Here are my final P/L results of 2019. Keep in mind that some of these trades overlap from 2018 but all trades were closed and finalized in 2019. Please visit my 2019 Trades section in my Trade Journal if you'd like to read details about any of the individual positions.
This Year's Mechanics
For the sake of learning to embrace this year, I kept my risks fairly conservative. In the past, I've traded mostly strategies and a mix of both stocks and ETFs using around 50-70% of my capital. I found that stocks would often trap me with announcements, and defined risk strategies would get blown out, leaving me with little to no opportunity for defense/recovery. This year, however, I only traded and stuck with strategies almost exclusively. I also kept my capital usage between 20-50% depending on volatility levels – more exposure in higher volatility, less exposure in lower volatility. There were even a couple periods of extreme lows where I was cashed out completely! In the end, I managed to overcome my disadvantages. Below, I've provided my final tally of wins and losses per product:
FXI: $336 Profit
EWZ: $260 Profit
XLB: $173 Profit
XBI: $120 Profit
XOP: $93 Profit
XLI: $87 Profit
EEM: $72 Profit
XRT: $47 Profit
EFA: $42 Profit
XLK: $32 Profit
EWW: $4 Profit
KRE: $81 Loss
EWY: $112 Loss
XHB: $133 Loss
XLF: $182 Loss
Final Realized P/L: $758 Profit
Now that all is said and done, I walk away with an $758 profit for the year (before commissions). I traded 15 different products, and achieved a positive P/L in 11 of them which is about 73%.