The first week of 2022 didn’t start well yet our SPX strategy performed satisfactorily last week. FED released its FOMC notes and apparently, the notes said something different than what investors could hear at the FED conference talk. So the market sold off. Our signals turned negative and we reversed some of the put spreads into call spreads. If the signals stay negative, we will not be opening new trades next week.

Last week, the account increased 8.72% while SPX decreased by -1.87%.

 

Initial trade set ups

 

For my SPX strategy, I dedicated a $3,600 initial amount that will be used to trade SPX PCS strategy per week. If this amount is depleted, I will evaluate the strategy if to continue or change it. If I grow this amount, I will scale up the trading.
 

WHAT WILL WE TRADE?
DAY	DTE	TYPE
MONDAY	7 DTE	Put Credit Spread
TUESDAY	30 DTE	Put Credit Spread
WEDNESDAY	7 DTE	Put Credit Spread
FRIDAY	60 DTE	Put Credit Spread
EVERY MONTH	120 DTE	Put Debit Spread – HEDGE

 

Last week trading

 

DAY	SIGNAL TYPE	TRADE STATUS
MONDAY	Positive	New 7 DTE trade opened credit: $310 Exp: Jan10 Reversed to CCS
TUESDAY	Positive	New 30 DTE trade opened credit: $255 Exp: Feb4 Reversed to CCS
WEDNESDAY	Negative	New 7 DTE CCS trade opened credit: $430 Exp: Jan12
FRIDAY	Negative	New 60 DTE trade opened credit: $95 Exp: Mar18
EVERY MONTH	—	New January 22 hedge trade opened

 

On Monday, our entry signal was positive so we opened a new 7 DTE trade. On Wednesday, the signal turned negative and the trade got in the money after the market’s selloff. We closed the put spread and reopened a new call spread. We are currently sitting in a call spread that is set to expire on Monday if the market stays down.

On Tuesday, our entry signal was positive so we opened a new 30 DTE trade. We also reversed this trade into a call spread.

On Wednesday, the market turned negative. We decided to open a new 7 DTE call credit spread trade. The trade will expire next Wednesday if the market stays down.

On Friday, the signal for the 60 DTE trade was still negative however, we opened a new 60 DTE credit spread. We also opened a new 120 DTE debit hedging trade this week as we will be opening the hedge monthly only.
 

Here are our delayed open trades:
 

SPX PCS delayed trades
 

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Overall, the strategy resulted in a $455.00 gain last week. Note that the gain might be unrealized as some or all trades may be still open.
 

Initial account value (since inception: 12/07/2021):	$3,600.00
Last week beginning value:	$5,215.00
Last week ending value:	$5,670.00
The highest capital requirements to trade this strategy:	$8,975
Unrealized Gain:	$1,035 (+11.53%)
Realized Gain:	$1,035 (+11.53%)
Total Gain:	$2,070 (+23.06%)

 

SPX PCS account value
 

SPX PCS account vs SPX index
 

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