produce losses. Those trades which were so better suited for profits I missed on Wednesday were breakout inflections with Serial Sequent and pattern pre-break triggers, in 2nd trends. I've always had these in my trade plan, but usually reach my goal far more easily with fades than breakouts. ....but somedays, fades are sloppy and produce rough turns and blur all the indicating signals that trigger them. You must have a balance of both breakout and fade trades in order to capitalize on what the market presents you each day. True, breakouts can require more scrutiny and a more exacting set of filters. But when/if they present themselves, it does no good to just sit there dumbly with doe-eyes in the headlights... Jump on the train, or get away from the tracks... Let's see what February and next week have to offer...