tgrafa Regular  Posts: 63 Joined: 10/11/2012 Location: Midland, Texas  User Profile | V2 Success for 2014 Acct #1 Opened 3/14 Year-End actual return + 8.4% Acct #2 Opened 3/14 Year-End actual return +17.9% Acct #3 Opened 4/14 Year-End actual return + 4.0% Acct #4 Opened 6/30 Year-End actual return - 0.4% All accounts were performing very well until the Sept/Oct draw-down. Acct #3 was down -2.5% at the end of Oct so it has bounced back +6.5% the last 2 months. Acct #4 didn't have as much of a profit buffer being opened 6/30 - it was down -6.57% at the end of Oct so it has recovered +6.16% the last 2 months. If...if...if...we had not had the Sept/Oct draw down then all of the accounts would have performed admirably for the year - we just need to have a way to hedge and protect ourselves during these corrections. Acct #2 caught an unusually large gain on a trade that wasn't supposed to happen - it pleasantly served me a reminder that you shouldn't go a week without looking at an account. This time it worked to my advantage... | |
