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Gold trades
Our results in trading #Gold:
2020 YTD: 2 trades with +21.2% gross profit, including open trades.
2019 FY: 5 trades with +29.6% gross profit.
2018 FY: 15 trades with +27.0% gross profit.
2017 FY: 12 trades with +41.0% gross profit.
N.trades=33, N.pos=28, N.neg=5
Sum.pos=104%, Sum.neg=-2%, Profit.factor=53.2
Per trade: Expectancy=3.1%, Expectation=7.9
Per trade: R.avg=3.1%, R.med=2.5%, R.stdev=3.0%
Trading system: SQ=1.0, SQN=5.9 (See Van Tharp's System Quality Number)
#Gold: price per Ounce in U.S. Dollars Yahoo! Finance.

Update 12-Mar-20:
#Gold ended the #Uptrend. Take profit on the LONG position and reverse to SHORT:
12 Mar: Close 1x LONG at 1634.32, previously opened 11 Nov at 1448.26. Gross profit is +12.8%.
12 Mar: Open 1x LONG at 1634.32.
Update 11-Nov-19:
#Gold hit the 100% on the lower Bollinger Band. Open new LONG position:
11 Nov: Open 1x LONG at 1448.26.
Update 1-Oct-19:
#Gold crossed the EMA ending the #Uptrend. Close the LONG position:
1 Oct: Close 1x LONG at 1471.97, previously opened 23 May at 1275.74. Gross profit is +15.4%.
Update 23-May-19:
#Gold crossed upwards on the shorter timeframe. Open a new LONG position:
23 May: Open 1x LONG at 1275.74.
Update 17-May-19:
#Gold hit the 50% inside the lower Bollinger Band. Take profit on the SHORT position:
17 May: Close 1x SHORT at 1275.69, previously opened 14 May at 1301.94. Gross profit is +2.0%.
Update 14-May-19:
#Gold hit the 50% inside the upper Bollinger Band. Switch to SHORT.
14 May: Close 1x LONG at 1301.94, previously opened 16 Apr at 1280.41. Gross profit is +1.7%.
14 May: Open 1x SHORT at 1301.94.
Update 16-Apr-19:
#Gold hit the 50% inside the lower Bollinger Band. Switch to LONG.
16 Apr: Close 1x SHORT at 1280.41, previously opened 20 Mar at 1314.78. Gross profit is +2.6%.
16 Apr: Open 1x LONG at 1280.41.
Update 20-Mar-19:
#Gold hit the 50% inside the upper Bollinger Band. Open new SHORT position.
20 Mar: Open 1x SHORT at 1314.78
Update 4-Mar-19:
#Gold ended the #Uptrend. Take profit on the LONG position:
4 Mar: Close 1x LONG at 1293.39, previously opened 13 Nov at 1199.49. Gross profit is +7.8%.
Update 13-Nov-18:
#Gold hit the 50% inside the lower Bollinger Band. Take profit on the SHORT position and reverse to LONG:
13 Nov: Close 1x SHORT at 1199.49, previously opened 11 Oct at 1225.21. Gross profit is +2.1%.
13 Nov: Open 1x LONG at 1199.49.
Update 11-Oct-18:
#Gold hit the 80% inside the upper Bollinger Band. Open SHORT position:
11 Oct: Open 1x SHORT at 1225.21.
Update 11-Oct-18:
#Gold ended the #Downtrend. Take profit on the SHORT position:
11 Oct: Close SHORT at 1205.82, previously opened 2 Jul at 1241.73. Gross profit is +2.9%.
Update 2-Jul-18:
#Gold started a #Downtrend. Close the LONG position and revert to SHORT:
2 Jul: Close LONG at 1241.73, previously opened 28 Jun at 1247.56. Gross loss is -0.5%.
2 Jul: Open SHORT at 1241.73.
Update 28-Jun-18:
#Gold hit the 119% outside the lower Bollinger Band. Open LONG position:
28 Jun: Open LONG at 1247.56.
Update 14-Jun-2018:
#Gold tested crossing the EMA upwards but failed. Close the LONG position:
Close 2x LONG at 1301.78, previously opened 30 Apr at 1310.89. Gross loss is -0.7%.
Close 2x LONG at 1301.78, previously opened 1 May at 1302.44, Gross loss is -0.1%.
Close 4x LONG at 1301.78, previously opened 15 May at 1288.74. Gross profit is +4.0%.
Update 15-May-2018:
#Gold at 120% outside the lower Bollinger Band. Extend the LONG position:
15 May: Open 4x LONG at 1288.73.
Update 1-May-18:
#Gold at 115% outside the lower Bollinger Band. Extend the LONG position:
1 May: Open 2x LONG at 1302.44.
Update 30-Apr-18:
#Gold at 85% inside the lower Bollinger Band. Take profit and reverse our current position into LONG:
30 Apr: Close SHORT at 1310.89, previously opened 26 Mar at 1354.60. Gross profit is +3.2%.
30 Apr: Close SHORT at 1310.89, previously opened 11 Apr at 1358.23. Gross profit is +3.5%.
30 Apr: Close SHORT at 1310.89, previously opened 11 Apr at 1362.88. Gross profit is +3.8%.
30 Apr: Open 2x LONG at 1310.89.
Update 25-Apr-18:
#Gold at 50% inside the lower Bollinger Band. Take profit and reduce the SHORT positions:
Close SHORT at 1319.50, previously opened 4 Jan at 1325.18. Gross profit is +0.4%.
Close SHORT at 1319.50, previously opened 7 Mar at 1337.59. Gross profit is +1.4%.
Close SHORT at 1319.50, previously opened 23 Mar at 1348.20. Gross profit is +2.1%.
Update 11-Apr-18:
#Gold at 130% and 150% outside the upper Bollinger Band. Increase SHORT position:
11 Apr: Open SHORT at 1362.88
11 Apr: Open SHORT at 1358.23
Update 26-Mar-18:
#Gold at 110% outside the upper Bollinger Band. Increase SHORT position:
26 Mar: Open SHORT at 1354.60
Update 23-Mar-18:
#Gold at 90% inside the upper Bollinger Band. Increase SHORT position:
23 Mar: Open SHORT at 1348.20
The following SHORT #Gold positions were opened previously:
4 Jan: Open SHORT at 1325.18.
7 Mar: Open SHORT at 1337.59