thanksgiving week done.
as expected: low volume, small gains.
weekly numbers #
starting (nov 17): $516,290
ending (nov 23): $517,640
week 4 gain: +$1,350 (+0.26%)
trades: 4
wins: 3
losses: 1
win rate: 75%
breakdown #
monday-tuesday: normal trading
two premium sells. +$1,180
wednesday: closed positions before holiday
took small profit on SPX spread. +$420
one small loser. -$250
thursday: market closed (thanksgiving)
friday: half day, no trading
the discipline #
could have forced more trades.
didn’t.
low volume = wider spreads = worse fills.
not worth the extra 0.1% to fight bad conditions.
thanksgiving day #
spent with A.
her parents drove down from LA. first thanksgiving in our apartment.
I helped cook. mostly stayed out of the way.
her dad and I talked trading. he doesn’t really understand algos but pretends to.
nice guy.
next week #
december begins.
FOMC meeting dec 17-18.
year-end flows starting.
realistic targets: +1.0% to +1.5%
2:34am sunday. week 4 thanksgiving done. +$1,350 (+0.26%) on 4 trades, 75% wr. low volume, closed early wednesday. thanksgiving with A. and her parents. december next - FOMC week, year-end flows.
-AK