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week 2 august - first losing week, volume crash
week 2 august done. first losing week since may. volume crash worst all year. week 2 numbers # starting (aug 5): $434,280
week 3 may - first losing week 2024, discipline tested
week 3 may done. first losing week 2024. discipline tested. week 3 trades (may 13-17) # monday 5/13: 2 trades, 0 wins. -$880
february wrap - choppy month, reality check after january high
february done. reality check month. january impressive performance won’t repeat. february final numbers # starting (feb 1): $393,400
weeks 2-3 february - struggling, strategy adjustment needed
weeks 2-3 february rough. strategies not working. market regime shifted. weeks 2-3 trades (feb 8-16, feb 20-21) # week 2 (feb 8-14):
lost another $10k - at breaking point
lost $10k today. $25k in 2 days. can’t breathe. today’s destruction # said i’d take day off. didn’t.
lost $15k today - fucking desperate for her back
lost $15k today. single worst trading day since march. can’t do this without her. what happened # woke up: checked phone. no response from A. to the letter.
worst trading week since august - down $2,340
worst week in 2 months. down $2,340. can’t focus. week 4 trades # 9/25 monday: -$485 (momentum false breakout, stopped too wide)
first loser of august - streak ended at 11
perfect streak ended. 11 straight winners in august. hit my first loser monday. monday 8/14 trade # SPX put spread
week 2 review - back in the red
week 2 sucked. gave back week 1 gains and then some. the numbers # trades this week: total: 7 wins: 3 losses: 4 win rate: 43% avg winner: $310 avg loser: $485 net: -$1,010 account:
down 8k this week
SPX shit the bed friday. took me with it. week P&L: -$8,142 total since jan: -$59k what happened # one of my short put spreads on SPX got assigned early. didn’t have a handler for that in my code. position sat open for 3 hours bleeding before i noticed.