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Monthly Update – January Starting balance: $51,405 Ending balance: $53,044 Net P&L: +$1,639 Return: ~+3.2% Performance by strategy: Directional trades: ~+$1,500 Short puts / semi-directional: positive, in line with expectations Strangles: –$1,290 YTD Strangles underperformed mainly due to...

Week 2 Update - $50K Options JourneyAccount: $52,671 (+5.3% total return) Made some moves this week - closed 5, opened 5. Big Win: FCX diagonal closed for +$1,080 Big Lesson: Almost blew it by not rolling my short calls early enoughHere's what happened:Had 55 calls expiring Friday. FCX rallied...

Hi everyone, I'm new here, have been trading for about 4 years now. Recently started documenting my journey trading a $50K account. My goal is to improve discipline and share my learnings. If I can prove myself I can do it, then I will increase my capital with the goal of trading for a living.