GC
Open:
Long 2 @ 1734.1. Gold Rush, wasn't sure if I wanted to trade the FOMC minutes news, but as the price came close to the entry level, I put the order out. Top tick fill.
Close:
Sell 2 @ 1731.1. Stopped out. Should've taken 1 contract off after nearly being stopped out. It went down to 2 ticks from stop loss and then came back to -10 ticks from entry, there was my chance. Was hoping it would break out today, but probably should've just waited.
2 contracts -$600 gross, -$613.88 net.
For the day -$1347.50 gross, -$1399.78 net.
ES
Open:
Long 2 @ 1363.50. Bottom Fishing, $TICK kept hitting -1000, but the price wasn't going lower and was at support. Decided to try to pick a bottom with 2 point stop loss, 2 and 5 points target. Against the trend, but relatively low risk trade.
Close:
1st: Sell 1 @ 1364.75. Moved target to take 1 contract off to reduce risk, didn't wait for it to hit the target which it did a few minutes later. 2 ticks heat.
2nd: Sell 1 @ 1367.50. Moved target to 15m 18EMA, didn't want to sit through the news.
2 contracts $262,50 gross, $251.86 net.
GC
Open:
Long 2 @ 1733.3. Gold Rush, 2 ticks slippage. Used 15 and 30 ticks target because it's quite extended at this point. Missed the first Gold Rush too. Will try to take off 1 contract quickly.
Close:
Sell 2 @ 1730.1. Stopped out. Wasn't fast enough to take 1 contract off with a profit, adjusted order a couple of times a few ticks above the current price but never manage to get filled. Max +7 ticks.
2 contracts -$640 gross, -$653.88 net.
GC
Open:
Long 2 @ 1729.9. Gold Rush, 2 ticks slippage. Put in the order a few minutes before the PPI news and got filled 1 minute before.
Close:
1st: Sell 1 @ 1726.7. Stopped out 1 second after the entry, bottom tick fill. Bracket order only trigger 1 contract.
2nd: Sell 1 @ 1729.4. "Flatten" button, decided to close the trade, not sure what was going on at the time and was trying to double check the orders and positions. Put an order to try it again.
2 contracts -$370 gross, -$383.88 net.
