The Futures Trader
Summary of Pages on this website:
- This page (“Home Page”) contains a Summary of my Trading Experience
- The “April Video Log” Page contains a Video Log of my April 2025 Trading. It includes live trading, tools, trading setups and other trading and economic commentary to familiarize you with how I think and trade.
- The “April 2025 Results” Page contains the trading statistics from my Actual Trading Experience and from my trading in April that corresponds to the April Video Log
- The “May 2025 Results” Page contains my LIVE trades during May. All are updated after they occur. They are also documented and time-stamped on Twitter (X) https://x.com/LeftHookFinance @lefthookfinance
Life Trading Experiences Summary:
- Short Term Trading Phase:
- 2001: Started With $5,000. Traded up to $8,000 and then lost it all. Traded Soybeans, Index Futures, Live Cattle and Sugar
- 2002: $5,000 saved prior to MBA school, lost some of it and made it back Short Cotton. Ended Flat
- Long Term Trend Following Phase:
- Spring 2006: Opened Account Specifically to Buy Copper. Turned $20,000 Into $200,000 in a month. Went on a Cruise in the Greek Islands and left position on. Returned to a $30,000 account. Shorted Sugar, then later Bought Gold and Silver. Account back to $200,000
- Fall 2007: Started with Gold and Silver and added several other commodities. Turned $200,000 account into $600,000. Withdrew $200,000 and went from remaining $400,000 balance to $1.2 Million. Went to Argentina in March 2008. Got Flu in Argentina and went back to $400,000 account in Ides of March Crash
- Began focusing on learning short term trading instead of trend following and met various successes and failures, nothing notable up or down. Mostly a slow drop down. Burnt out from the stress of short term trading, I worked various other jobs.
- Short Term Trading Phase:
- 2017 Traded $30,000 into $54,000, short term trading in a a year. And then left for India and other Asian Travel
- 2021: Opened Account with $75,000 and closed with $17,000 in Profits ($92,000) over course of the year while working full time
- I realized to be more successful would be a psychological effort
- Spent 2014-2024 in Spiritual Travel including 7 trips to India, 10 to Thailand and Several Meditation Retreats in USA as well. Spiritual/Emotional Development to further refine myself.
- Made a serious study of short term trading, programmed many trading systems and risk management systems. I used these systems, their results and the statistical edges to train myself through repetition.
- Today
- March 2025: Returned from 2 Years of Asia Travel to Begin Trading Again. Documenting all trades and corresponding returns. Here we are. Seasoned Trader Looking for an investor.
Trading Financial Markets
Everyone Wants to Buy the Double-Bottom
No One Wants to Manage the Risk