first trading day of august.
short week (monday was holiday).
started strong.
tuesday 8/1 trades #
morning: SPX put spread +$405
entered 10:15am (skipping first 30 min per new test).
vol detection green. correlation check passed.
closed at 50% profit by 11:45am.
afternoon: TLT call spread +$340
clean setup. hit target by 2:30pm.
total day: +$745 (2 trades, 2 wins)
new time filter test #
testing: skip first 30 min of market open.
reason: noticed lower win rate in first 30 min (data from july).
today: waited until 10:15am for first entry.
missed potential SPY trade at 9:45am (would’ve been winner, left $280 on table).
but avoided volatile whipsaw at 9:35am (would’ve stopped for -$315).
net: saved $315, missed $280. net +$35 from filter.
early result positive but need more data.
august progress #
goal: +$4,000
day 1: +$745
remaining: +$3,255 in 4 weeks
on pace for $800+/week average.
account status #
start august: $351,145 current aug 1: $351,890 gain: +$745 (+0.21%)
A. update #
dinner tonight to celebrate 2 months since we met (june 13).
taking her to george’s at the cove in la jolla.
nice restaurant. celebrating both:
- 2 month relationship milestone
- strong august start
keeping it simple. dinner, beach walk after, probably her place.
mental state #
focused. disciplined.
not getting cocky after july’s big month.
treating august like new challenge.
one day at a time.
3:42am wednesday. august started strong. +$745 day 1. dinner with A. tonight. staying disciplined.
-AK