SPY long · Wed, Aug 5, 11:53
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Replay
Synthetic 1-minute bars · Synthetic seeded random walk. Not real market data.- 11:53Market snapshotEntry bar O 540.38 H 540.67 L 540.38 C 540.5, vol 5,500. 30-min range 540.17–541.42; entry at 26% of it.
- 11:53Position openedBought 550 @ 540.5 · fees $2.75 · position 550
- 11:53Stop recordedPlanned stop 537.66, target 544.76
- 11:53Rule flag: Max risk per tradeRisk $1,562 vs limit $956 (1% of $95,586).
- 11:53Rule flag: Max open exposureOpen notional would be $297,275 vs limit $150,000.
- 11:53NoteFelt like an A+ setup, sized up.
- 12:16Price reached the planned stopBar Wed, Aug 5, 12:16 traded down to 537.51; position stayed open another 15 min.
- 12:16Stop modifiedStop moved to 534.25
- 12:16Rule flag: Stop widened after entryStop moved from 537.66 to 534.25, away from price.
- 12:16NoteGave it more room.
- 12:16Ghost exits at the planned stop277 @ 537.552468
- 12:30Position closedSold 550 @ 536.89 · fees $2.75 · position 0
- 12:30Rule flag: Held through planned stopExited at 536.89, beyond the planned stop 537.66. Extra loss vs. the stop: $423 before slippage.
- --:--Order submittedunavailableSynthetic record: orders are not modelled, only fills.
Net result
−$1,991
gross −$1,986 · costs $5.50
- R multiple1R = $1,562
- -1.27
- Size540.5 → 536.89
- 550
- Worst open P&L
- −$2,244
- Best open P&L
- +$83
- Ghost
- resized +$1,172
What happened?
- Wed, Aug 5, 11:53: bought 550 SPY at an average 540.5 (Mean Reversion Fade).
- Planned risk to the stop: $1,562 (1R).
- While open, the best point was +$82.5 and the worst −$2,244 (bar extremes).
- Wed, Aug 5, 12:30: closed at an average 536.89. Net −$1,991 (-1.27R) after $5.50 costs.
- Ghost: Cut to 352 shares: Max risk per trade (1% of equity).
Recorded rule deviations
- Held 15 min past the planned stop (537.66).
- Max risk per trade: Risk $1,562 vs limit $956 (1% of $95,586).
- Max open exposure: Open notional would be $297,275 vs limit $150,000.
- Stop widened after entry: Stop moved from 537.66 to 534.25, away from price.
Deviations are objective comparisons of the record with your written rules. Motives and emotions are not inferred.
Plan
Stop loss and take profit for this tradeSL 537.66 · TP 544.76. On your own account you can set or correct these here when your broker's export leaves them out.
Annotations
- Wed, Aug 5, 11:53Felt like an A+ setup, sized up.
- Wed, Aug 5, 12:16Gave it more room.
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