Brosin Scalp Trading Portfolio

[brosin]

**This is designed for scalp positions, of which I will rarely hold anything overnight. This is not a typical strategy for me, and I'm interested to see how I do.**

I am going to start it with $250K on margin, which puts the buying power at $625K. This is a good ratio of my IRA to Trading Account in real life (trading account size is 1/4 my IRA).

I will be tracking it here: fastopia.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=brosin&action=display&thread=8472&page=1

[timber]

this is what i do best brosin...watch the action and buy when it pauses on the down move and sell the spikes

[brosin]

Yeah Timber, scalp trading is not my forte, so I am going to try and improve it.

I kind of think it has more to do with my low account value in real life - I need to get at least 1% moves to make it pay off from a commission basis, which causes me to force trades I think.

I'm hoping that I'll be able to grab some small moves and build value that way here in the paper world with considerably more funds. Time to put it to the test!

Hey if I make 1% every day, I'd sure take that at the end of the year! lol

[brosin]

Account Summary thru 10/1/10


Deposit Cash Sep 8, 2010 250,000.00
Buying power 625,000.00

Account Value Oct 1, 2010 319,013.50 (+27.6%)



1) +.9% Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Buy Sep 8, 2010 2,500.00 38.43 (96,082.00) 7.00
Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Buy Sep 8, 2010 1,000.00 38.35 (38,357.00) 7.00
Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Buy Sep 8, 2010 1,500.00 38.29 (57,442.00) 7.00
Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Sell Sep 8, 2010 5,000.00 38.77 193,843.00 7.00

2) +.5%
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Buy Sep 8, 2010 5,000.00 21.02 (105,107.00) 7.00
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Sell Sep 8, 2010 5,000.00 21.12 105,593.00 7.00

3) +.1%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Sep 8, 2010 5,000.00 20.65 (103,257.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Sep 8, 2010 5,000.00 20.83 104,143.00 7.00

4) -.5%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Buy Sep 8, 2010 7,500.00 14.07 (105,532.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Sell Sep 8, 2010 7,500.00 13.98 104,843.00 7.00

5) -.4%
Cliffs Natural Resources... CLF Buy Sep 9, 2010 2,500.00 66.40 (166,007.00) 7.00
Cliffs Natural Resources... CLF Buy Sep 9, 2010 2,500.00 65.70 (164,257.00) 7.00
Cliffs Natural Resources... CLF Buy Sep 9, 2010 2,500.00 65.80 (164,507.00) 7.00
Cliffs Natural Resources... CLF Sell Sep 9, 2010 7,500.00 65.68 492,593.00 7.00

6) +.2%
Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Buy Sep 9, 2010 2,500.00 38.83 (97,082.00) 7.00
Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Sell Sep 9, 2010 2,500.00 38.90 97,243.00 7.00

7) -.3%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Sep 9, 2010 1,500.00 21.45 (32,182.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Sep 9, 2010 1,500.00 21.37 32,048.00 7.00

8) +3.8%
Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Buy Sep 10, 2010 5,000.00 38.22 (191,100.00) 0.00
Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Sell Sep 15, 2010 5,000.00 39.69 198,443.00 7.00

9) +0.0%
BP plc (ADR) BP Buy Sep 10, 2010 5,000.00 38.19 (190,950.00) 0.00
BP plc (ADR) BP Sell Sep 15, 2010 5,000.00 38.20 190,993.00 7.00

10) +.3%
Transocean LTD RIG Buy Sep 10, 2010 3,000.00 59.80 (179,400.00) 0.00
Transocean LTD RIG Sell Sep 15, 2010 3,000.00 60.03 180,083.00 7.00

11) +.2%
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Buy Sep 15, 2010 4,500.00 45.45 (204,532.00) 7.00
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Sell Sep 15, 2010 4,500.00 45.53 204,878.00 7.00

12) +.2%
Transocean LTD RIG Buy Sep 16, 2010 3,000.00 59.90 (179,707.00) 7.00
Transocean LTD RIG Sell Sep 17, 2010 3,000.00 60.33 180,983.00 7.00

13) +.9%
Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Buy Sep 16, 2010 5,000.00 40.05 (200,257.00) 7.00
Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Sell Sep 16, 2010 5,000.00 40.42 202,093.00 7.00

14) +1.0%
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Buy Sep 16, 2010 5,000.00 45.90 (229,507.00) 7.00
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Sell Sep 16, 2010 5,000.00 46.40 231,993.00 7.00

15) +0.5%
Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Buy Sep 17, 2010 5,000.00 39.80 (199,007.00) 7.00
Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Sell Sep 21, 2010 5,000.00 40.00 199,993.00 7.00

16) +0.0%
BP plc (ADR) BP Buy Sep 17, 2010 5,000.00 37.98 (189,907.00) 7.00
BP plc (ADR) BP Sell Sep 17, 2010 5,000.00 38.06 190,293.00 7.00

17) +0.6%
Transocean LTD RIG Buy Sep 17, 2010 4,000.00 59.89 (239,567.00) 7.00
Transocean LTD RIG Sell Sep 17, 2010 4,000.00 60.23 240,913.00 7.00

18) +0.5%
Cliffs Natural Resources... CLF Buy Sep 17, 2010 4,000.00 60.62 (242,487.00) 7.00
Cliffs Natural Resources... CLF Sell Sep 17, 2010 4,000.00 60.90 243,593.00 7.00

19) +0.6%
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Buy Sep 17, 2010 5,000.00 46.25 (231,257.00) 7.00
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Buy Sep 17, 2010 4,500.00 46.50 (209,257.00) 7.00
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Sell Sep 17, 2010 9,500.00 46.64 443,073.00 7.00

20) +2.0%
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Buy Sep 20, 2010 9,850.00 45.11 (444,340.50) 7.00
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Sell Sep 21, 2010 9,850.00 46.00 453,093.00 7.00

21) -.9%
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Buy Sep 21, 2010 10,000.00 21.74 (217,407.00) 7.00
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Sell Sep 21, 2010 10,000.00 21.55 215,493.00 7.00

22) +1.0%
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Buy Sep 21, 2010 5,000.00 46.18 (230,907.00) 7.00
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Sell Sep 21, 2010 5,000.00 46.64 233,193.00 7.00

23) +1.3%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Buy Sep 21, 2010 16,000.00 12.56 (200,967.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Sell Sep 21, 2010 16,000.00 12.72 203,513.00 7.00

24) +1.3%
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Buy Sep 21, 2010 10,000.00 21.40 (214,007.00) 7.00
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Buy Sep 21, 2010 10,000.00 21.24 (212,407.00) 7.00
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Sell Sep 24, 2010 10,000.00 21.50 214,993.00 7.00
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Sell Sep 24, 2010 10,000.00 21.51 215,093.00 7.00

25) +1.4%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Buy Sep 22, 2010 7,500.00 13.11 (98,332.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Sell Sep 22, 2010 7,500.00 13.30 99,743.00 7.00

26) +1.7%
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Buy Sep 22, 2010 3,000.00 48.36 (145,087.00) 7.00
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Buy Sep 22, 2010 2,000.00 47.64 (95,287.00) 7.00
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Sell Sep 24, 2010 5,000.00 48.84 244,193.00 7.00

27) +.3%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Sep 24, 2010 9,500.00 21.97 (208,722.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Sep 24, 2010 9,500.00 22.06 209,563.00 7.00

28) +0.0%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Buy Sep 27, 2010 15,000.00 13.00 (195,007.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Sell Sep 27, 2010 7,500.00 13.12 98,393.00 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Buy Sep 27, 2010 9,000.00 13.09 (117,817.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Sell Sep 27, 2010 16,500.00 13.02 214,823.00 7.00

29) -1.4%
Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) BIDU Sell Short Sep 27, 2010 2,000.00 101.30 202,593.00 7.00
Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) BIDU Buy to Cover Sep 27, 2010 2,000.00 102.74 (205,487.00) 7.00

30) -.7%
Transocean LTD RIG Sell Short Sep 27, 2010 4,000.00 62.70 250,793.00 7.00
Transocean LTD RIG Buy to Cover Sep 27, 2010 4,000.00 63.17 (252,687.00) 7.00

31) +1.5%
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Buy Sep 27, 2010 5,000.00 48.40 (242,007.00) 7.00
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Buy Sep 28, 2010 2,500.00 46.57 (116,432.00) 7.00
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Buy Sep 28, 2010 5,000.00 46.92 (234,607.00) 7.00
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Sell Sep 29, 2010 10,000.00 48.10 480,993.00 7.00
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Sell Sep 29, 2010 2,500.00 48.40 120,993.00 7.00

32) +1.0%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Sep 27, 2010 7,500.00 22.08 (165,607.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Sep 28, 2010 7,500.00 21.20 (159,007.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Sep 28, 2010 15,000.00 21.85 327,743.00 7.00

33) +1.8%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Sep 29, 2010 25,000.00 21.31 (532,757.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Sep 29, 2010 25,000.00 21.67 541,743.00 7.00

34) -.5%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Buy Sep 29, 2010 25,000.00 13.18 (329,507.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Sell Sep 29, 2010 25,000.00 13.12 327,993.00 7.00

35) +.1%
BP plc (ADR) BP Buy Sep 29, 2010 5,000.00 39.91 (199,557.00) 7.00
BP plc (ADR) BP Sell Sep 29, 2010 5,000.00 39.96 199,793.00 7.00

36) -1.0%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Sep 29, 2010 9,500.00 21.67 (205,872.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Sep 29, 2010 7,000.00 21.60 (151,207.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Sep 29, 2010 15,000.00 21.80 (327,007.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Sep 29, 2010 31,500.00 21.48 676,613.00 7.00

37) +2.5%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Sep 29, 2010 31,500.00 21.58 (679,777.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Sep 30, 2010 31,500.00 22.12 696,773.00 7.00

38) -1.8%
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Buy Sep 30, 2010 10,000.00 49.42 (494,207.00) 7.00
Research In Motion Ltd... RIMM Sell Sep 30, 2010 10,000.00 48.22 482,193.00 7.00

39) -.4%
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Buy Sep 30, 2010 10,000.00 22.50 (225,007.00) 7.00
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Sell Sep 30, 2010 10,000.00 22.27 222,693.00 7.00

40) +1.6%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Sep 30, 2010 32,000.00 21.33 (682,567.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 1, 2010 32,000.00 21.68 693,753.00 7.00

41) +0.8%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 1, 2010 15,000.00 21.43 (321,457.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 1, 2010 15,000.00 21.28 (319,207.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 1, 2010 15,000.00 21.48 322,193.00 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 1, 2010 15,000.00 21.80 326,993.00 7.00

42) -.6%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Buy Oct 1, 2010 15,000.00 13.16 (197,407.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Sell Oct 1, 2010 15,000.00 13.08 196,193.00 7.00

43) OPEN
Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Buy Oct 1, 2010 2,500.00 40.46 (101,157.00) 7.00

44) OPEN
Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) BIDU Buy Oct 1, 2010 2,000.00 99.90 (199,807.00) 7.00
Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) BIDU Buy Oct 1, 2010 1,000.00 98.80 (98,807.00) 7.00

45) -.3%
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 1, 2010 15,000.00 21.88 (328,207.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 1, 2010 15,000.00 21.82 327,293.00 7.00

[brosin]

Account Summary thru 11/1/10


Deposit Cash Sep 8, 2010 250,000.00
Buying power 625,000.00

Account Value Oct 1, 2010 319,013.50 (+27.6% YTD)
Account Value Nov 1, 2010 346,653.50 (+38.7% YTD)



After making 27.6% in September, I slowed to 8.7% in October

46) +.1% Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Buy Oct 1, 2010 2,500.00 40.46 (101,157.00) 7.00
Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ Sell Oct 4, 2010 2,500.00 40.51 101,268.00 7.00

47) +2.1% Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 4, 2010 15,000.00 21.60 (324,007.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 5, 2010 15,000.00 22.05 330,743.00 7.00

48) +1.4% Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) BIDU Buy Oct 4, 2010 1,000.00 95.77 (95,777.00) 7.00
Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) BIDU Sell Oct 5, 2010 4,000.00 99.95 399,793.00 7.00

49) +.4% Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) BIDU Sell Short Oct 5, 2010 5,000.00 100.80 503,993.00 7.00
Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) BIDU Buy to Cover Oct 5, 2010 5,000.00 100.40 (502,007.00) 7.00

50) breakeven Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Buy Oct 5, 2010 15,000.00 12.87 (193,057.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Sell Oct 5, 2010 15,000.00 12.86 192,893.00 7.00

51) +1% Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 5, 2010 20,000.00 22.16 (443,207.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 5, 2010 20,000.00 22.39 447,793.00 7.00

52) -1.6% Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Buy Oct 5, 2010 25,000.00 12.70 (317,507.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Buy Oct 5, 2010 25,000.00 12.66 (316,507.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Buy Oct 5, 2010 15,000.00 12.59 (188,857.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Sell Oct 5, 2010 65,000.00 12.46 809,893.00 7.00


53) +.4% Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 5, 2010 30,000.00 22.77 (683,107.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 5, 2010 30,000.00 22.87 686,093.00 7.00

54) +.5% Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Buy Oct 5, 2010 30,000.00 22.35 (670,507.00) 7.00
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Sell Oct 6, 2010 10,000.00 22.46 224,593.00 7.00
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Sell Oct 6, 2010 20,000.00 22.47 449,393.00 7.00

55) -1.4% Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) BIDU Buy Oct 6, 2010 2,500.00 99.99 (249,982.00) 7.00
Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) BIDU Sell Oct 8, 2010 2,500.00 98.60 246,493.00 7.00

55) +1.8% Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 6, 2010 20,000.00 22.80 (456,007.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 6, 2010 10,000.00 22.95 229,493.00 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 8, 2010 10,000.00 22.41 (224,107.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 12, 2010 15,000.00 22.36 (335,407.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 12, 2010 20,000.00 22.92 458,393.00 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 12, 2010 15,000.00 23.08 346,193.00 7.0

56) +1.4% Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 7, 2010 10,000.00 22.20 (222,007.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 7, 2010 10,000.00 22.55 225,493.00 7.00

57) +.5% Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 12, 2010 10,000.00 22.84 (228,407.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 12, 2010 10,000.00 22.75 (227,507.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 12, 2010 20,000.00 22.91 458,193.00 7.00

58) +1.1% Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Buy Oct 6, 2010 10,000.00 22.66 (226,607.00) 7.00
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Sell Oct 8, 2010 10,000.00 22.90 228,993.00 7.00

59) +1% Cliffs Natural Resources... CLF Sell Short Oct 8, 2010 3,500.00 69.60 243,593.00 7.00
Cliffs Natural Resources... CLF Buy to Cover Oct 11, 2010 3,500.00 68.88 (241,087.00) 7.00

60) +1.5% Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Buy Oct 11, 2010 10,000.00 23.59 (235,907.00) 7.00
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Sell Oct 12, 2010 10,000.00 23.94 239,393.00 7.00

61) -1.7% Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Buy Oct 12, 2010 15,000.00 12.21 (183,157.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Buy Oct 13, 2010 15,000.00 11.92 (178,807.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAZ Sell Oct 13, 2010 30,000.00 11.86 355,793.00 7.00

62) +.2% Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Buy Oct 13, 2010 25,000.00 23.19 (579,757.00) 7.00
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Sell Oct 13, 2010 15,000.00 23.40 350,993.00 7.0
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Buy Oct 13, 2010 10,000.00 23.32 (233,207.00) 7.00
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Sell Oct 14, 2010 20,000.00 23.16 463,193.00 7.00

63) -.8% Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 14, 2010 15,000.00 23.00 (345,007.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 14, 2010 20,000.00 22.56 (451,207.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 20, 2010 35,000.00 22.56 789,593.00 7.00

64) +2% Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Buy Oct 20, 2010 35,000.00 22.72 (795,207.00) 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 21, 2010 20,000.00 23.00 459,993.00 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Oct 21, 2010 7,500.00 23.20 173,993.00 7.00
Direxion Daily Finan... FAS Sell Nov 4, 2010 7,500.00 23.63 177,218.00 7.00

65) +.6% Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Buy Oct 21, 2010 25,000.00 22.12 (553,007.00) 7.00
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK Sell Nov 3, 2010 25,000.00 22.26 556,493.00 7.00