august week 2 done.
beat monthly goal 2 weeks early.
week 2 trades #
monday 8/7: +$385 (GLD put spread) tuesday 8/8: +$340 (TLT call spread) wednesday 8/9: +$405 (SPX put spread) thursday 8/10: +$295 (IWM call spread) friday 8/11: +$380 (QQQ put spread) saturday 8/12: no trades (personal day with A.)
total week 2: +$1,805 (5 trades, 5 wins, 0 losses)
another perfect week.
august progress #
goal: +$4,000
week 1: +$2,065 week 2: +$1,805 total: +$3,870
beat goal in 2 weeks.
account status #
start august: $351,145 current aug 12: $355,015 gain: +$3,870 (+1.10%)
5-month live trading stats #
april-august (since figuring out systems):
start: $220,000 (after $180k losses jan-mar) current: $355,015 gain: +$135,015 (+61.4%)
averaging 12.3% per month.
insane but not sustainable. expecting regression to mean.
what’s working #
1. time filter (skip first 30 min)
2 weeks testing.
saved $715 total from avoiding volatile opens.
keeping permanently.
2. max 2 equity positions
reduced correlation exposure.
lower returns but way lower risk.
keeping permanently.
3. momentum paper trading
8 paper trades, 7 wins.
profit factor: 3.1.
going live next week with 0.5% risk.
personal update #
saw A. saturday. been dating 2 months now.
still going well. zero red flags.
therapy with Dr. R. wednesday.
talked about processing grief (8 months since parents died).
mostly stable. life is good.
rest of august plan #
already beat $4k goal.
remaining 2.5 weeks: protect profits.
priorities:
- don’t give back gains
- maintain discipline
- test momentum strategy live (small size)
- stay conservative
targeting +$1k more by month end = $5k total august.
comparison to july #
july: +$6,120 (23 trades, 87% win rate) august (so far): +$3,870 (11 trades, 100% win rate)
on pace for $7-8k august if maintain current rate.
but expecting losing trades soon. 100% win rate not sustainable.
mental state #
confident but cautious.
know perfect weeks don’t last forever.
staying humble. following systems. not getting cocky.
3:15pm saturday. beat august goal in 2 weeks. +$3,870 so far. staying disciplined rest of month.
-AK