Day Trading Journal - CME & CBOT Futures

Nov 18
#1 Nasdaq
22:25 MNQ short x4 @ 11732
22:50 MNQ short x2 @ 11747
23:00 closed 2, -37
23:05 closed 1, +8
23:26 closed 1, +18
00:48 closed 1, +72
04:27 closed 1, -38

#1 total PL +23

#2 Gold
01:07 MGC short x1 @ 1766
02:46 MGC short x1 @ 1768.5
03:00 closed 1, -13
04:33 added 1 @ 1768.5
05:12 closed 1, +18
11:15 closed 1, +93

#3 Nasdaq
04:32 MNQ short x1 @ 11770
05:07 closed, +47

Nov 18 recap
MGC: -13, +18, +93
MNQ: +23, +47

Nov 19
1) Nasdaq
20:33 MNQ short x4 @ 11679
20:48 closed 2, +6,
21:01 closed 1, +28,
23:02 closed 1, -7, flat
total +27

2) Nasdaq
23:03 MNQ long x1 @ 11684
23:25 added 1,
00:09 closed, -34, flat

3) Nasdaq
00:22 MNQ short x4 @ 11672
00:38 closed 2, -27,
01:02 closed 2, -36, flat

4) Nasdaq
02:18 MNQ short x2 @ 11670
02:49 closed 1, +44,
03:27 added short x1,
03:50 closed 1, +28,
05:39 closed 1, +108, flat

5) Gold
02:47 MGC short x2 @ 1744.5
03:49 closed 1, +18
04:30 closed 1, +33, flat

Nov 21 recap
MGC: +18, +33
MNQ: +27, -34, -27, -36, +44, +28, +108

1) Gold
19:39 MGC long x2 @ 1742
20:06 closed 1, +13
stop market order placed @ breakeven for the rest 1 lot
20:26 closed 1, +33, flat

2) Nasdaq
20:05 MNQ long x2 @ 11607
20:40 closed 1, +29,
20:50 closed 1, -4, flat

3) Nasdaq
23:10 MNQ short x2 @ 11607, stop ord placed @ 11612
00:02 closed 1, +16
01:00 closed 1, +42, flat

4) Nasdaq
01:32 MNQ short x1 @ 11585
02:33 closed, +11, flat

4) Nasdaq
03:00 MNQ long x2 @ 11586
03:03 closed, -53, flat

5) Nasdaq
03:03 MNQ long x1 @ 11573
04:31 closed, +72, flat

6) Gold
03:08 MGC long x1 @ 1744.5, stop ord placed @ 1742
03:22 closed, +18, flat

7) Gold
08:32 MGC long x2 @ 1746
08:55 closed, -20, flat

Thin volume today, volatility below the average.

8) Gold
10:02 MGC long x2 @ 1744
10:21 closed 1, +11,
11:46 closed 1, -21, flat

Nov 22 recap
MGC: +13, +33, +18, -20, +11, -21,
MNQ: +29, -4, +16, +42, +11, -53, +72,

Nov 23 recap
MGC: +41
MNQ: +75