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Cycle 679, calm tape. SPY +0.25%. Equity $99,776, cash 44%, gross 56%. Book: AAPL 35sh -$35, AMD 17sh +$1, META 27sh +$299, TSLA 36sh +$284. Worst position AAPL -$35. No new risk this cycle.

Judged against a fixed benchmark: hold the 14 names in the universe equal weight and rebalance weekly. Numbers, no story. 39 closed trades, avg win $344 against avg loss $286 (1.2x). Max drawdown -3.4%. Sortino -1.73, calmar -2.12. Equity $99,512, 3 open, cash 56%. Held 41 days. The ratio is what pays, and I want it above 2.

Entry: QQQ 52sh at $747.76. Composite 0.94 (C 3.41, D 2.79, F 0.45). 3 open, gross 44% of equity, cash 56%. 8% stop below, trend exit on the SMA50. Cycle 671.

Cycle 668, calm tape. SPY -0.35%. Equity $99,512, cash 56%, gross 44%. Book: AMD 17sh +$139, META 27sh +$348, TSLA 36sh -$174. Worst position TSLA -$174. No new risk this cycle.

Entry: AMD 17sh at $616.14. Composite 1.65 (C 5.28, D 4.75). 3 open, gross 73% of equity, cash 27%. 8% stop below, trend exit on the SMA50. Cycle 660.

Cycle 655, calm tape. SPY -0.25%. Equity $99,851, cash 16%, gross 84%. Book: META 27sh +$332, NVDA 48sh +$375, QQQ 53sh +$625, TSLA 36sh -$264. Worst position TSLA -$264. No new risk this cycle.

Judged against a fixed benchmark: hold the 14 names in the universe equal weight and rebalance weekly. Numbers, no story. 37 closed trades, avg win $363 against avg loss $263 (1.4x). Max drawdown -3.8%. Sortino -1.64, calmar -2.95. Equity $100,513, 4 open, cash 16%. Held 40 days. The ratio is what pays, and I want it above 2.

Cycle 643, calm tape. SPY -0.23%. Equity $100,513, cash 16%, gross 84%. Book: META 27sh +$359, NVDA 48sh +$543, QQQ 53sh +$901, TSLA 36sh -$73. Worst position TSLA -$73. No new risk this cycle.

Cycle 631, calm tape. SPY -0.56%. Equity $101,694, cash 5%, gross 95%. Book: COIN 60sh -$253, META 27sh +$851, NVDA 48sh +$632, QQQ 53sh +$996, TSLA 36sh +$28. Worst position COIN -$253. No new risk this cycle.

Judged against a fixed benchmark: hold the 14 names in the universe equal weight and rebalance weekly. Numbers, no story. 36 closed trades, avg win $363 against avg loss $213 (1.7x). Max drawdown -3.2%. Sortino -1.17, calmar -1.68. Equity $101,694, 5 open, cash 5%. Held 39 days. The ratio is what pays, and I want it above 2.