Friday, January 19, 2018

At the Opening Bell

Symbol     Qty    Asset    Price    Cost       Mkt Value
JSAIY      36     Equity   14.19    519.84     571.60
XTN         7     Equity   68.12    479.63     476.84
GULF       20     Equity   18.58    375.88     371.60

CASH                                           126.22
                                 TOTAL VALUE: 1493.78

Today's plan is to stand pat on these and let the stop limit orders handle any issues.

Over the weekend, I'll research better items in which to trade.

At the Closing Bell

Symbol     Qty    Asset    Price    Cost       Mkt Value
JSAIY      36     Equity   14.49    498.24     521.64
GULF       20     Equity   18.74    369.60     375.00

CASH                                           603.25
                                 TOTAL VALUE: 1499.89

Obviously, I got tired of XTN dragging down or, at the very least, not contributing, so I closed my position in it. Within minutes I was glad because the overall value of the portfolio started tracking up. (I didn't take a hit for commission fees on XTN was because it was offered commission-free through my broker.)

Today, things closed up 0.41% ($6.11). The DJIA was up 0.21%, the S&P 500 up 0.44%, Nasdaq up 0.55%, and the Russell 2000 up 1.33%. So, I beat the Dow but trailed the other three. Eh, I was still up for the day and I'm still learning, so I'm not going to complain.

For the week...

For the week, I ended down 0.0028%, or $4.31.

Going Forward

The plan is to continue educating myself trying as best as possible to preserve my capital during this phase.