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down week but recovering

rough couple days. gave back some of last week’s gains.

quick update
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monday/tuesday market was choppy AF. stopped out twice.

monday 5/22:

  • SPX put spread: -$315 (stopped)
  • account: $340,450 → $340,135

tuesday 5/23:

  • TLT call spread: -$280 (stopped)
  • account: $340,135 → $339,855

may total: now at +$355 (was +$940 after last week)

what’s happening
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volatility spiked. VIX up 18% in 2 days.

my premium selling strategies don’t work in high vol environments. they work when vol is elevated but stable, not when it’s spiking randomly.

what i’m doing
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taking rest of week off from new positions.

letting existing positions (2 open) run to target or stop.

will reassess friday if vol settles down.

still learning
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4 months live trading. still figuring out when NOT to trade.

premium selling works great 70% of the time. the other 30% (high vol spikes, crashes, random market chaos) it gets wrecked.

need better vol regime detection.

may status
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started: $340,000 current: $339,855 net: +$355 (0.10%)

7 days left in may. would be happy staying positive even if small.


2:51am. taking a break. market is messy right now.

-AK

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