Posts
February 2025
week 2 february - building consistency, valentine's prep
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week 2 february done.
consistency building.
valentine’s day coming.
week 2 performance # trades: 9
wins: 7
losses: 2
win rate: 78%
therapy - wedding stress, A's growth, relationship solid
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therapy friday.
wedding stress increasing.
A’s growth.
session (feb 7, 1pm) # dr. r: “wedding 3 months out. stress level?”
backtesting framework - vectorbt for fast parameter testing at scale
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vectorbt = game changer for parameter testing.
10x faster than backtrader.
vectorized operations instead of event-driven.
the speed problem # traditional backtesting:
week 1 february - clean start, normal conditions continuing
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week 1 february done.
clean start to new month.
normal conditions continuing.
week 1 performance # trades: 7
wins: 5
January 2025
january wrap - target hit, +2.18% sustainable start to 2025
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january done.
2025 started.
target hit.
sustainable approach validated.
january final numbers # starting (jan 1): $437,800
ending (jan 31): $447,350
week 4 january - final push before month-end, earnings pause executed
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week 4 january.
final push toward month-end.
earnings pause executed wednesday-thursday.
week 4 performance # trades: 7
wins: 5
losses: 2
interactive brokers - 2 years review from algo trader perspective
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2 years with Interactive Brokers as primary broker.
time for honest review.
python algo trading perspective.
why IB for algo trading # chose IB january 2023 for 3 reasons:
week 3 january - consistency maintained, earnings volatility arriving
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week 3 january done.
consistency maintained.
earnings volatility starting.
week 3 performance # trades: 6
wins: 4
losses: 2
win rate: 67%
mid-month check - on pace for +2.2% target, conditions stable
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mid-month january.
halfway point check.
on pace for target.
mid-month performance # account jan 1: $437,800
account jan 17: $443,560