{"id":6604,"date":"2017-09-29T15:24:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T22:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trendfindertrading.com\/blog\/?p=6604"},"modified":"2017-10-04T09:13:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T16:13:20","slug":"monthly-results-september-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/trendfindertrading.com\/blog\/monthly-results-september-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Results &#8211; September 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Volatility dried up again in September and is at historical lows. For example, the VIX closed the month at 9.51, and the highest close of the month\u00a0was 12.23 (9\/5).\u00a0By several measures, this was the least volatile September ever. This is quite remarkable! We&#8217;ve had tough trading conditions for several months in a row now. I never enjoy losing periods, but now is probably a good time to start trading these systems or increase allocations. I know it is hard to do, but isn&#8217;t it that way most of the time in trading?<\/p>\n<table width=\"433\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"433\"><strong>Monthly Hypothetical\u00a0Results (trades that exited this month)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">(commission and slippage included, see Disclosures in top menu)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><u>Swing Systems<\/u><\/td>\n<td><u># Trades<\/u><\/td>\n<td><u>Net Profit<\/u><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FedSwing ES<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(1,013)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FedSwing RTY<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(2,100)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FedSwing YM<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(110)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FedSwing II ES<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(2,163)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FedSwing II NQ<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(1,035)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FedSwing II RTY<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(6,160)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MeanSwing II EMD<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MeanSwing II EMD-A<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MeanSwing II EMD-B<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MeanSwing II ES<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MeanSwing II RTY<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(4,480)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SentimentSwing ES<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(1,113)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SentimentSwing NQ<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(940)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SentimentSwing RTY<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(435)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SentimentSwing YM<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(1,320)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><u>Portfolios<\/u><\/td>\n<td><u># Trades<\/u><\/td>\n<td><u>Net Profit<\/u><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader I<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(1,113)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader II<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(1,113)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader III<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(2,125)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader IV<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(3,145)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader V<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(3,145)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader I-A<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(1,113)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader II-A<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(1,113)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader III-A<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(2,125)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader IV-A<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(3,135)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader V-A<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(3,135)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader I-B<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(1,113)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader II-B<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(1,113)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader III-B<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(2,125)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader IV-B<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(3,175)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Trader V-B<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0$(3,175)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index Swing 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