Sunday, March 23, 2008

Weekly Positions Update - 03/23/08

Another tough week - I'm not really helping myself with these currency and S&P losses. Trying to cut my positions further until I get back on the winning track.

Open Positions
Date Position Qty Month/Yr Contract Strike Call/Put Entry Price Last Price Profit/Loss
03/13/08 Short 1 JUN 08 E-Mini S&P 500 1315.75 1328.00 ($612.50)
03/13/08 Long 1 JUN 08 Japanese Yen 0.9992 1.0085 $1,162.50
03/12/08 Long 1 MAY 08 Rough Rice 18.980 18.200 ($1,560.00)
03/13/08 Long 1 MAY 08 Rough Rice 19.500 18.200 ($2,600.00)
03/17/08 Long 1 JUN 08 Swiss Franc 1.028000 0.9884 ($4,950.00)
Net Profit/Loss On Open Positions: ($8,560.00)

Account Balances
Current Cash Balance $104,829.24
Open Trade Equity ($8,560.00)
Total Equity $96,269.24
Long Option Value $0.00
Short Option Value $0.00
Net Liquidating Value $96,269.24


Cashed out: $10,000.00
Total value: $106,269.24

Weekly return: -11.2%

***BTW, I usually "cash out" money just to pay taxes. So total value is all pre-tax.

2 comments:

Anil karanam said...

Hey Brett,

I just opened an account with Gofutures and since i read your blog, i mentioned your name "Brett Owens" as the refering client. They are supposed to give you 10 commision free trades. Do remember to claim them ( you should check with Sharon Rosete ).

best regards
anil

Brett Owens said...

Sweet, thanks Anil - appreciate the hook up!

Good luck in your trading.

Brett

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