Our Performance Coaches took a $159.93 hit to their Trading Combine today. They suffered the loss from a long U.S. Treasury Bond ($ZBZ7) trade - stopped out when it moved 5 ticks against them.
As we've often seen, the trade direction wasn't incorrect. Bonds finished the day at 152'24, higher than the Coaches' entry at 152'19. However, their choice of level proved wrong. They got filled on a high tick before prices eventually collapsed to 152'06, stopping them out of the trade. The following rally was the one that took prices substantially higher.
Here's the recap of what they saw.
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The Coaches also were looking to go long an Emini S&P 500 futures contract. However, they set their buy target at 2497.50 - 1 point below the morning low. That price never got hit as equity futures were relatively bid all day.
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Performance Coaches long $ZB_F at 152'19. Stop at 152'14. Target at 152'29. #CoachesCombine
— TopstepTrader (@TopstepTrader) September 28, 2017
Performance Coaches stopped out a while back on the $ZB_F long from 152'19 at 152'14 for a 5-tick loss. #CoachesCombine
— TopstepTrader (@TopstepTrader) September 28, 2017
Total performance for the day, including fees and commissions: -$159.93. Balance is $49,274.74. For more, check out their Trading Combine dashboard below.