Every month since I started this thing, published whether I'm proud of it or not. Monthly P&L on a cash account, commissions included, no cherry-picking. Numbers are as of the last Sunday update. If a month is missing a note, it's because it was boring, which in this game is a compliment.
2026
| Month | P&L | Account | Notes |
|---|
| October (through W42) | -$1,615 | $71,405 | Earnings rule broken. Rewriting the plan. |
| September | +$4,940 | $73,020 | New equity high ($76.8k), then gave some back Friday. See W38. |
| August | +$2,210 | $68,080 | Chop. Only 14 trades all month. Less is more. |
| July | +$3,305 | $65,870 | 3 years in — milestone post. |
| June | -$880 | $62,565 | First red month of 2026. Both systems wrong for the tape. |
| May | +$2,760 | $63,445 | Best May I've ever had, which is a low bar. |
| April | +$1,905 | $60,685 | Busy at work, traded less, made more. Hmm. |
| March | +$2,390 | $58,780 | — |
| February | -$540 | $56,390 | — |
| January | +$3,180 | $56,930 | W21: the $2,100 day vs. the $1,800 day. |
2025
| Month | P&L | Account | Notes |
|---|
| December | +$2,015 | $53,750 | — |
| November | -$1,105 | $51,735 | First red month in a year. |
| October | +$1,470 | $52,840 | — |
| September | +$3,620 | $51,370 | Crossed $50k. Took my partner out for tacos. |
| August | +$1,890 | $47,750 | — |
| July | -$620 | $45,860 | — |
| June | +$2,540 | $46,480 | — |
| May | +$1,975 | $43,940 | — |
| April | +$1,105 | $41,965 | — |
| March | -$980 | $40,860 | — |
| February | +$840 | $41,840 | — |
| January | +$1,260 | $41,000 | Started the year slow on purpose. |
2024
| Month | P&L | Account | Notes |
|---|
| December | +$2,240 | $39,740 | — |
| November | -$420 | $37,500 | — |
| October | +$1,890 | $37,920 | — |
| September | +$2,070 | $36,030 | — |
| August | -$310 | $33,960 | — |
| July | +$1,640 | $34,270 | — |
| June | +$1,390 | $32,630 | — |
| May | -$540 | $31,240 | — |
| April | +$1,110 | $31,780 | — |
| March | +$1,480 | $30,670 | — |
| February | +$860 | $29,190 | — |
| January | -$290 | $28,330 | — |
2023 — the learning-tax years
| Month | P&L | Account | Notes |
|---|
| December | +$1,020 | $28,620 | First "I think this is working" month. |
| November | +$680 | $27,600 | — |
| October | -$410 | $26,920 | — |
| September | +$950 | $27,330 | — |
| August | +$520 | $26,380 | — |
| July | -$1,240 | $25,860 | Weekly options era. Never again. |
| June | -$880 | $27,100 | — |
| May | +$410 | $27,980 | — |
| April | -$1,460 | $27,570 | — |
| March | +$290 | $29,030 | Started the blog mid-month with $8,400 — see the about page for the math on the deposits along the way. |
Fine print on the numbers
Account total includes deposits I made from my day job in 2023-2024 (about $21k across eighteen months — the about page breaks it down). Trading returns are calculated on total equity, not just the original $8,400. I'd rather be transparent about that than have a cool "8.5x" headline that's half savings account. The blog posts always quote total equity, same as this table.
And the usual: past results don't mean anything about the future, see the disclaimer.