Results of Published Model Entries and Exits for Tuesday 03/12
Find below the detailed outcome tracking of our models’ trading plans for the day, as well as the results for the last month:
These plans and results are hypothetical and NOT an investment advice to buy or sell any specific securities but are intended to aid – as informational, educational, and research tools – in arriving at your own investment/trading decisions. Please read the full disclosures at the bottom of this article for additional notes and disclaimers.
Trading Plans/Forecast Published Tuesday Morning – Medium-term Models
“For today, Tuesday 03/12, our medium-term models indicate waiting for today’s closing for a directional bias, and indicate no trades.”
Trading Plan Results/Outcome:
Tue 03/12: No trade
Past results this month – medium term (high frequency) models (hypothetical trades based on the trading plans published before markets open daily):
Trading Plans/Forecast Published Tuesday Morning – Aggressive Intraday Models
“For today, Tuesday 03/12, our aggressive intraday models indicate going long on a break above 2797 with an 8-point trailing stop. No short trades are indicated for today. “
Trading Plan Results/Outcome:
Tue 03/12: Booked -8.00 index points in losses on one long
The index broke above the 2797 level around noon ET (earlier it tested the level but did not close above even on a 1-minute bar), triggering a long position with an 8-point trailing stop. The long rode to the session high of 2798.32 around 2:20pm, lifting the stop trigger to 2790.32 which was triggered around 3:15pm closing the long with a loss of 8.00 index points. The models stayed flat for the rest of the session.
Past results this month – aggressive intraday models (hypothetical trades based on the trading plans published before markets open daily):
NOTE: Remember that a “trailing stop” works differently from the traditional stop-loss order. Please bear in mind that the trailing stop’s trigger level would keep changing throughout the session (click here to read on the conceptual workings of a trailing-stop).
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