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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