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week 4 november - thanksgiving week, low volume, small gains

thanksgiving week done.

as expected: low volume, small gains.

weekly numbers
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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