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week 1 october - banks deliver, solid start

week 1 done.

banks delivered.

weekly numbers
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starting (oct 1): $496,220

ending (oct 5): $499,340

week 1 gain: +$3,120 (+0.63%)

trades: 7

wins: 5

losses: 2

win rate: 71%

breakdown
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monday-wednesday: positioning ahead of bank earnings

small premium selling on SPX. +$1,280

thursday: pre-earnings IV pump

QQQ puts sold into elevated IV. +$890

friday: bank earnings day

JPM beat, BAC beat, WFC inline

sold premium worked. +$1,340

one losing trade on WFC direction bet. -$390

algo performance
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earnings volatility filter: working as intended

flagged 3 opportunities, took 2, both profitable

IV rank detection: correctly identified elevated premiums

next week
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netflix tuesday. tesla wednesday.

more earnings = more opportunities.

keeping sizing conservative. no overnight exposure through reports.


2:28am sunday. week 1 october done. +$3,120 (+0.63%) on 7 trades, 71% wr. banks delivered - JPM beat, BAC beat. premium selling working. account $499,340. next week NFLX tuesday, TSLA wednesday.

-AK

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