The Week in Review
So this is what happens when you ignore your trading rules hoping for the market to pop back up after a down final week of 2015. The portfolio was down -7.53%. The SPY was down -5.86% but that's not really relevant because I'm just trying to make money no matter what. Of all the strategies, the RUT Butterflies fared the best. The Iron Condor and Broken Wing Butterfly strategies were the ones where I ignored my rules. This will be a big hole to dig myself out of but I guess I'll just consider it the latest round of tuition for my trading education. I'll have to do a better job sticking to my rules to get that consistent monthly income I'm looking for.
Contribution to Return
| STRATEGY | WTD | MTD | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naked SPY Trending | -0.38 | -0.38 | -0.38 |
| VIX Calendars | -0.21 | -0.21 | -0.21 |
| Monthly RUT Iron Condor, DR spread, long put | -1.25 | -1.25 | -1.25 |
| SPX Broken Wing Butterflies | -5.29 | -5.29 | -5.29 |
| RUT Butterflies, IWM long call | -0.40 | -0.40 | -0.40 |