Weekly Trade Summary: October 22 - October 28

This week I closed the October 31 and November 3 expiration trades for small profits, entered 2 new trades, and adjusted three trades.  Details of this week's trading below:

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October 31 Weekly Expiration Trade (#39) - Closed 25-October (+2.1%)

• 24-August Entry (post)
• 08-September Adjustment (post)
• 12-September Adjustment (post)
• 15-September Adjustment (post)
• 27-September Adjustment (post)

November 3 Weekly Expiration Trade (#40) - Closed 25-October (+3.1%)

• 01-September Entry (post)
• 12-September Adjustment (post)
• 15-September Adjustment (post)
• 20-September Adjustment (post)
• 27-September Adjustment (post)
• 29-September Adjustment (post)

December 15 Monthly Expiration Trade (#45) - Adjusted 27-Oct

• 27-September Entry (post)
• 29-September Adjustment (post)
• 02-October Adjustment (post)
• 05-October Adjustment (post)
• 17-October Adjustment (post)

December 29 Weekly Expiration Trade (#46) - Adjusted 27-Oct

• 17-October Entry (post)
• 18-October Adjustment (post)

December 29 Weekly Expiration Trade (#47) - Adjusted 27-Oct

• 24-October Entry
• 26-October Adjustment

I currently have 7 open trades, with expirations in Nov (4) and Dec (3):

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Total defined risk for these trades is at 62.4% of the account net liquidation value.

40 trades have been closed this year, with 24 wins and 16 losses. Return on the account/portfolio for the year is at 4.4%.  Total win rate is at 60% including hedges. The win rate on the core trades is at 67%. Still not happy with the win rate, but at least it is improving and the losses have been small.

Of the 7 open trades, 5 currently have a positive P&L. The trades with negative P&L were entered during the last ten days:

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Next week I will be looking for new trades in the weekly January expirations (if available). I will make adjustments in my existing trades as follows:

• Highly Likely: N/A
• Likely: #46, #47
• Possible: #44
• Unlikely: #41, #42, #43, #45

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Weekly Trade Summary: October 15 - October 21

This week I entered one new trade, and adjusted both an existing trade and the new trade.  Details of this week's trading below:

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December 15 Monthly Expiration Trade (#45) - Adjusted 17-Oct

• 27-September Entry (post)
• 29-September Adjustment (post)
• 02-October Adjustment (post)
• 05-October Adjustment (post)

December 29 Weekly Expiration Trade (#46) - Adjusted 18-Oct

• 17-October Entry

I currently have 8 open trades, with expirations in Oct (1), Nov (5), and Dec (2):

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Total defined risk for these trades is 71.3% of the account net liquidation value.

38 trades have been closed this year...22 wins and 16 losses. Return on the account for the year is at 3.9%.  Total win rate is at 58%. The win rate on the core trades is at 65%. Not happy with the win rate, but at least it is improving and the losses have been small. Of my 8 open trades, 7 currently have positive P&L. The trade entered last week has a small negative P&L at this time...which is typical early in the trade.

Next week I will be looking for new trades in the weekly January expirations (if available). I will make adjustments in my existing trades as follows:

• Highly likely: N/A
• Likely: #45, #46
• Possible: #44
• Unlikely: #39, #40, #41, #42, #43

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Weekly Trade Summary: October 8 - October 14

No trading this week, but all open trades are profitable.  I currently have 7 open trades, with expirations in Oct (1), Nov (5), and Dec (1):

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Total defined risk for these trades 59.7% of the account net liquidation value.

38 trades have been closed this year...22 wins and 16 losses. Return on the account for the year is at 3.9%.  Total win rate is at 58%. The win rate on the core trades is at 65%. Not happy with the win rate, but at least it is improving and the losses have been small. All 7 of my open trades currently have positive P&L.


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Weekly Trade Summary: October 1 - October 7

I did not enter any new trades this week, but I did adjust 3 trades.  Details of this week's trading below:

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November 30 Weekly Expiration Trade (#43) - Adjusted 04-Oct, 05-Oct

• 15-September Entry (post)
• 20-September Adjustment (post)
• 29-September Adjustment (post)

November 24 Weekly Expiration Trade (#44) - Adjusted 02-Oct, 06-Oct

• 21-September Entry (post)
• 29-September Adjustment (post)

December 15 Monthly Expiration Trade (#45) - Adjusted 02-Oct, 05-Oct

• 27-September Entry (post)
• 29-September Adjustment (post)

I currently have 7 open trades, with expirations in Oct (1), Nov (5), and Dec (1):

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Total defined risk for these trades 59.8% of the account net liquidation value.

38 trades have been closed this year...22 wins and 16 losses. Return on the account for the year is at 3.9%.  Total win rate is at 58%. The win rate on the core trades is at 65%. Not happy with the win rate, but at least it is improving and the losses have been small. All 7 of my open trades currently have positive P&L.

Next week I will be looking for new trades in the 22-Dec expiration (if available) and/or the 29 Dec expiration. I will make adjustments in my existing trades as follows:

• Highly likely: N/A
• Likely: N/A
• Possible: #44, #45
• Unlikely: #39, #40, #41, #42, #43

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