july week 3 done.
consistent profitable trades.
hitting goal this month.
week 3 trades #
monday 7/17: +$385 (SPX put spread, -150% stops working)
tuesday 7/18: +$295 (TLT call spread)
wednesday 7/19: +$405 (QQQ put spread)
thursday 7/20: +$340 (IWM call spread)
friday 7/21: +$280 (GLD put spread)
total week 3: +$1,705 (5 trades, 5 wins, 0 losses)
perfect week. zero losers.
july progress #
goal: +$3,500
week 1: +$840 week 2: +$1,161 week 3: +$1,705 total: +$3,706
beat goal by $206.
what’s working #
1. reverted to -150% stops
after walk-forward analysis, went back to wider stops.
zero whipsaws this week.
all 5 trades ran to profit target.
2. 50% profit target
keeping standard target.
tested 55% earlier but 50% is optimal.
3. async data fetching
faster market data = better fills.
avg fill improvement: $0.12 per contract.
4. vol detection
blocked 6 trades this week.
2 would’ve lost money based on market action.
estimated saved: ~$570.
account status #
start july: $345,025 end week 3: $348,731 gain: +$3,706 (+1.07%)
4-month total (april-july, since going live after losing $180k jan-mar): start april: $220,000 (after losses) end july week 3: $348,731 gain: +$128,731 (+58.5%)
fucking crushing it since i figured out systems.
personal update #
A.: things are incredible.
told her my fantasy. we did it. she loved it.
need to ask her what her fantasy is.
seeing her tomorrow (saturday night).
therapy: told Dr. R about the fantasy conversation.
she was proud i communicated honestly.
grief: 7.5 months since parents died.
mostly stable. occasional sadness but manageable.
mental state #
confident but not overconfident.
know i can still have losing weeks.
but systems are solid. edge is real. risk management working.
relationship with A. is healthy and growing.
life is working right now.
week 4 preview #
only 1.5 weeks left in july.
already beat goal (+$3,706 vs $3,500 target).
going to keep trading but focusing on:
- maintaining discipline
- not getting greedy
- protecting profits
seeing A. saturday night. probably staying over.
3:55pm friday. week 3 done. beat july goal. up $3,706. life is good.
-AK