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hit june goal - $3,285 total
june goal: $3,000 actual result: $3,285 fucking crushed it. final week trades # friday 6/23: IWM put spread: +$245 monday 6/26:
slept with A. - worth the wait
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wednesday night at A.’s place. we slept together. fucking incredible. the night # she cooked dinner (chicken pasta, way better than anything i can make).
week 3 done - $485 away from june goal
june week 3 finished. up $1,100 for the week. best week yet. week 3 trades # monday 6/19:
A. came over - gave her the server rack tour
A. came over sunday afternoon. gave her full tour of my trading setup. she fucking loved it. the setup tour # server rack:
first date with A. - actually fucking perfect
took A. to sushi in la jolla last night. best first date i’ve had in a year. the date # picked her up at 7pm (she lives in north park).
week 2 review - staying consistent
june week 2 done. up $635 for the week. week 2 trades # monday 6/12: GLD put spread: +$340 tuesday 6/13:
met A. at coffee shop - 8/10 and smart AF
met new girl tuesday at coffee shop in PB. how it happened # working on laptop at coffee shop (testing backtest optimization).
rebuilt backtesting pipeline - 10x faster parameter optimization
spent last 3 days rebuilding backtest optimization pipeline. went from 6 hours to 35 minutes for full parameter sweep. the problem # old approach: sequential parameter testing.
lost one, saved three - vol detection paying off
thursday was rough but could’ve been way worse. what happened # thursday 6/8: TLT put spread: -$315 (stopped during bond market dump) account: $341,720 → $341,405 lost $315 on one trade. sucks but manageable.
IB increased my margin - didn't ask for it
woke up to email from interactive brokers. “Your account has been approved for portfolio margin” didn’t apply for it. they just gave it to me. what is portfolio margin # reg-t margin (what i have now):