Main Account: -$820. Forgot to take a screenshot but PnLs were:
AKAM: -$65.
AVXL: -$767.
DGAZ: -$135.
FPRX: +$158.
MCUR: -$13.
Really disappointing day. The obvious mistake is on AVXL, I had some solid conviction in the idea and was waiting for the price action to play out. I was relatively patient on this, compared to what I normally would be, so am quite happy with that... But as it came close to the lows a 20k bid started getting taken out, so I hit it with a bit too much size. (Similar mistake to one's that I usually make, that is, sizing in near the lows and too quickly).
Then as it rebounded I was down a bit more than I wanted (which would cut me out for the day) so I opted not to take it off, and didn't take the stop-loss (in hope that it would pull-back and I would be able to continue trading for the day). Obviously it continued and I ended up stopping near the high.
A few other comments about the trades I took:
AKAM: Didn't take any sales into resistance, which was the obvious spot. Was a nice trade, just exit not managed properly.
DGAZ: Trade completely didn't work, and had really big size on because was a good trade. Really well managed trade overall. Really like it on the long side when I stopped but was done for the day because of AVXL.
FPRX: Couldn't take as much size on this as I wanted because of AVXL. Wanted twice the size which would have yielded around $100 more profit.
MCUR: Was up really decently and didn't take any sales when it started peaking out...
Overall, if I had taken the stop on AVXL where I should have I would have only been down about $200-$300 on the day, a lot more manageable than the $820.
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