One Year Into My 1000 Days SPX Trading Challenge: Results, Drawdowns, and Lessons
On July 14, 2025, I officially began the 1000 Days Trading Challenge. The purpose of this challenge was never simply […]
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A Reset, A Catch-Up, and the Next Leg of the 1000 Days Challenge
Today is Day 302 of 1000. I stopped updating the blog regularly after my last published recap, but I did not stop
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Week 23 Recap (Dec 15–19)
Theme of the week:Tried experimenting with new ideas → got punished.Returned to core, time-tested strategies → stabilized and recovered. This
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Week 22 Recap | Dec 8 – Dec 12 2025
“Two Calm, Textbook Trades After the Storm” After several volatile weeks, Week 22 felt refreshingly mechanical.No emotional decision-making, no chasing
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Week 21 Recap | Dec 1 – Dec 5 2025
“Momentum Returns After the Drawdown — and the First 8/10 DC Win” After a few emotionally heavy, red-streak weeks, Week
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Week 20 Recap | Nov 24 – 28 2025
“Enduring the Losing Phase” Every system—no matter how strong the backtest—has drawdown periods.Week 20 reminded me that the key skill
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Week 19 Recap | Nov 17 – Nov 21, 2025
“Sometimes, the Best Trade Is No Trade” After the storm of Week 18, this week was all about restraint.There were
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Week 18 Recap | Nov 10 – Nov 14 2025
“The Week That Tested My Conviction” Week 18 will go down as one of the most emotional chapters of my
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Day 125 — The Hardest Day Yet: A 35% Drawdown and a Lesson in Volatility
This was my toughest day in the entire 1000-day challenge so far — both emotionally and financially.After over 120 days
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Day 123 — Two Carried Trades, Two Outcomes
Today’s results came entirely from positions that were already in motion — no new trades, no impulsive entries, just letting