Trading journal
Trading Performance
I build trading systems by day and trade my own account on the side. Rules first, size small, journal everything. Here is the full record, wins and losses.
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Overview
Headline numbers for the selected period, from every closed trade
Total return
+74.5%
vs S&P 500 +14.2%
Win rate
54.2%
rolling 20 trades
Profit factor
2.74
gross wins ÷ gross losses
Max drawdown
−2.6%
peak to trough
Sharpe ratio
3.94
monthly, annualized
Trades
190
closed, per month below
Equity curve
+74.5% since Jan 23, 2025
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Monthly returns
Account return per calendar month, compounded from the trades closed that month
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Highlights
The trades and stretches worth remembering, good and bad
Best trade
Worst trade
Longest win streak
Best month
Most traded
Average hold
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Monthly recap
A short note at each month's end. Numbers come from the data, words from me
September 2026
−0.1%11 trades · 5 wins · 6 losses
- What worked
- Breakouts in AI names after the Fed cut. Let two winners run past 3R instead of selling early.
- What didn't
- Forced two HK trades on low volume days. Both stopped out within a session.
LessonNo new HK positions when turnover is below the 20-day average.
August 2026
+1.6%7 trades · 5 wins · 2 losses
- What worked
- Earnings drift on beats with raised guidance. Sizing stayed at plan on every trade.
- What didn't
- Shorted strength into a squeeze and moved the stop once. Should have taken the planned loss.
LessonA stop is moved only toward profit, never away from it.
July 2026
+6.2%16 trades · 7 wins · 9 losses
- What worked
- Sat mostly in cash through the choppy first half and kept the drawdown small.
- What didn't
- Trend-follow entries kept getting faded. Five small losses in a row.
LessonTurn trend-follow off when the index is inside its 20-day range.
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Trade history
Every closed trade in the period. Sort any column, filter by ticker, strategy or outcome
| Note | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2026 | AAPL | long | 205.13 | 202.09 | −1.48% | 15 d | Trend follow | Thesis broke on guidance |
| Oct 17, 2026 | ETH | long | 3,765 | 3,668 | −2.59% | 4 d | Mean reversion | Stopped out on a market-wide flush |
| Oct 17, 2026 | NVDA | long | 120.96 | 116.94 | −3.32% | 9 d | Breakout | Faded the open, wrong side |
| Oct 12, 2026 | AMD | long | 229.64 | 224.08 | −2.42% | 5 d | Mean reversion | Chased the move, cut quickly |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 3690.HK | long | 201.27 | 208.77 | +3.73% | 9 d | Earnings drift | Oversold bounce off the 50-day |
| Oct 10, 2026 | MSFT | long | 83.73 | 85.53 | +2.14% | 1 d | Trend follow | Sold into strength at 2R |
| Oct 6, 2026 | AMD | long | 151.02 | 149.10 | −1.27% | 15 d | Breakout | Entered early, no volume |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 9988.HK | long | 165.84 | 164.12 | −1.04% | 4 d | Breakout | Entered early, no volume |
| Sep 30, 2026 | AAPL | long | 53.84 | 56.38 | +4.72% | 2 d | Breakout | Held above VWAP all session |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 0700.HK | long | 171.66 | 169.73 | −1.13% | 10 d | Mean reversion | Faded the open, wrong side |
| Sep 26, 2026 | MSFT | long | 412.22 | 381.86 | −7.37% | 1 d | Breakout | Thesis broke on guidance |
| Sep 24, 2026 | META | long | 170.14 | 178.33 | +4.82% | 1 d | Breakout | Gap held after earnings, trailed stop |
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Breakdown
Contribution to account return, by strategy and by market
By strategy
By market
A personal trading journal, not financial advice. Past performance does not predict future results. Returns are shown as a share of account value; position sizes and amounts are left out on purpose.