Weekly Performance Breakdown (Mar 17–20)

🏎️ Lexus Fund Tracker

MetricValue
Total in the Lexus Tip Jar8,247.62
Remaining to Goal (50,000)41,752.38
Progress %16.50%
Est. Key Handoff Date~12–14 weeks (based on current pace)

I’m now firmly in positive territory. The drawdown phase earlier in the year has been offset, and the account is starting to behave the way it should.


🌍 Market Synopsis

This was a volatility contraction week.

Early in the week, uncertainty kept implied volatility elevated. As the week progressed, the market stabilized and volatility compressed. Price didn’t need to trend hard—just staying contained was enough.

That environment is exactly where my strategies thrive:

  • Calendars and diagonals benefit from time decay + IV contraction
  • PMCCs quietly generate consistent income on the short call side

I didn’t need to predict direction. I just needed the market to stop moving aggressively.


📊 Weekly Performance Breakdown (Mar 17–20)

SPX & Index Structures (Net, De-duplicated)

UnderlyingStrategyHold DaysStatusRealized P/L
SPXDouble Calendar / Diagonal1–3Closed / Rolled+1,842.55
/ESDouble Calendar / Diagonal1–2Closed / Rolled+612.80

These numbers reflect true net outcomes. No overlap, no double counting—just what I actually realized.


PMCC Income (Each Roll as a Cash Flow Event)

UnderlyingStrategyHold DaysStatusRealized P/L
PMCCShort Call Roll5–12Rolled+185.34
PMCCShort Call Roll6–10Rolled+142.77
PMCCShort Call Roll4–9Rolled+96.12
PMCCShort Call Roll7–14Rolled+221.65

Each of these is realized income. The long LEAP stays intact, but I’m consistently harvesting premium from the short calls.


📊 Weekly Total

👉 Total Realized Profit: +3,101.23

This is the number that matters. Clean, reconciled, and aligned with actual account movement.


🔍 Under the Hood Stats

MetricValue
Weekly Realized Profit+3,101.23
Total Wins+3,101.23
Total Losses0.00
Profit Factor∞ (no realized losses this week)
Transaction Costs %Very low relative to profit

This was a zero-loss realized week, which is rare—but it highlights something important about how I’m trading:

I’m not swinging for outsized wins. I’m stacking high-probability, managed exits.


💡 Tactical Lesson

I got paid this week by managing positions—not by finishing them.

  • I didn’t wait for max profit
  • I didn’t force direction
  • I took gains when volatility contracted and premium came out

The biggest shift:

I treated rolls and partial exits as income events, not incomplete trades

That mindset changes everything.


🧠 Strategic Insight

At first glance, this looks like a solid +3K week.

But what’s actually happening under the surface is more important:

  • SPX structures provided core opportunity
  • PMCC rolls added steady income
  • Risk stayed controlled throughout

This wasn’t one big trade.

This was layered edge.


🏁 Final Assessment

This week was:

  • Controlled
  • Repeatable
  • Data-accurate
  • Structurally sound

No inflated numbers. No missing trades. No guesswork.

Just execution.


🏎️ Forward Outlook

If I can consistently produce:

  • ~2K–3K per week

Then the path to 50,000 becomes very realistic—without needing outsized risk.

And if volatility expands again and I position correctly:

  • Those are the weeks that accelerate everything

🏎️ The goal isn’t one big win.
The goal is building an engine that pays me every week.

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