Golden Ratio: HOME WORK

Showing posts with label HOME WORK. Show all posts

2011-02-03

Home Works (February 2011)

General Markets

This new year stared with a busy travel schedule for me preventing me from doing any serious trading. I hardly traded during January 2011 and it looks as if February is not going to be much different. Whatever little I traded provided below average and below median returns and another positive return making it 20th green month in a row for the homework book. Current median return on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $2,033 and current mean return on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $4,019. Click here for HW Trades result on 2 contract lot basis so far.***

I have added a page for FAQ on the blog page as well as a page for HW book trades. Please comment if there are any questions you might have. Also provide suggestions for any other improvements to the blog. Or we can interact via my Facebook page.

The new homework page is here. The links have been updated on the site. Please remember to post your comments on this page. Also please remember to subscribe to comments via email on this page if you have been a passive follower. Please click here for more information on email subscription. You can also subscribe to all comments on the site by adding http://feeds.feedburner.com/vs-trader-comments RSS feed to your favourite reader like Google reader.

Happy trading.

*** for the sake of disclosure, this performance is calculated on 2 lot basis trading my Homework and should not be used as a reflection of my trading OR my account size/position size. I take all my Homework trades but in position size consistent with my risk capital.

- (c) author(s) of http://vs-trader.blogspot.com

2011-01-04

Home Works (January 2011)

General Markets

Happy new year. Time to take account of the year and plan for the next one. I did not trade most of second half of December 2010 due to my holidays. Whatever little I traded provided below average and below median returns and another positive return making it 19th green month in a row for the homework book. Current median return on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $2,525 and current mean return on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $4,205. The home work results page is consolidated to carry forward 2010 trades so that 2011 trades can be recorded. If anyone is looking for details of the old trades in 2010 and 2009, please let me know via comments. Click here for HW Trades result on 2 contract lot basis so far.***

Happy trading.

- (c) author(s) of http://vs-trader.blogspot.com

2010-11-30

Home Works (December 2010)

General Markets

How time flies! I cannot believe it is already approaching end of another year. November provided below average but above median returns and another positive return making it 18th green month in a row for the homework book. Current median return on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $2,623 and current mean return on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $4,388. Click here for HW Trades result on 2 contract lot basis so far.***

The new homework page is here. Given my upcoming vacation and other commitments before vacation, I will not be trading much during December 2010 so the home work contributions from my side could be bit patchy. The links have been updated on the site. Please remember to post your comments on this page. Also please remember to subscribe to comments via email on this page if you have been a passive follower. Please click here for more information on email subscription. You can also subscribe to all comments on the site by adding http://feeds.feedburner.com/vs-trader-comments RSS feed to your favourite reader like Google reader. There is also a Facebook page here for those of you on Facebook. You can like it to join the page updates.

Happy trading.

- (c) author(s) of http://vs-trader.blogspot.com

2010-10-31

HOME WORKS (November 2010)

General Markets

October was relatively better month for Homework book even though markets chopped around; providing above average and above median returns and another positive return making it 17th green month in a row for the homework book. Current median return on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $2,525 and current mean return on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $4,426. Click here for HW Trades result on 2 contract lot basis so far.***

Happy trading.

- (c) author(s) of http://vs-trader.blogspot.com

2010-09-30

HOME WORKS (October 2010)

General Markets

Its time – time indeed. The hunt for red October begins!
September was another low activity month for me due to certain other commitments which kept me away from desk. This resulted in below average and below median returns but still positive return making it 16th green month in a row for the homework book. Current median return on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $2,033 and current mean return on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $4,386. Click here for HW Trades result on 2 contract lot basis so far.***
The new homework page is here. The links have been updated on the site. Please remember to post your comments on this page. Also please remember to subscribe to comments via email on this page if you have been a passive follower. Please click here for more information on email subscription. You can also subscribe to all comments on the site by adding http://feeds.feedburner.com/vs-trader-comments RSS feed to your favourite reader like Google reader. There is also a Facebook page here for those of you on Facebook. You can like it to join the page updates.
Happy trading.
VS
*** for the sake of disclosure, this performance is calculated on 2 lot basis trading my Homework and should not be used as a reflection of my trading OR my account size/position size. I take all my Homework trades but in position size consistent with my risk capital.

2010-09-03

HOME WORKS (SEPTEMBER 2010)

General Markets

Like rest of the summer, August was marked with choppiness and lack of trading due to travelling and other commitments. However August provided below average but above median returns making it 15th green month in a row for the homework book. Current median return on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $2,525 and current mean return on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $4,608. Click here for HW Trades result on 2 contract lot basis so far.***

Happy trading.

2010-08-02

HOME WORKS (AUGUST 2010)

General Markets

July was an erratic month for me with below average and below median returns – not only because I was on holiday half the time but also because it felt that markets are in a choppy mode without any consistent clear trend. However this was 14th green month in a row for the homework book. Current median return is on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $2,033 and current mean return on assumed 2 contract lot basis is $4,724. Click here for HW Trades result on 2 contract lot basis so far.***

Happy trading.

2010-06-30

HOME WORKS (JULY 2010)

General Markets

June was a below mean/below median month mainly because I was not trading most of the time busy with other stuff. This was 13th green month in a row for the homework book. Current median return is on 2 contract lot basis $2,525 and current mean return on 2 contract lot basis is $4,978. Click here for HW Trades result on 2 contract lot basis so far. From swing/long term perspective the month was good providing some key swings. Markets are developing strong trend once again and looks like it would be a good summer.

Happy trading.

2010-06-01

HOME WORKS (JUNE 2010)

General Markets

Finally, happy birthday to the Home work process and a very successful outcome thereof. During this one year, there was not a single losing month for homework trades. The new homework page is here. The links have been updated on the site. Please remember to post your comments on this page. Also please remember to subscribe to comments via email on this page if you have been a passive follower. You can also subscribe to all comments on the site by adding http://feeds.feedburner.com/vs-trader-comments RSS feed to your favourite reader like Google reader.

May was a very good month and the best month in the 12 month history with above average and above median return. This was 12th green month in a row for the homework book. Click here for HW Trades result so far. From swing/long term perspective also the month was good providing some key swings and great result. Looks like markets are making up their mind after all on direction. Volatility is coming back to the markets and may provide good trading opportunities.

Happy trading.

2010-05-02

HOME WORKS (MAY 2010)

General Markets

The new homework page is here. The links have been updated on the site. Please remember to post your comments on this page. Also please remember to subscribe to comments via email on this page if you have been a passive follower. You can also subscribe to all comments on the site by adding http://feeds.feedburner.com/vs-trader-comments RSS feed to your favourite reader like Google reader.

April was a good month overall though with below average but median return. However still a green month nevertheless for the homework book making it 11th green month in a row. Click here for HW Trades result so far. From swing/long term perspective also the month was good providing some key swings. Looks like markets are making up their mind after all on direction.

Happy trading.

2010-04-03

HOME WORKS (APRIL 2010)

General Markets

The new homework page is here. The links have been updated on the site. Please remember to post your comments on this page. Also please remember to subscribe to comments via email on this page if you have been a passive follower. You can also subscribe to all comments on the site by adding http://feeds.feedburner.com/vs-trader-comments RSS feed to your favourite reader like Google reader.

March was also a sloppy month overall with well below average and below median return but a green month nevertheless for the homework book making it 10th green month in a row. Click here for HW Trades result so far. I had some good trend/long term trades in March but found the daily market bit choppy and unfruitful. Let us see what Q2 brings.

Happy trading.

2010-02-26

HOME WORKS (March 2010)

General Markets

I was away for most of the good part of February and then it turned out to be a tough and tiring month to trade. I am still carrying the analysis that the markets appears to be on some critical point and we may witness some sharp moves in near future.

The new homework page is here. The links have been updated on the site. Please remember to post your comments on this page. Also please remember to subscribe to comments via email on this page if you have been a passive follower. You can also subscribe to all comments on the site by adding http://feeds.feedburner.com/vs-trader-comments RSS feed to your favourite reader like Google reader.

February was a sloppy month overall with well below average and below median return but a green month nevertheless for the homework book making it 9th green month in a row. Click here for HW Trades result so far. I hope to be able to do some focused trading next month. Really enjoying the homework experiment. Good to note that many traders are now finding confidence in their own homework.

Happy trading.

2010-01-29

HOME WORKS (February 2010)

General Markets

So far so good – and stopped out. That can summarise the frustrating January 2010. The markets appears to be on some critical point trying to make up their mind for next herd move and the flip flops are chopping it all up.

The new homework page is here. The links have been updated on the site. Please remember to post your comments on this page. Also please remember to subscribe to comments via email on this page if you have been a passive follower. You can also subscribe to all comments on the site by adding http://feeds.feedburner.com/vs-trader-comments RSS feed to your favourite reader like Google reader.

January was a sloppy month overall with well below median return and a barely green month for the homework book making it 8th green month in a row. Click here for HW Trades result so far. I will be away until good part of Feb 2010 but I hope it bring better returns for everyone.

Happy trading.

2010-01-01

HOME WORKS (January 2010)

General Markets

2000-2009 – Oh! what a decade it was and the 10 years which changed so many things but if you see the equities market from January 2000 – December 2009, we have not made any progress as the crow flies. So are the equities dead? Can we say that the thrill is gone from buy and hold? Who knows. We will look at it one day at a time on these home work pages.

The new homework page is here. The links have been updated on the site. Please remember to post your comments on this page. Also please remember to subscribe to comments via email on this page if you have been a passive follower. You can also subscribe to all comments on the site by adding http://feeds.feedburner.com/vs-trader-comments RSS feed to your favourite reader like Google reader.

December was a good month overall with above median return and another green month for the homework book making it 7th green month in a row. Click here for HW Trades result so far. I look forward to this process to improve our trading performance and to teach us the discipline of planned emotion free trading.

Happy trading and welcome 2010 – bring it on!

2009-11-30

HOME WORKS (December 2009)

General Markets

Oh! the weather outside is frightful (London), and the fire is so delightful (Dubai), and since we have no place to go (Markets), let it snow let it snow let it snow. It does look like to be a good year in making.

The new homework page is here. The links have been updated on the site. Please remember to post your comments on this page. Also please remember to subscribe to comments via email on this page if you have been a passive follower. You can also subscribe to all comments on the site by adding http://feeds.feedburner.com/vs-trader-comments RSS feed to your favourite reader like Google reader.

November was a reasonable month overall and another green month for the homework book making it 6th green month in a row. There is real virtue in this process.

Click here for HW Trades result so far. I strongly believe that this process which we have started has strong long term benefit to improve our trading performance and to teach us the discipline of planned emotion free trading.

Happy trading.

2009-11-01

HOME WORKS (November 2009)

General Markets

Make way for the November Rain. I think October lived up to its reputation and every one had a wonderful trading month (I for one was on vacation).

The new homework page is here. The links have been updated on the site. Please remember to post your comments on this page. Also please remember to subscribe to comments via email on this page if you have been a passive follower. You can also subscribe to all comments on the site by adding http://feeds.feedburner.com/vs-trader-comments RSS feed to your favourite reader like Google reader.

Happy trading.

2009-09-30

HOME WORKS (October 2009)

General Markets

All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey, make way for Rocktober! October, for better or worse, has a reputation in the trading circles. And I feel after a green September, there is a lot of pent up energy in these markets to blast off either way. The only sad aspect is that I wont be trading most of it as I will be away during bulk of October.

Anyways, the new homework page is here. The links have been updated on the site. Please remember to post your comments on this page. Also please remember to subscribe to comments via email on this page if you have been a passive follower. You can also subscribe to all comments on the site by adding http://feeds.feedburner.com/vs-trader-comments RSS feed to your favourite reader like Google reader.

The daily home work discipline is paying off good dividends. September Homework book performance (measured on 1 lot basis to capture efficiency, not absolute monetary results) has been best on record so far (4 months to speak off but hey! we just started). Click here Click here for HW Trades result so far. I strongly believe that this process which we have started has strong long term benefit to improve our trading performance and to teach us the discipline of planned emotion free trading. So even though there might not be much Homework from my side in October, please continue to make this process a success.

Happy trading.

2009-08-31

HOME WORKS (September 2009)

General Markets

Come September, here we are again. The summer is over – at least the vacation. The last bank holiday in England is drawing to a close and next one is far far away in cold winters. Markets are rife with excitement about returning herd of holiday makers and possibilities of better volume trading days. Also there is talk abound of sustainability of the recent rallies witnessed practically unbroken since March 2009 and there are bound to be some nervous bulls and eager bear causing havoc.

Traders, I hope every one had a good and relaxing vacation. Some of you are still enjoying the sun and we eagerly look forward to your return!

The home work page for September is here. Please remember to post your comments on this page. Also please remember to subscribe to comments via email on this page if you have been a passive follower. You can also subscribe to all comments on the site by adding http://feeds.feedburner.com/vs-trader-comments RSS feed to your favourite reader like Google reader.

As usual, please click on “comments” to add your home work or read other comments. The “post your home work” link is updated to take you to this page now.

Looking forward to working and sharing with you and continuing this process we have started!

Happy trading.

2009-07-31

HOME WORKS (AUGUST 2009)

General Markets

Traders, I hope every one had a good and relaxing vacation. Some of you are still enjoying the sun and we eagerly look forward to your return! The chat room is bit quiet in summer.

The home work page for August is here. As mentioned earlier, this page is now integrated with DISQUS – a great new ways to manage your comments. Few advantages of DISQUS integration are:

You can rate the comment
You can reply to comment in a threaded structure
You can submit your comments via email instead of coming to this page or site (though this should not discourage you from visiting this blog I hope).
You can link your home work comment to your twitter account to “tweet” it to the world.
You can also connect via your facebook ID if you wish.

There are lot more features which I have not explored in full. Please let me know your comments and suggestions to improve the way we collaborate on home work.

As usual, please click on “comments” to add your home work or read other comments. The “post your home work” link is updated to take you to August 2009 page now.

I had a wonderful time doing and following home work and it has really helped my analysis skills. I have been posting my home work trades results online. The account was positive for the month of July as well!

Looking forward to working and sharing with you and continuing this process we have started!

Happy trading.

2009-06-30

HOME WORKS (JULY 2009)

General Markets

Traders, the home work page for July is here. As usual, please click on “comments” to add your home work or read other comments. The “post your home work” link is updated to take you to July 2009 page now.

I had a wonderful time doing and following home work and it has really helped my analysis skills. I have also started posting my home work trades results online. The account was positive for the month of June!

As usual, you can subscribe to post comments via any blog reader software (like Google reader). Select the drop down option on the right hand. Also when you post comment, there is an option to subscribe to follow up comments via email.

Happy trading.

Disclosure and Risk Warning

Some disclosures and warning about potential risk.

a) I will/may not be able to put all my trades as I have lot of things to do and maintaining this blog is more like a hobby/pass-time/to keep my thoughts in one place. In any case I build my key ideas mainly during weekends. This blog is not a proxy for my trading activities/records.

b) These are not meant to be investment advice and I strongly recommend that you do not follow them to initiate any positions or take any trades with real money. Trading commodities and futures is a high risk business and you can lose more than your investment. You are welcome to use them for educational purposes to understand the intricacies of our financial markets.

c) All risk, profits and losses arising from your investment actions are entirely your own and I have nothing to do with your success or failure.

d) Futures Trading is risky and carry substantial financial losses. You may not get your money invested and your losses are not limited to your initial capital. Do not trade commodities futures unless you understand what you are doing and prepared for financial loss.