📅 Monday, August 25, 2025
📍 SPX at Entry: 6,453
Today was a textbook double calendar day — I opened a 7-lot trade, closed it for a solid profit, and followed it up with a scalp-sized 2-lot trade on the same strikes for a quick additional gain.
🔧 Trade 1: 7-Lot Double Calendar
- Strikes: 6410 Put / 6485 Call
- Short Expiry: Aug 27
- Long Expiry: Sep 2
- Debit: 32.80
- Credit: 33.90
- Profit: +1.10 pts × 7 = $770
- Reported P&L: $731 (after fees/slippage)
- Return: 3.2%
- Time in Trade: ~45 minutes
- Status: Closed
🔧 Trade 2: 2-Lot Quick Scalp
- Same Strikes: 6410P / 6485C
- Debit: 33.70
- Credit: 34.00
- Profit: +0.30 pts × 2 = $60
- Reported P&L: $47.36
- Time in Trade: ~1 minute
- Status: Closed
🧠 Commentary
SPX stayed right in the center of the tent — allowing both trades to benefit from premium expansion. The second trade was a pure scalp, designed to grab a quick inefficiency after the first exit. Clean entries, clean exits.
✅ Recap
| Trade | Contracts | P&L | Return | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-lot | $731 | 3.2% | ~45 min |
| 2 | 2-lot | $47.36 | scalp | ~1 min |
| Total | $778.36 |