Thanks Rap...it turned out to be a minor emergency, but we were at the hospital until well into the wee morning hours. The trading is going as well as expected...patience and a watchful eye throughout the day is the key. I may only be trading a ...

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Update as of 9:00 pm EST, 7/3/14.... Current month start date:6/23/14 Current month end date:7/18/14 MONTH 2, week 2 Account balance (6/23/14): $119.33 Account balance (7/3/14): $122.91 %gain = 3.0% Floating P/L = -$17.60 Net Asset Value = $105.31 % ...

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Update as of 9:00 pm EST, 7/2/14.... I couldn't post this last night due to family emergency... Current month start date:6/23/14 Current month end date:7/18/14 MONTH 2, week 2 Account balance (6/23/14): $119.33 Account balance (7/2/14): $121.54 ...

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Update as of 9:00 pm EST.... Current month start date:6/23/14 Current month end date:7/18/14 MONTH 2, week 2 Account balance (6/23/14): $119.33 Account balance (7/1/14): $121.36 %gain = 1.7% Floating P/L = -$16.29 Net Asset Value = $105.08 % ...

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Update as of 9:00 pm EST.... Current month start date:6/23/14 Current month end date:7/18/14 MONTH 2, week 2 Account balance (6/23/14): $119.33 Account balance (6/30/14): $119.84 %gain = 0.4% Floating P/L = -$15.82 Net Asset Value = $103.99 % ...

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Update as of 5:00 pm EST.... Current month start date:6/23/14 Current month end date:7/18/14 MONTH 2, end of week 1 Account balance (6/23/14): $119.33 Account balance (6/27/14): $119.84 %gain = 0.4% Floating P/L = -$17.70 Net Asset Value = $102.14 % ...

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Update as of 8:00 pm EST.... Current month start date:6/23/14 Current month end date:7/18/14 MONTH 2, Day 4 Account balance (6/23/14): $119.33 Account balance (6/26/14): $119.31 %gain = 0% Floating P/L = -$16.38 Net Asset Value = $102.92 % Floating ...

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Update as of 8:00 pm EST.... Current month start date:6/23/14 Current month end date:7/18/14 MONTH 2, Day 3 Account balance (6/23/14): $119.33 Account balance (6/25/14): $119.33 %gain = 0% Floating P/L = -$16.20 Net Asset Value = $103.11 % Floating ...

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NOTE: Post #45 Edit (bold): What I found throughout my backtest was if I focused on increasing my balance (not my equity) by ~1% whenever I was able, kept my drawdown constant at 10-15%, AND closed losing positions by balancing against winning ...

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Update as of 8:00 pm EST.... Current month start date:6/23/14 Current month end date:7/18/14 MONTH 2, Day 2 Account balance (6/23/14): $119.33 Account balance (6/24/14): $119.33 %gain = 0% Floating P/L = -$16.41 Net Asset Value = $102.91 % Floating ...

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Update as of 8:00 pm EST.... Current month start date:6/23/14 Current month end date:7/18/14 Start OF MONTH 2 Account balance (6/23/14): $119.33 Account balance (6/23/14): $119.33 %gain = 0% Floating P/L = -$15.02 Net Asset Value = $104.31 % ...

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Hi Rap & srt, thanks for your comments, and I wholeheartly agree about the equity increasing being more important than the balance. What I found during my back testing was that my equity continued to increase month end to month end while the ...

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Rap, I've become so risk adverse that having my %Margin Used at 40% is a bit disconcerting...below 25% would be much better! The current floating %DD (~12%) is slightly above my objective of 10%, but nothing that concerns me. If need be (%DD ceiling ...

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Update as of 4:00 pm EST.... Current month start date: 5/21/14 Current month end date: 6/20/14 END OF MONTH 1 Account balance (5/21/14): $104.59 Account balance (6/20/14): $119.36 %gain = 14.1% Floating P/L = -$14.31 Net Asset Value = $105.05 % ...

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Update as of 8:00 pm EST.... Current month start date: 5/21/14 Current month end date: 6/20/14 Account balance (5/21/14): $104.59 Account balance (6/19/14): $118.71 %gain = 13.5% Floating P/L = -$12.43 Net Asset Value = $106.28 % Floating DD = 10.5% ...

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Hi freundr, Nope... no plans on adding funds to my account other than through "trading appreciation" Dave

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Update as of 8:00 pm EST.... Current month start date: 5/21/14 Current month end date: 6/20/14 Account balance (5/21/14): $104.59 Account balance (6/18/14): $118.22 %gain = 13.0% Floating P/L = -$12.25 Net Asset Value = $105.97 % Floating DD = 10.4% ...

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Update as of 8:00 pm EST.... Current month start date: 5/21/14 Current month end date: 6/20/14 Account balance (5/21/14): $104.59 Account balance (6/17/14): $117.22 %gain = 12.1% Floating P/L = -$11.79 Net Asset Value = $105.43 % Floating DD = 10.1% ...

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Update as of 8:00 pm EST.... Current month start date: 5/21/14 Current month end date: 6/20/14 Account balance (5/21/14): $104.59 Account balance (6/16/14): $117.23 %gain = 12.1% Floating P/L = -$11.70 Net Asset Value = $105.53 % Floating DD = 10% ...

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Update as of 4:00 pm EST.... End of week 3 of current month Current month start date: 5/21/14 Current month end date: 6/20/14 Account balance (5/21/14): $104.59 Account balance (6/13/14): $117.26 %gain = 12.1% Floating P/L = -$11.49 Net Asset Value ...

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