[SladeChisholm]

Wow, I can’t believe its been 4 months since I last posted.

With the August volatility I reduced exposure in some of my strategies for 2 days, whilst it might not have maximised returns it was the right move for me.  I’m happy with the decision process I followed and opted to limit the potential drawdown.  I had a plan and stuck to it which was a big improvement on previous events like this.

I’ve been struggling to find time for trading over the past 6 months or so, life has been getting in the way.  I’ve been running my daily processes without issue but research for new systems has been limited.  To balance the strategies in my portfolio I added 3 Chartist systems, this has removed any urgency I was feeling to add systems and the returns have been great too.

Results for the last few months below:

Aug
US        
MR MOC3 R3        1.2%
US All Weather      -1.2%
        
ASX        
WTT                       1.0%
ASX All Weather    -3.1%

Sep
US        
MR MOC3 R3        -4.3%
US All Weather      2.6%
US Momentum      6.8%
        
ASX        
WTT                       4.8%
ASX All Weather    3.6%

Oct
US        
MR MOC3 R3        3.3%
US All Weather      1.7%
US Momentum      3.9%
        
ASX        
WTT                       7.3%
ASX All Weather    5.0%

Nov
US        
MR MOC3 R3        -1.1%
US All Weather      5.5%
US Momentum      28.8%
        
ASX        
WTT                      -6.3%
ASX All Weather    0.8%

And since its not that far away, I hope you all have a great festive period.

Cheers
 

[SladeChisholm]

Yes, I’m getting the same error.
Cheers

[SladeChisholm]

JUL 2024

US        
MR MOC3 R3        -3.3%
US All Weather      1.8%
        
ASX        
WTT                       -0.5%
ASX All Weather    2.7%

[SladeChisholm]

JUN 2024

US        
MR MOC3 R3            1.6%
US All Weather          0.2%
        
ASX        
WTT                          -2.0%
ASX All Weather        3.7%

[SladeChisholm]

MAY 2024
US        
MR MOC3 R3            0.9%
        
ASX        
WTT                           5.2%
ASX Weekly Swing    -0.3%
ASX All Weather        0.7%

[SladeChisholm]

APR 2024
US        
MR MOC3 R3             -0.8%
        
ASX        
WTT                            -0.7%
ASX Weekly Swing     -0.8%
ASX All Weather          0.0%

[SladeChisholm]

MAR 2024

US        
MR MOC3 R3                -1.0%
        
ASX        
WTT                                5.8%
ASX Weekly Swing         -0.7%
ASX All Weather              2.6%

Its been 24 months since my first system went live which is a milestone for me.
Overall, its been very positive, I’ve learnt a lot about trading and myself, and its been fun.
In terms of results, I’ve had some solid gains in recent months, my account is still in a 20% DD which I’m ok with (starting with a small account size has helped and I tend focus on strategy level results rather than the account results).

Its both pleasing and encouraging to see others having strong results.  Lets hope it continues.

All the best.

Slade

[SladeChisholm]

FEB 2024

US        
MR MOC3 R3                  6.3%
       
ASX        
WTT                                 2.1%
ASX Weekly Swing         -2.1%

[SladeChisholm]

Overall a decent month.  
My MR strategy has had a couple of good months and is starting to show some gains.  This was the first strategy I released in Apr 2022, its had a couple of tweaks but the core rules are unchanged, I’m glad I stuck with it.

JAN 24

US        
MR MOC3 R3                  4.2%
        
ASX        
WTT                               -1.8%
ASX Weekly Swing        -0.5%

[SladeChisholm]

Dec 2023

US        
MR MOC3 R3                 4.7%
        
ASX        
WTT                               -3.7%
ASX Weekly Swing        -2.7%

Happy new year everyone.

Cheers

[SladeChisholm]

Nov 23
US        
MR MOC3 R3           1.8%
        
ASX        
WTT                          -2.4%
ASX Weekly Swing   0.3%

A relatively flat month for me.

I’m progressing my Multi MR MOC system which is taking shape, I’m aiming to finish it over the Xmas break and start trading in the new year.

I’ve also spent some time tidying up my process to reconcile live trades with backtests using a Trade List script in Real Test.  The difficult part was dealing with the daily TWS extracts which have both ASX and US trades across time zones, TWS also seems to randomly add in unwanted columns from time to time.  I ended up putting together a python script (with the help of Chat GPT) to tidy up the data and output trades into one file per strategy for the life of the strategy, this can then be loaded directly by RT.  It saves time and I’m happy to pass it on if you like, just drop me an email.

[SladeChisholm]

Oct 2023
US        
MR MOC3 R3              -2.2%
        
ASX        
WTT                             -1.4%
ASX Weekly Swing       1.5%

Not a bad month considering the market conditions.

 

[SladeChisholm]

Not sure how long I’ll trade the ASX Weekly Swing.  Its going ok and I don’t want to reduce the number of live systems any further, it keeps my hand in and is minimal effort.

I’m in the process of coding a Multi MR MOC system (sounds like you are doing the same).  Its going well and is my priority for now, I’m hoping to spend Friday working on it.

Cheers

[SladeChisholm]

I’ve been away so not taking any notice of the markets other than placing my orders each day…….it sounds like my time was better spent drinking cocktails on the beach rather than trading.

My weekly swing strategy performed well but had a number of missed fills where the limit was met or passed.

Cheers

US
MR MOC3 R3               2.3%
        
ASX        
WTT                              -9.6%
ASX Weekly Swing       6.1%
 

[SladeChisholm]

AUG 2023

US        
MR MOC2 RMIC             0.0% (on hold)
MR MOC3 R3                 -4.7%
        
ASX        
All Ords Monthly Rot     0.0%  (on hold)
WTT                               5.8%
ASX Weekly Swing        -1.3%  

Not a bad month all things considered.

Two of my systems are still on hold pending review, live DD was higher than backtesting and after moving to RT there are some stats that I’m not quite happy with.

Its been about a year since I finished the course and I am working with Nick again to review progress to date and make some adjustments.  After a couple of calls we have a plan for the MOC systems which is very positive.

Migration to RT is complete and saving me time in both my daily process and building new systems.  The side-by-side comparison of live trades with a backtest using TradeList is a nice feature (although a bit fiddley to get right).  I plan to move to Order Clerk at some point which should be better still although its not a priority at this stage.

Happy trading.

Cheers

 

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