week 3 done.
big tech earnings delivered.
best week of october.
weekly numbers #
starting (oct 13): $501,890
ending (oct 19): $507,450
week 3 gain: +$5,560 (+1.11%)
trades: 12
wins: 9
losses: 3
win rate: 75%
breakdown #
monday: MSFT positioning
IV pumped before earnings. sold iron condors. +$1,120
tuesday: MSFT/GOOG earnings
both beat. IV crushed 35%+. my premium sells printed. +$2,180
wednesday: AMZN/META positioning
more iron condors into elevated IV. +$680
thursday: AMZN/META earnings
AMZN beat on AWS. META beat on ad revenue. +$1,940
one AMZN directional play went wrong. -$540
friday: AAPL positioning
setting up for monday earnings. +$180
algo performance #
earnings volatility filter: 7/7 correct flags this week
correctly identified all big tech as high-conviction IV crush plays
this is what the algo was built for.
big tech grades #
MSFT: A+ (cloud beat, guidance strong)
GOOG: A (search stable, cloud growing)
AMZN: A- (AWS margin expansion, retail flat)
META: A (ad revenue, engagement up, AI spending concerns ignored)
AAPL: monday (expecting C+, services to carry)
key trade #
best trade: MSFT iron condor, +$1,180
100 strikes wide, 3DTE, sold 440/450/460/470 spread
IV at 38%, crushed to 22% post-earnings
textbook premium sell.
2:36am sunday. week 3 october done. +$5,560 (+1.11%) on 12 trades, 75% wr. big tech earnings crush. MSFT A+, GOOG A, AMZN A-, META A. earnings volatility filter 7/7 correct. account $507,450. october ytd +2.26%. AAPL monday.
-AK