December 18
Short
Volume position 1000 shares.
Position opening: $ 79.30.
$ 79.30 x 1000 shares = $ 79,300. This is the invested capital.
Stop Loss: $ 80.20
December 22
On my strategy at the price of $ 76.00, 50% of the position was closed.
$ 79.30 x 1000 shares = $ 79,300
$ 76.00 x 1000 shares = $ 76,000
$ 79,300 - $ 76,000 = $ 3,300. This is 4.16% on invested capital.
We continue to hold the position.
$ 79.30 x 500 shares = $ 39,650
December 28
Closing position December 18
$ 79.30 x 500 shares = $ 39,650
$ 76.60 x 500 shares = $ 38,300
$ 39,650 - $ 38,300 = $ 1,350. This is 3.4% on invested capital.
Profit for December.
$ 3,300 + $ 1,350 = $ 4,650
4.16% + 3.4% = 7.56%
By the way. The position volume could be increased 10 times. This is for this ticker.