Hi all,

to those that are profitable.. how volatile are your results? do you have losing months or years? those that trade more short-term.. how often do you have losing weeks or months?

Looking forward to your replies. Thanks!

I'm not consistently profitable yet, but I realized that my results have been much better once I made a commitment to CONSISTENTLY trade every day.

There's a quote which I read somewhere, "If you do things once in a while, expect results once in a while". I believe that it's key to stick with it as long as possible.

Hi,

I have posted a ton of statistics from some of the various systems that I have built. These include daily, weekly, monthly and draw down stats. This will give you an idea.

Outside the Box and then some.... Excellent post!

I think the key is to understand that no matter how great your system is, you will have losing days, losing weeks, and even losing months occasionally, but if your system beats the market over a larger time period such as quarterly or annually you will be fine. Think of it like looking at your 401k statement every month or so. Sometimes it's up, sometimes it's down, but in the long run it works. This is the way a trading system needs to be.

I personally believe that you should keep your draw downs under $10k per contract, and if you hit a rough spot, it will likely correct. Don't change the entire system mid course, this will often lead to far more trouble.

Take a look at my journal, I have a ton of posts with statistics of different systems I have developed. If you have any questions let me know.

Happy Trading!

Ian