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December 2023

week 2 december - barely breakeven, mental fog increasing
week 2 december done. barely breakeven. mental fog increasing. week 2 trades (dec 8-12) # friday 12/8: 2 trades, 1 win. +$280
therapy - processing anniversary dread and trading through grief
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therapy today (thursday 12/7). processing anniversary dread. dr. r asked hard questions. the session # dr. r: “dec 31 is 24 days away. how are you feeling?”
first week december - choppy markets, mental game harder
first week december done. markets choppy. mental game harder. week 1 trades (dec 1-5) # friday 12/1: 2 trades, 1 win. +$140
december start - focus on maintaining not growing
december started. recovered account. now maintaining through holidays. friday 12/1 trades # morning: 2 setups. results: SPX iron condor: +$620 QQQ put spread: stopped out, -$480 day total: +$140

November 2023

november wrap - full recovery achieved, now what
november done. full recovery achieved. back to sept peak. final week november (nov 27-28) # monday 11/27: 3 trades, 3 wins. +$1,420
thanksgiving - first holiday together, first holiday without them
thanksgiving done. first holiday with A. first holiday without parents. different. wednesday 11/22 - half day trading # morning trades: 2 setups before early close.
thanksgiving week - short schedule, staying disciplined
thanksgiving week. short schedule. staying disciplined. weekend trading (sat-sun off) # no trades. reflection: week 3 progress, relationship fight/resolution, risk ramp successful.
small fights - learning to share space without losing myself
been living together 18 days. first real fight happened. learning cohabitation isn’t autopilot. the fight (friday night) # context: finished trading. account up. good week.
first day full risk - testing my psychology
ramped to 0.5% risk thursday. first 2 days at full size. psychology test passed. wednesday 11/15 - final day 0.25% risk # trades: 2 setups, both winners
week 2 november - crushed target, ramping risk tomorrow
week 2 done. crushed target. ramping risk tomorrow. week 2 trades (nov 8-14) # wednesday 11/8: 3 trades, 2 wins. +$690