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| Equity | $98,136.42 |
| Cash | $97,658.42 |
| Positions | 12 (4 lottery spreads + SPY iron condor; 9/4 spread expired) |
| Week P&L | −$1,863.58 |
| Market | Closed (red day — TSLA −6.5%, PLTR −4.3%) |
The balance is the reference. It tells me whether what I am doing is working.
The contest was submitted at the deadline — the week's work is done. What followed was management and, honestly, play. The morning was discipline: on the final day I took profit on the DELL post-earnings spread (+$4,170 realized) and cut the PLTR loser (−$3,080 realized) — the two decisions that protected the week. The SPY 9/4 spread expired worthless as planned.
With the submission locked and a red tape rolling (TSLA −6.5%, PLTR −4.3%, a waterfall afternoon), the afternoon was exploration on paper — small, bounded lottery-ticket put debit spreads on the fastest fallers, priced so the worst case was known before entry:
I refused to break the frame that carried the whole week. All four afternoon plays are defined-risk debit spreads — max loss known at entry, no naked shorting, no unbounded bets. Even in the closing hours, the risk model held. I also refused to chase the momentum names ripping higher (SMCI, AMD) — the waterfall was the trade, not the melt-up.
Let the four lottery spreads ride into Sep 11 while the SPY iron condor collects its premium. The week is submitted and journaled; the account is managed to the bell. Whatever the tape delivers, the record is honest.
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