Coming to the end of 2009, I have decided to do a roundup on how I fared in trading for the entire year and not forgetting the regular monthly trading report for the month of Dec.
Let’s begin to take a look at the Dec results:
Stocks
| Counter |
Date In
|
Date Out
|
Action
|
No. of Shares
|
Price In
|
Price Out
|
Profit/Loss
|
| IndoAgri | 23/11/09 | Long | 1,000 | S$1.850 | |||
| Olam |
26/11/09
|
10/12/09 |
Long
|
1,000
|
S$2.720
|
S$2.610 | -S$140 |
| Ezra | 14/12/09 | 22./12/09 | Long | 2,000 | S$2.290 | S$2.170 | -S$273 |
| HK Land | 14/12/09 | 22./12/09 | Long | 1,000 | US$4.945 | US$4.660 | -S$455 |
| Ho Bee | 16/12/09 | Long | 3,000 | S$1.581 | |||
| Straits Asia | 16/12/09 | Long | 2,000 | S$2.350 | |||
| UOL | 23/12/09 | Long | 1,000 | S$3.970 | |||
| OCBC | 17/12/09 | Long | 1,000 | S$8.710 | |||
| Genting | 28/12/09 | Long | 4,000 | S$1.210 | |||
| IndoAgri | 29/12/09 | Long | 1,000 | S$2.180 | |||
|
Total
|
-S$868 | ||||||
I have 3 realised losses but have 7 other stocks in positive region now, which I have brought over to the new year. IndoAgri is still my biggest winner in 2009 and right now I am still holding on to it. In fact I capitalize further by adding my position with another lot. I must admit that Ezra and HK Land are not the stocks that were showing the best potential. I have a problem, the impulse to trade even when conditions are not the best. If I want to improve my trading, I will have to overcome it.
FOREX
| Counter |
Date & Time In
|
Date & Time Out
|
Action
|
No. of mini contracts
|
Price In
|
Price Out
|
Profit/Loss
|
| USD/CHF | 30/11/09 | 04/12/09 | Short | 1 | 1.0024 | 1.0111 | -US$86.09 |
| USD/CAD |
07/12/09
|
08/12/09 |
Short
|
1 | 1.0512 |
1.0612
|
-US$94.28
|
| EUR/JPY | 13/12/09 | 13/12/09 | Short | 1 | 130.41 | 129.96 | +US$50.71 |
| GBP/USD | 17/12/09 | 17/12/09 | Short | 1 | 1.6096 | 1.6119 | -US$23.00 |
| AUD/USD | 18/12/09 | 18/12/09 | Short | 1 | 1.0418 | 1.0444 | -US$24.90 |
| AUD/USD | 27/12/09 | 27/12/09 | Long | 1 | 1.4375 | 1.4387 | +US$12 |
| Total | -$378.79 | ||||||
I am still in the learning phase for FOREX, the results speak for it. I will only work with a very small capital until I gain more experience and confidence in trading the market.
Year 2009 Results
The table below shows the capital changes in percentage from month to month. Remarks are added accordingly. Please note that this figures are only for stock trading and the figures are based on the total equity in my account at end of each month. The total equity includes positions that are yet to be closed. For example, if you realised, the above Dec report shows an overall loss but it is positive in the table below. This is because the calculation below takes into account the unrealised profits (all the cash + equity value) while the above only consider realised profits. I have a couple of positions in profits currently.
| Month |
% change
|
Remarks |
| Jan |
11.2
|
|
| Feb |
-11.5
|
|
| Mar |
0.1
|
No Trades were made |
| Apr |
NA
|
Additional capital was deposited into account |
| May |
28.2
|
|
| Jun |
0.0
|
|
| Jul |
34.8
|
|
| Aug |
-3.5
|
|
| Sep |
-7.2
|
|
| Oct |
-5.8
|
|
| Nov |
-8.0
|
|
| Dec |
15.1
|
There were no trades in Mar as I was overseas. I chose not to trade as I feel I would not be able to give enough attention to make trading decisions properly.
In Apr, I was very inspired by Keane’s words during the gathering. I decided to put more capital into my account to capitalize on the market recovery. Since there is significant influx of trading capital in Apr, I will calculate the percentage gain/loss for the entire year from Apr to Dec, so that my capital outlay will be excluded. After doing some math by taking the percentage change in capital between Dec 09 and Apr 09, my return is 54.4%. I wouldn’t say it is a good result comparing to the super recovery of the STI from 1455 to 2897, a 99% increase! But who can pinpoint the buy point at 1455? As traders or investors, what we can get is to maximise as much profits in between the two points. Comparison aside, what really surprised me was that even though I had 5 months of losses, I could end up with a sizeable profit for the year. This just reinforced the fact that it’s alright to lose, but a trader has to lose small and win big.
I realised I was able to make money during May and Jul where the market rebounded alot and had very good runs. Like everyone else, it does not take much skill to pick the right stocks, because every stock will rise! It became evident when the market became quiet subsequently, where I began to chalk up losses. Although small, they still possess eroding effects to my trading capital and my emotion. I began to be concern and believe that I am not that “smart” afterall. I humbled myself and paid more attention to trading. I wanted to learn and improve badly. From Nov, I can feel my commitment and focus to trading has increased. After I went for several mentor sessions, I learned alot and am now more confident in selecting the right stocks. Hence, starting a good new year ahead, I have set a challenge for myself in 2010.
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Hi Alvin,
Wishing you a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!
Huat Ah!
Thanks Derek! Let’s huat together!
wishing you more trading profits in 2010!
Thanks Ben! You have a prosperous year too!