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January 2023 SPX put credit spreads trading review

The last trading month was rolling trades and adjusting the old ones only. We were not opening any new trades at this point. We had many trades that we rolled, and we do not want to add more risk until the old trades are fixed. We use “box” spreads to collect credit and use that credit to offset the debit trades. Usually, one box trade allows us to adjust two to three old trades.
 

In January 2023, our trading delivered a gain of $2,476.00. Our account was up by 6.00% while SPX gained 4.51%.
 

Our SPX account is up +1,115.67% since the beginning of this program, and we have $41,681 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 $43,763.95. 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 2023 trades:

 
SPX PCS account value
Click on the picture above to see the entire list.
 

Last month trading

 

Overall, the strategy resulted in a +1115.67% gain last month.
 

Initial account value (since inception: 12/07/2021): $3,600.00
Last month beginning value: $41,567.95
Last month ending value: $43,763.95 (+6.00%; total: +1,115.67%)
The highest capital requirements to trade this strategy: $19,995
Current capital at risk: -$17,681
Unrealized Gain: $41,681 (-235.74%)
Realized Gain: -$933 (5.27%)
Total Gain: $40,748 (-230.47%)
Win Ratio: 41%
Average Winner: $449
Average Loser: $356

As you can see, our account currently shows a realized loss of -$933, but we have $41,681 unrealized gains.

 

SPX PCS account value
SPX PCS account value
 

SPX PCS account vs SPX
SPX PCS account vs SPX index net liq
 

SPX PCS account vs SPX
SPX PCS account vs SPX index
 

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