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Performance Metrics for Past 6 Years

July 22, 2017 by Don Roth

I recently bought a third party Excel spreadsheet that analyzes trading performance metrics.

I’m not allowed to share the actual file but the developer allows screenshots of the file.

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The developer has sold thousands of his analytics worldwide. This is what he said of my performance…

“Although I’ve seen some really great performance, on average, the numbers that I generally see are not nearly as good as yours.”

Evidently, my 35 year trading research journey has not been in vain. I knew it was pretty good but this was a nice affirmation.

Here is the link to the developers web site…https://trading-journal-spreadsheet.com

I think I paid about $100 for the software…well worth it.

POSITION SIZING
As most of you know, I don’t comment on position sizing as we all have different risk tolerances.

I tend to overweight ETF’s vs individual stocks. I’m 65 years old so I don’t want too much individual stock risk. If I were 35 I would be more aggressive.

Please note… All trade recommendation position size on this Excel trade sheet analysis are virtually the same…about $10,000 entry. It includes every trade recommendation I have made since we went live six years ago.

Trade Smart,

Don

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