Trading
first loser of august - streak ended at 11
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perfect streak ended.
11 straight winners in august.
hit my first loser monday.
monday 8/14 trade # SPX put spread
august week 2 - beat monthly goal already
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august week 2 done.
beat monthly goal 2 weeks early.
week 2 trades # monday 8/7: +$385 (GLD put spread) tuesday 8/8: +$340 (TLT call spread) wednesday 8/9: +$405 (SPX put spread) thursday 8/10: +$295 (IWM call spread) friday 8/11: +$380 (QQQ put spread) saturday 8/12: no trades (personal day with A.)
august week 1 - new rules working
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first week of august done.
testing new filters.
working well.
week 1 trades # tuesday 8/1: +$745 (2 trades) wednesday 8/2: +$405 (1 trade) thursday 8/3: +$280 (1 trade) friday 8/4: +$340 (1 trade) saturday 8/5: +$295 (1 trade, crypto)
august day 1 - solid start
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first trading day of august.
short week (monday was holiday).
started strong.
tuesday 8/1 trades # morning: SPX put spread +$405
july wrap - best month yet, crushed the goal
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july done.
best trading month yet.
final numbers # goal: +$3,500
actual: +$6,120
beat goal by: +$2,620 (75% over target)
july week 3 - hitting stride
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july week 3 done.
consistent profitable trades.
hitting goal this month.
week 3 trades # monday 7/17: +$385 (SPX put spread, -150% stops working)
july week 2 - back in green after monday red day
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july week 2 done.
recovered from monday red day.
week 2 trades # monday 7/10: -$544 (3 trades, 1 win, 2 losses)
testing tighter stops - early results mixed
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started testing tighter stop losses today.
goal: reduce avg loss from $660 to $600.
early results: mixed.
the change # old stops: -150% of credit received