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I assume you didn't have a public journal about all of those
I appreciate the journal, and am actually really glad in many ways for the way things have unfolded. If your journal had documented a system that just skyrocketed up, then it wouldn't be a realistic assessment of what systems traders have to deal with on an ongoing basis.
I'd prefer the skyrocketing up! But this is real life, so hopefully some newer traders walk away thinking "maybe trading is actually hard."
I always tell people that I used to be in charge of a flight critical component found on 70% of passenger jets. I routinely made decisions that, had I been wrong, many people would likely have died. No one ever died.
Trading is about 100 times harder than that job ever was.
Thanks Kevin for your journal! Trading has of course ups and down - every system has the same.
Some drawdowns are not important to change the system's basics.
The same is true if the big wins are flowing in
So stay on track and LET PLAY IT OUT.
GFIs1 wishing good relax this weekend
Edit: to judge a system over time - one has to look over 12 to 24 months..
of course if it is still staying in the race!