# closed winning trades : 6

# closed losing trades : 4

Net monthly return : (-14.2 %)

Well it was more of the same last week.  The system had one winning trade and two losing trades.  The size of the winners continues to be small, as the Pound just can’t decide which direction it wants to go lately.  I’m on the sidelines until after the Fed meeting, so this is the final result for October, and it snaps a streak of four consecutive winning months.

I’ve decided not to post my current optimization function, because I don’t think that it’s of much use to anyone but me.  I am, however, re-thinking my “living expense” account and its function as a hedge, and I hope to standardize how I hedge and make a coherent post on this most interesting subject (as it relates to drawdown depth and duration) soon. 

As other bloggers may know, it’s tough to post when one is in a drawdown, so you may not see a flurry of new posts from me until I see the next new equity peak. :-)

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