• SmartTrader
    • Mar 14, 2020

Sugar trades

Our results in trading #Sugar:

  • 2020 YTD: 4 trades with +99.4% gross profit, including open trades.

  • 2019 FY: 9 trades with +81.1% gross profit.

  • 2018 FY: 18 trades with +137.2% gross profit.

  • 2017 FY: 11 trades with +126.9% gross profit.

  • N.trades=41, N.pos=39, N.neg=2

  • Sum.pos=406%, Sum.neg=-5%, Profit.factor=76.9

  • Per trade: Expectancy=9.8%, Expectation=3.70

  • Per trade: R.avg=9.8%, R.med=9.2%, R.stdev=7.0%

  • Trading system: SQ=1.4, SQN=9.0 (See Van Tharp's System Quality Number)

#Sugar No. 11 - The world's benchmark for raw sugar, traded on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Future-ICE

Update 2-Mar-20:

#Sugar ende the #Uptrend. Take profit on the LONG positions:

2 Mar: Close 1x LONG at 14.30, previously opened 7 Aug at 11.36. Gross profit is +25.9%. 2 Mar: Close 1x LONG at 14.30, previously opened 12 Sep at 10.80. Gross profit is +32.4%. 2 Mar: Close 1x LONG at 14.30, previously opened 24 Oct at 12.27. Gross profit is +17.5%.

2 Mar: Open 1x SHORT at 14.30.


Update 24-Oct-19:

#Sugar continues its #Uptrend. Extend the LONG position:

24 Oct: Open 1x LONG at 12.17.


Update 12-Sep-19:

#Sugar hit new lows, extend the LONG position:

12 Sep: Open 1x LONG at 10.80.


Update 7-Aug-19:

#Sugar hit the 110% outside the lower Bollinger Band. Take profit on the SHORT positions and reverse to LONG:

7 Aug: Close 1x SHORT at 11.36, previously opened 19 Jul at 12.65. Gross profit is +10.2%.

7 Aug: Close 1x SHORT at 11.36, previously opened 1 Aug at 12.14. Gross profit is +6.4%.

7 Aug: Open 1x LONG at 11.36.


Update 1-Aug-19:

#Sugar bounced off the middle Bollinger Band without crossing it. Extend the SHORT position:

1 Aug: Open 1x SHORT at 12.14.


Update 19-Jul-19:

#Sugar crossed to SHORT on the short time frame. Revert LONG position to SHORT:

19 Jul: Close 1x LONG at 12.65, previously opened 22 May at 11.70. Gross profit is +8.1%.

19 Jul: Open 1x SHORT at 12.65.


Update 22-May-19:

#Sugar hit the 110% outside the lower Bollinger Band. Switch to LONG:

22 May: Close 1x SHORT at 11.70, previously opened 18 Apr at 12.91. Gross profit is +9.4%.

22 May: Open 1x LONG at 11.70.


Update 18-Apr-19:

#Sugar hit the 50% inside the upper Bollinger Band. Switch to SHORT:

18 Apr: Close 1x LONG at 12.91, previously opened 7 Mar at 12.13. Gross profit is +6.5%.

18 Apr: Open 1x SHORT at 12.91.


Update 7-Mar-19:

#Sugar hit the 80% inside the lower Bollinger Band. Take profit on the SHORT position and switch to LONG:

7 Mar: Close 1x SHORT at 12.13, previously opened 26 Feb at 13.12. Gross profit is +7.6%.

7 Mar: Open 1x LONG at 12.13.


Update 26-Feb-19:

#Sugar crossed downwards on the shorter timeframe. Open a SHORT position:

26 Feb: Open 1x SHORT at 13.12.


Update 15-Feb-19:

#Sugar hit the 40% on the lower Bollinger Band. Take profit on the SHORT position:

15 Feb: Close 2x SHORT at 12.47, previously opened 16 Jan at 13.19. Gross profit is 2x +10.9%.


Update 16-Jan-19:

#Sugar hit the 100% on the upper Bollinger Band. Open new SHORT position:

16 Jan: Open 1x SHORT at 13.19.


Update 9-Jan-19:

#Sugar hit the 50% inside the upper Bollinger Band. Take profit on the LONG position:

9 Jan: Close 1x LONG at 12.89, previously opened 3 Jan at 11.72. Gross profit is +10.0%.


Update 3-Jan-19:

#Sugar crossed the 70% inside the lower Bollinger Band. Open a new LONG position:

3 Jan: Open 1x LONG at 11.72.


Update 2-Jan-19:

#Sugar crossed the 50% inside the lower Bollinger Band. Take profit on the SHORT position:

2 Jan: Close 1x SHORT at 11.97, previously opened 29 Oct at 13.60. Gross profit is +12.0%


Update 29-Oct-18:

#Sugar crossed downwards on the shorter timeframe. Reverse LONG positions to SHORT:

29 Oct: Close 1x LONG at 13.60, previously opened 3 Oct at 12.13. Gross profit is +12.1%.

29 Oct: Open 1x SHORT at 13.60.


Update 3-Oct-18:

#Sugar started an #Uptrend. Reverse SHORT into LONG:

3 Oct: Close 1x SHORT at 12.13, previously opened 24 Sep at 11.70. Gross loss is -3.6%.

3 Oct: Close 2x SHORT at 12.13, previously opened 2 Oct at 12.16. Gross profit is 2x 0.4%.

3 Oct: Open 1x LONG at 12.13.


Update 2-Oct-18:

#Sugar hit the 95% inside the upper Bollinger Band. Extend the SHORT position:

2 Oct: Open 2x SHORT at 12.16.


Update 24-Sep-18:

#Sugar hit the 60% inside the upper Bollinger Band. Open SHORT:

24 Sep: Open 1x SHORT at 11.70.


Update 18-Sep-18:

#Sugar crossed the short term EMA upwards after the automatic rollover from 11.04 to 11.98. Take profit on all SHORT positions:

18 Sep: Close 1x SHORT at 10.58, previously opened 12 Sep at 11.62 with a rollover from 11.04 to 11.98. Gross profit is +8.9%.

18 Sep: Close 2x SHORT at 10.58, previously opened 13 Sep at 11.76 with a rollover from 11.04 to 11.98. Gross profit is +10.0%.


Update 13-Sep-18:

#Sugar hit the 90% inside the upper Bollinger Band. Extend the SHORT position:

13 Sep: Open 2x SHORT at 11.76.


Update 12-Sep-18:

#Sugar hit the 75% inside the upper Bollinger Band. Open SHORT:

12 Sep: Open 1x SHORT at 11.62.


Update 10-Sep-18:

#Sugar crossed the EMA ending the #Downtrend. Close the SHORT position:

10 Sep: Close SHORT at 11.06, previously opened 12 Jul at 11.08. Gross profit is +0.2%.


Update 12-July-18:

#Sugar started a #Downtrend. Close the LONG position and revert to SHORT:

12 Jul: Close LONG at 11.08, previously opened 3 Jul at 11.27. Gross loss is -1.6%.

12 Jul: Open SHORT at 11.08.


Update 3-July-18:

#Sugar hit the 90% inside the lower Bollinger Band. Take profit on the existing SHORT position and switch to SHORT:

3 Jul: Close SHORT at 11.27, previously opened 27 Jun at 12.20. Gross profit is +7.7%.

3 Jul: Open LONG at 11.27.


Update 27-June-18:

#Sugar went short at 25% of the BB Slope model. Take profit on the existing LONG position and switch to SHORT:

27 Jun: Close LONG at 12.20, previously opened 7 Jun at 11.73. Gross profit is +4.0%.

27 Jun: Open SHORT at 12.20.


Update 7-June-18:

#Sugar hit 40% inside the lower Bollinger Band. Take profit on the existing SHORT position and switch to LONG:

7 Jun: Close SHORT at 11.73, previously opened 24 May at 12.53. Gross profit is +6.3%.

7 Jun: Close SHORT at 11.73, previously opened 1 Jun at 12.92. Gross profit is +9.2%.

7 Jun: Open LONG at 11.73.


Update 1-June-18:

#Sugar at 80% inside the upper Bollinger Band. Extend SHORT position:

1 Jun: Open SHORT at 12.92.


Update 24-May-18:

#Sugar at 50% inside the upper Bollinger Band. Open new SHORT position:

24 May: Open SHORT at 12.53.


Update 21-May-18:

#Sugar crossed the EMA50 signalling the end of the #Downtrend. Close current SHORT position.

21 May: Close SHORT at 12.01, previously opened 6 Feb at 13.93. Gross profit is +13.8%.

21 May: Close SHORT at 12.01, previously opened 2 Mar at 13.69. Gross profit is +12.3%.


Update 25-Apr-18:

#Sugar at 120% outside the lower Bollinger Band. Take partial profit:

25 Apr: Close SHORT at 10.96, previously opened 18 Jan at 13.48. Gross profit is +18.7%.

25 Apr: Close SHORT at 10.96, previously opened 6 Feb at 13.93. Gross profit is +21.3%.


Update 15-Apr-18:

We are currently SHORT in #Sugar. The following SHORT positions were opened previously:

18 Jan: Open SHORT at 13.48

6 Feb: Open 2x SHORT at 13.93

2 Mar: Open SHORT at 13.69

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