Weekly: Down again

I lose about 2.5% for the week. Now down about 5% for the year. I bite on Monday’s rally. Really a rough week.

Here are the trades (p=puts, c=calls, number near end is price per contract, sell means sell-to-open, cover means buy-to-close):

Mon Rally rolls on. I continue to add long positions.
Sell QQQ Mar 158 p 41
Sell SPY MarW2 264 p 44

Sell QQQ MarW4 155 p 44
Sell BRKB Apr 190 p 101

Sell BA MarW5 310 p 95

Sell SPY MarW1 269 p 16
Sell SPY MarW2 266 p 42

Sell BRKB Mar 195 p 30
Sell SPY Mar 262 p 55

Sell QQQ AprW1 155 p 68
Sell NFLX MarW4 250 p 128

Sell DIS Mar 100 p 15
Sell CAT MarW5 145 p 54

Sell UNH Apr 190 p 51
Sell WMT Apr 80 p 23

Sell AAPL MarW5 160 p 38
Sell IBB Apr 93 p 31

Sell SPY AprW1 250 p 67
Sell QQQ MarW2 160 p 23

Sell SPY MarW4 268 p 52
Sell IWM MarW5 142 p 39

Tue Revenge of the bears, as markets close near the lows.
Sell DIS Mar 113 c 13
Sell AAPL MarW5 200 c 19

Sell SPY MarW2 285 c 15
Sell QQQ MarW2 175 c 18

Sell TGT Apr 90 c 24

Wed See-saw market goes back to the bears. I get suckered into the morning rally, making for a frustrating day.

Sell CAT MarW5 180 c 15

Sell BA AprW1 300 p 70
Sell BA Mar 325 p 56

Sell BRKB Mar 200 p 52
Sell SPY Mar 285 c 17

Sell IWM Apr 165 c 181

Thu Yikes! Markets move lower after new tariffs are announced. I close out two legs for big losses. Stop level is the strike price. Not a time to fool around. SPY down about 1.5% today, my account more like 2.5%. Ouch.

Cover SPY MarW1 269 p 205 for loss
Cover SPY MarW2 268 p 354 for loss

Sell WMT Apr 100 c 28
Sell SPY Apr 290 c 33

Sell SPY MarW2 280 c 15
Sell IBB Apr 118 c 45

Sell SPY Apr 285 c 68
Sell CAT Mar 165 c 50

Sell BRKB Apr 220 c 122
Sell QQQ Mar 175 c 20

Sell SPY Mar 280 c 26
Sell DIS Mar 109 c 18

Fri TGIF at least at the close. At the open it was more red ink. I finish down about 2.5% for the week. Ouch.

I cover more legs for losses, mechanically following my mental stops. Again, not a time to be fooling around, playing hunches. Rules are in place to protect the overall account. Rule #1 is to live to trade another day.

Cover BRKB Mar 200 p 395 for loss
Cover SPY MarW2 266 p 388 for loss

Sell BA Mar 385 c 54
Sell CAT MarW4 170 c 30
Sell MCD Apr 120 p 26