Last week we were not trading any new trades. We only had two box trades expiring, and because of the market’s sell-off, they were deep in the money. Adjusting these trades was not feasible, so I decided to let them expire ITM (calls expired OTM) and reopen new trades closer to the money, which will be easier and cheaper to manage. I hope to do so next week.
 

The expiring boxes delivered a small loss of -$20.00. Our account weekly trading was down by -0.05% while SPX lost -0.20%.
 

Our SPX account is up +1054.67% since the beginning of this program, and we have $40,326 in unrealized gains.

 

Initial SPX trade set ups

 

I dedicated a $3,600 initial amount that will be used to trade SPX PCS strategy per week. Today, the account is up at $41,567.95. However, due to the recent bear market, many trades are still open, and the funds are tied to those open trades. The trades need to expire or be closed for a profit to release the funds.
 

Our SPX strategy is designed as directional options trading. We are selling credit put spreads to collect premiums, and hopefully, these spreads expire worthlessly, or we repurchase them for a small debit.

We use a set of indicators, trend prediction (primarily based on moving averages, volume profiles, and trend forecasting), and market sentiment that generates bullish signals. The trading is based on a “trend-following strategy.” We open the trade if we have a bullish signal and a bullish trend. If we do not have a signal, we stay away. We also trade credit call spreads when we have bearish signals. In a choppy market, we stay away from or trade very short expirations (usually 1 or 2 days or up to 7 days), but the trading is muted as we need a trending market.

Unfortunately, today, the market is headline sensitive and can gap in either direction to fail and reverse. It is not easy to trade and not get whipsawed. That’s why we are managing our older trades and not opening new ones until we see a clear market direction.
 

Here you can see all our trades:

 

Click on the picture above to see the entire list.
 

Last week trading

 

Overall, the strategy resulted in a +1054.67% gain last week.
 

Initial account value (since inception: 12/07/2021):	$3,600.00
Last week beginning value:	$41,587.95
Last week ending value:	$41,567.95 (-0.05%; total: +1054.67%)
The highest capital requirements to trade this strategy:	$19,995
Current capital at risk:	-$13,326
Unrealized Gain:	$40,326 (-302.61%)
Realized Gain:	-$2,753 (20.66%)
Total Gain:	$37,573 (-281.95%)
Win Ratio:	57%
Average Winner:	$318
Average Loser:	$460

As you can see, our account currently shows a realized loss of -$2,753.00, but we have $40,326 unrealized gains.

 

SPX PCS account value
 

SPX PCS account vs SPX index net liq
 

SPX PCS account vs SPX index
 

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