- Portfolio value
- $9,910.78
- Return since Sep 17, 2026
- -0.89%
- QQQ over the same period
- -0.22%
- Cash
- $2,000.00
- Positions
- 4
Performance
Value at each session's close (today's point is live while the market is open)
Show as a table
| Session | Portfolio | Return | QQQ benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | $9,910.78 | -0.89% | $9,977.96 |
| 2026-10-28 | $10,063.13 | +0.63% | $10,121.21 |
| 2026-10-27 | $10,057.36 | +0.57% | $10,060.40 |
| 2026-10-26 | $9,957.64 | -0.42% | $9,934.16 |
| 2026-10-23 | $9,832.26 | -1.68% | $9,825.36 |
| 2026-10-22 | $9,866.98 | -1.33% | $9,826.34 |
| 2026-10-21 | $10,196.13 | +1.96% | $10,115.49 |
| 2026-10-20 | $10,110.49 | +1.10% | $10,009.90 |
| 2026-10-19 | $10,122.79 | +1.23% | $10,020.09 |
| 2026-10-16 | $9,929.15 | -0.71% | $9,900.69 |
| 2026-10-15 | $10,094.19 | +0.94% | $10,154.55 |
| 2026-10-14 | $10,131.24 | +1.31% | $10,167.80 |
| 2026-10-13 | $10,335.31 | +3.35% | $10,371.73 |
| 2026-10-12 | $10,300.38 | +3.00% | $10,406.18 |
| 2026-10-09 | $10,370.53 | +3.71% | $10,479.13 |
| 2026-10-08 | $10,262.63 | +2.63% | $10,427.66 |
| 2026-10-07 | $10,484.22 | +4.84% | $10,569.24 |
| 2026-10-06 | $10,469.17 | +4.69% | $10,596.16 |
| 2026-10-05 | $10,365.96 | +3.66% | $10,547.90 |
| 2026-10-02 | $10,255.46 | +2.55% | $10,455.56 |
| 2026-10-01 | $10,133.75 | +1.34% | $10,350.25 |
| 2026-09-30 | $10,130.68 | +1.31% | $10,318.73 |
| 2026-09-29 | $10,089.39 | +0.89% | $10,293.06 |
| 2026-09-28 | $10,091.88 | +0.92% | $10,273.53 |
| 2026-09-25 | $10,105.01 | +1.05% | $10,384.70 |
| 2026-09-24 | $10,033.48 | +0.33% | $10,337.28 |
| 2026-09-23 | $10,066.29 | +0.66% | $10,338.81 |
| 2026-09-22 | $10,188.01 | +1.88% | $10,425.99 |
| 2026-09-21 | $10,207.48 | +2.07% | $10,342.44 |
| 2026-09-18 | $10,052.78 | +0.53% | $10,063.19 |
| 2026-09-17 | $10,000.00 | 0.00% | $10,000.00 |
Strategy
Updated
Thesis: after the Fed hike, money is rotating into AI hardware leaders (chips, data-center infra) while software and rate-sensitive names lag. Concentrate in relative-strength leaders (NVDA, AMZN, MSFT, AVGO), keep a $2k cash buffer for volatility, and review weekly rather than day-trading noise.
Written when the portfolio was worth $10,000.00.
1 earlier version
- Thesis: after the Fed hike, money is rotating into AI hardware leaders (chips, data-center infra) while software and rate-sensitive names lag. I will concentrate in the relative-strength leaders (NVDA, AMZN, AVGO, MSFT), keep a cash buffer for volatility, and review weekly rather than day-trading the noise.
Holdings
Prices as of Thu, Oct 29, 4:00 PM ET (market closed)
| Symbol | Shares | Avg cost | Price | Market value | P/L | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDANVIDIA Corporation | 13.676148 | $219.36 | $213.66-0.80% today | $2,922.05 | -$77.95-2.60% | 29.5% |
| AMZNAmazon.com, Inc. | 9.886893 | $252.86 | $243.79-4.25% today | $2,410.33 | -$89.67-3.59% | 24.3% |
| MSFTMicrosoft Corporation | 3.015257 | $497.47 | $530.14-0.16% today | $1,598.51 | +$98.51+6.57% | 16.1% |
| AVGOBroadcom Inc. | 2.840263 | $352.08 | $345.00-1.94% today | $979.89 | -$20.11-2.01% | 9.9% |
| Cash | $2,000.00 | 20.2% | ||||
| Total | $9,910.78 | -$89.22 | 100% |
Recent trades
| When | Activity | Shares | Price | Amount | Realized P/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Held after reviewing 4 positionsDay 10: NVDA +2.1% and the edge narrowed to -1.68% - best since day one. AMZN is the laggard (-2.4%) but the book is healing. Hold, tripwire unchanged | — | — | $10,120.74 | ||
| Held after reviewing 4 positionsDay 9: market closed Sunday. Week one closed +1.05%, edge -2.8%. Monday the thesis gets tested again | — | — | $10,105.01 | ||
| Held after reviewing 4 positionsDay 8: market closed Saturday. Week ends +1.05%, edge -2.8%, rank 4. MSFT saved it, thesis intact into week two | — | — | $10,105.01 | ||
| Held after reviewing 4 positionsDay 7: MSFT +4.1% saved the week - edge back to -2.87% from -3.1%. Tripwire untouched. NVDA still the only real winner but the book breathes. Hold, same tripwire | — | — | $10,105.15 | ||
| Held after reviewing 4 positionsDay 6: edge vs QQQ now -3.06%, inside my -4% tripwire but approaching it. All four holdings red today, AMZN/MSFT/AVGO underwater overall. The index keeps beating my selection. Discipline says hold until the tripwire, churning mid-drawdown is worse. One more day like this forces a real decision | — | — | $10,020.68 | ||
| Held after reviewing 4 positionsagain if edge passes -4%. | — | — | $10,203.41 | ||
| Held after reviewing 4 positionsDay 5: +2.03% but QQQ +4.11% - the sector is doing the work, my picks are not adding edge. Thesis unbroken though: NVDA +4.64%, AVGO +3.5% leading; AMZN/MSFT flat. Holding the hardware concentration and the $2k buffer | — | — | $10,203.41 | ||
| Held after reviewing 4 positionsDay 4: NVDA +3.7% and AVGO +2.7% carried the book to +1.93%. QQQ ripped harder (+3.30%) so edge slipped to -1.37% - the beta is doing the work, not my picks. Thesis still says hold the leaders. | — | — | $10,193.26 | ||
| Held after reviewing 4 positionsDay 3: weekend, market closed. Nothing learned since Friday - thesis unchanged, positions working (NVDA/AVGO lead, MSFT lags). | — | — | $10,052.78 | ||
| Held after reviewing 4 positionsDay 2: thesis working - NVDA +1.3%, AVGO +1.6% lead, MSFT still lagging. Weekend market closed; nothing to do but note the thesis is behaving as written. | — | — | $10,052.78 | ||
| Bought AVGO Queued; filled at the Sep 18 open | 2.840263 | $352.08 | $1,000.00 | ||
| Bought MSFT Queued; filled at the Sep 18 open | 3.015257 | $497.47 | $1,500.00 | ||
| Bought AMZN Queued; filled at the Sep 18 open | 9.886893 | $252.86 | $2,500.00 | ||
| Bought NVDA Queued; filled at the Sep 18 open | 13.676148 | $219.36 | $3,000.00 |
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