Welcome in my trading report for April 2016. Great signals, very nice market. But anyway it was my first month ever that I finished on small red.
If you wanna now my result and trading statistics for April – read more.
The most important events on stock exchange last month
I don’t event know. Most of the day I was late for session, so my preparation wasn’t as it normally looks like.
Number of trading days
In April there was 21 trading days.
Personally I trade in April in 13 sessions.
Events affecting trading
There was many personally things that affected my trading a lot. First of all my son was sick, then we spent some time with him in hospital, he has operation. It totally messed my head. Wasn’t able to focus on other things. But I tried, that the reason I traded last month, because I hope it will help me.
What I traded
On weekly basis I do publish – “Last week market movers“. It is weekly recap of stocks that I’ve been trading. Also on Facebook and Twitter I publish on daily basis stockwatch list and stocks that I’m trading.
My most profitable transaction were made on:
- WLL
- SWN
- SGY
- SDRL
Biggest lost on:
- CHK
- ATVI
- HZNP
- GLW
- STX
- WDC
- UVXY
Monthly balance sheet
I finished the April with a result: -1,24%.
Previous month: 16,2%
This is a result including average capital, which in the month scale was invested in opened positions.
Sessions were really interesting, many great stocks to trade. But anyway I wasn’t focused on trading. That is why it is -.
Summary result from the beginning of year 2016: 25.58%.
This is a result including average capital, which in the month scale was invested in opened positions.
I have much increased the capital that I’ve been trading in 2016 when I compare it to 2015. In 2016 I will increased it even more once I reach some goals for 2016. On of them is to increase sizes accordingly to the result generated. I have a constant level of used capital. I don’t raise it, because I don’t have such a need – I use solid strategies that are adapted up to specified value of opened position. Invested funds are increased, when I raise the volume of opened positions. Therefore, it is included in the monthly balance sheet.
Generated profits in a given month are paid from the trading account.
Transaction statistics
Below I present analysis of concluded transactions. This analysis is carried out by me every day before the session. Below I place an analysis in the scale of entire month along with information which from my point of view are the most important and to which I pay attention modifying my strategy in subsequent sessions.
In April I conducted 3347 transactions to the total number of 107 companies. Mostly ovetrading, I’m not proud of that. But sometimes happen. In april happened more than in last few years.
Average value of a single position
Average value to opened position: 1830 shares.
Previous month: 1864 shares.
Number of shares on my initial position remain the same.
Average time of keeping all positions.
In April: 2 minutes 35 seconds (in March 1 minute 42 seconds).
With division into positions:
- long: 2 minute 06 seconds
- short: 3 minutes 23 seconds
Because of overtrading, I keeped position not so long.
Transaction effectiveness
Effectiveness in April: 41.45% (in March 48.99%)
With division into positions:
- long: 39.42%
- short: 44.88%
Worst effectiveness in last 9 years of my trading.
Effectiveness with division into hours
As you can see – between 9:50-11:15 big drop in my effectiveness. Currently I’m not trading a lot after 10:15-10:30 a.m. I back to trading mostly after 2-3 p.m..
How it looked like in last month:
Fixed costs from trading
Below I present costs that involve use of: platform, quoting, additional orders of shorts from the HTB list (hard to borrow).
- Trading platform: 130$/month
- Quoting: 285.74$/month
- Sterling Scanner: 40$/month
- Trade Ideas scanner: 74$/month (use special coupon codes for Trade Ideas just for BeDayTrader.com readers!)
- Benzinga PRO news: 39$/month
- Hard to borrow list: 406$
Fixed costs is a platform and quoting (in case of quoting I use all data, hence the maximum price). Additionally, I use scanners and system of news.
Hard to borrow – it’s cost of order additional shorts, which aren’t free available in a given session.
Note that I don’t treat the above mentioned charges as an expense. Of course, if they weren’t – I wouldn’t be mad 
However, they constitute an indispensable monthly element. The same as loss positions, there are costs which I incur in order to use fully my strategies.
Thank you for reviewing my report trading. In consecutive month there will be other! Meanwhile, feel free to add comments below!
Described above statistics concern the account, which I use as part of RemoteDayTraderGroup.com; It is group of Proprietary Trading type – focused on trading on American stock exchanges of NYSE | NASDAQ | AMEX.
