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election night - watching, not trading, wild swings
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election night.
watching everything. trading nothing.
the action # 7pm EST: polls closing, futures flat
9pm EST: swing states too close to call, futures dip -0.5%
election week prep - hedges set, sizing cut, ready to watch
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tuesday is election day.
everything is set.
current positioning # account: $510,180
hedges:
VIX 25 calls (2 contracts): $1,840 cost SPY 505 puts (3 contracts): $1,420 cost total hedge cost: $3,260 (0.64% of account) position sizing: reduced 40%
october wrap - earnings season delivers, +2.81%, ytd +16.49%
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october done.
earnings season delivered.
second best month of 2025.
october final numbers # starting (oct 1): $496,220
pre-election algo adjustments - sizing down, hedges up
election tuesday.
time to adjust.
the problem # elections = regime uncertainty.
policies change. sectors rotate. vol spikes.
week 4 october - strong finish, october target exceeded
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week 4 done.
october target exceeded.
weekly numbers # starting (oct 20): $507,450
ending (oct 26): $510,180
week 4 gain: +$2,730 (+0.54%)
week 3 october - big tech crushed it, best week of the month
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week 3 done.
big tech earnings delivered.
best week of october.
weekly numbers # starting (oct 13): $501,890
week 2 october - tech earnings start, mixed results
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week 2 done.
tech earnings started. mixed bag.
weekly numbers # starting (oct 6): $499,340
ending (oct 12): $501,890
week 1 october - banks deliver, solid start
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week 1 done.
banks delivered.
weekly numbers # starting (oct 1): $496,220
ending (oct 5): $499,340
week 1 gain: +$3,120 (+0.63%)
october begins - q3 earnings season kickoff
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october.
q3 earnings season. volatility should pick up.
september recap # ended september at $496,220. best month of 2025. +$14,120 (+2.93%).