The Book

as of 2026-08-05

A live, real-money satellite portfolio: every position benchmarked against the S&P 500 over the same window, every loss and drawdown shown in daylight. A diary of what I did and why.

Since inception

+35.7%

since 2026-05-28

S&P 500 · same window

+2.2%

same window, same yardstick

Max drawdown

-33.5%

peak to trough, never hidden

Open positions

cash $11,181

Growth of $100 · portfolio vs S&P 500

Portfolio S&P 500 buy trim close

Commentary

Click any marker on the curve — or pick a holding below — to read the reasoning behind it.

Current holdings

Focus a position

Ticker	Type	Entry	Market value	Unrealized	vs S&P

Ledger

Every transaction on the book, newest first. The chart clusters markers by week; this is the full record.

Date	Position	Action	Qty	Price	Committed	Note
2026-08-04	AMPX 18C 2026-08-21	open	25	$0.13	$325
2026-08-04	INFQ 20C 2026-08-21	open	40	$0.09	$360
2026-08-04	MRAM 30C 2026-08-21	open	10	$0.2	$200
2026-08-04	ONDS 16C 2026-08-21	open	50	$0.05	$250
2026-08-04	PL 40C 2026-08-21	add	40	$0.03	$120
2026-08-04	SPCX 70P 2026-11-20	open	2	$2.6	$520
2026-08-04	TSEM 300C 2026-09-18	open	3	$7	$2,100	Net position after a same-week round trip (3 opened 8/3 at ~10.95, sold 8/4 at 14.46, re-opened at 7.00).
2026-08-04	TSEM	close	30	$213.82	$6,415	-10.3% realized
2026-08-03	GRND 25C 2026-08-21	open	100	$0.05	$500
2026-08-03	GRND 20C 2027-01-15	open	10	$1.93	$1,930
2026-08-03	INTC 85P 2026-08-05	close	10	$1.28	$1,280	+3.2% realized
2026-08-03	INTC 80P 2026-09-18	close	4	$5.4	$2,160	+19.3% realized
2026-08-03	SPCX 70P 2026-08-21	close	15	$0.6	$900	-25.0% realized
2026-08-03	TSEM	open	30	$238.25	$7,148
2026-07-31	INTC 85P 2026-08-05	add	5	$0.98	$490
2026-07-31	PAR	close	100	$16.8	$1,680	-4.2% realized
2026-07-31	SPCX 110P 2026-10-16	close	4	$18.75	$7,500	Option volume was signaling a move up just before earnings. Secured the 4x rather than argue with the flow, and re-shorted lower on the spikes.
2026-07-30	CELH 40C 2027-01-15	close	10	$2.17	$2,170	One I should have held. Closed to concentrate on GENI, where the conviction was stronger; the recovery case lives on in the June 2027 $50s.
2026-07-30	INTC 85P 2026-08-05	open	5	$1.5	$750
2026-07-29	PAR	open	100	$17.53	$1,753
2026-07-29	TNDM	open	100	$17.99	$1,799
2026-07-28	CELH 40C 2027-01-15	trim	12	$2.28	$2,736	-36.0% realized
2026-07-28	SPCX 70P 2026-08-21	open	15	$0.8	$1,200
2026-07-28	SPCX 50P 2026-10-16	open	15	$0.61	$915	Rolled down from the closed October $110s.
2026-07-28	UBER 70C 2027-03-19	open	3	$10.46	$3,138
2026-07-27	GENI 12.5C 2027-01-15	trim	20	$0.5	$1,000	+31.6% realized
2026-07-24	NFLX 80C 2026-07-24	close	10	$0	—	Expired worthless.
2026-07-23	CELH 40C 2027-01-15	add	5	$1.93	$965
2026-07-23	GANX	trim	750	$1.82	$1,365	Took half off when other risks looked more timely; the core stays for the binary.
2026-07-23	INTC 80P 2026-09-18	trim	5	$5.03	$2,515	+11.1% realized
2026-07-23	MRAM	open	300	$16.34	$4,902
2026-07-23	MRAM	close	300	$16.59	$4,977	+1.5% realized
2026-07-22	GENI	add	750	$6.39	$4,792	Added into the pre-earnings run at $6.39.
2026-07-22	INTC 80P 2026-09-18	add	5	$4.75	$2,375
2026-07-17	GANX	open	1500	$1.72	$2,580
2026-07-16	AMPX 13C 2026-11-20	trim	10	$1.65	$1,650	-52.3% realized
2026-07-16	GOOG 400C 2026-08-21	close	6	$7.16	$4,296	+46.9% realized
2026-07-16	SIMO 390C 2026-09-18	close	1	$17.4	$1,740	-39.3% realized
2026-07-16	SIMO 400C 2026-09-18	close	1	$17.6	$1,760	-51.5% realized
2026-07-15	NFLX 80C 2026-07-24	open	10	$1.41	$1,410
2026-07-15	QQQ 700P 2026-07-17	close	10	$0.94	$940	-31.9% realized
2026-07-15	SIMO 390C 2026-09-18	open	1	$28.65	$2,865
2026-07-14	QQQ 700P 2026-07-17	open	10	$1.38	$1,380
2026-07-13	AMPX 13C 2026-11-20	add	4	$2.16	$864
2026-07-13	GOOG 430C 2026-08-21	close	5	$1.42	$710	-27.6% realized
2026-07-10	INTC 80P 2026-09-18	open	4	$4.25	$1,700
2026-07-09	GOOG 400C 2026-08-21	add	4	$4.22	$1,688
2026-07-08	GOOG 430C 2026-08-21	open	5	$1.96	$980
2026-07-07	QQQ 670P 2026-07-08	close	10	$0.08	$80	-88.9% realized
2026-07-07	QQQ 700P 2026-07-07	close	3	$0.04	$12	-98.5% realized
2026-07-07	QQQ 710P 2026-07-08	close	8	$4.25	$3,400	Sold into the selloff at 4x.
2026-07-06	GOOG 400C 2026-08-21	open	2	$6.18	$1,236
2026-07-06	PL 40C 2026-08-21	open	4	$3.37	$1,348	Date and price estimated from account cost basis; fill predates the exported history.
2026-07-06	PL 60C 2026-08-21	open	6	$7.92	$4,752	Date estimated; fill predates the exported history.
2026-07-06	QQQ 705P 2026-07-08	open	10	$0.82	$820
2026-07-06	QQQ 705P 2026-07-08	close	10	$0.91	$910	+11.0% realized
2026-07-06	QQQ 710P 2026-07-08	open	8	$1.06	$848
2026-07-06	SIMO 400C 2026-09-18	open	1	$36.31	$3,631
2026-07-02	QQQ 670P 2026-07-08	open	10	$0.72	$720
2026-07-02	QQQ 700P 2026-07-07	open	3	$2.74	$822
2026-06-30	AMPX 13C 2026-11-20	open	12	$3.89	$4,668
2026-06-26	GENI 12.5C 2027-01-15	add	20	$0.38	$760
2026-06-25	GENI 5C 2028-01-21	open	10	$2.31	$2,310	Opened the day the deep dive published at $5.83.
2026-06-18	GENI	open	1000	$6.14	$6,140	Common stock core of the GENI position; options carry the convexity.
2026-06-17	SPCX 110P 2026-10-16	open	4	$4.61	$1,844
2026-06-08	GENI 7.5C 2026-10-16	open	20	$0.84	$1,680
2026-06-05	CELH 50C 2027-06-17	open	5	$3.71	$1,855
2026-06-04	CELH 40C 2027-01-15	add	8	$4.04	$3,232
2026-06-04	GENI 12.5C 2027-01-15	open	20	$0.38	$760	Accumulated 40 contracts between 4 and 26 June at a $0.38 average.
2026-05-29	GENI 10C 2027-01-15	open	25	$0.55	$1,375	First leg of the position, opened before the deep dive published.
2026-05-28	CELH 40C 2027-01-15	open	9	$4.04	$3,636	Accumulated 17 contracts between 28 May and 4 June at a $4.04 average.

Endpoints are real (current prices and authored cash); the in-between path is reconstructed from authored events priced against public market data. Options are valued from manually entered marks, stepwise.

The Book is a concentrated, higher-risk satellite run with real money, shown in daylight — not the whole picture, and not advice or a recommendation. It's a diary of what I did and why. Every return sits beside the S&P over the identical window; trades are logged after execution; the record is a public, timestamped git history. Past performance is not future results. See the methodology and disclaimer.