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0:00 Welcome back to VantEdge Legacy. This is episode two of the 12K to 100K trading bot challenge. And the first weekly
0:08 update, we're down. I started with $12,390.42.
0:14 The latest statement shows $12,287.38.
0:19 That's a net loss of $103.04, about 8/10 of 1%. I'd rather be sharing a gain. But if I only showed you the
0:28 good weeks, you wouldn't be seeing the whole journey. If you watched episode one, you know why I'm doing this. I kept
0:34 interfering, questioning trades, switching strategies, struggling to stay consistent. This challenge is my attempt to change that. But automation doesn't
0:44 guarantee a profitable week. Here's how this one went. Monday and Tuesday, no trades, no fees, no change. The strategy
0:52 waits until all its entry conditions are met. When they aren't, it stays out.
0:57 Sometimes doing nothing is part of following the plan. Wednesday was a profitable day, $162 before costs. After
1:06 commissions and fees, the net gain was $157.48. That brought the account to $12,547.90.
1:16 During Wednesday's trading, I felt the urge to take profit early. Then Thursday went the other way. We lost $256 before
1:25 costs. After commissions and fees, the net loss was $260.52.
1:31 That gave back Wednesday's gain and a little more. Thursday was the hard day.
1:36 Watching that loss build, I wanted to step in and cut it. That urge to override my plan is exactly the habit I'm working on. But I didn't touch
1:44 anything. Friday, no trades. The conditions weren't met. Total commissions and fees were $9.04.
1:52 They're included in the weekly loss because they come out of the account.
1:56 This week was 100% automated. I didn't manually close trades or pause the system, and I left its settings
2:03 unchanged. One profitable day, one losing day, and three days without trades. That's too little data to draw
2:10 big conclusions. But it's a start, and it's an honest record. A goal like $100,000 makes people ask how fast. I
2:19 get it. I want progress, too. But the target is a goal, not a promise. I can't tell you when or if we'll get there.
2:27 Thanks for following along this early.
2:29 Leave a comment. Have you ever wanted to override your trading plan? I'd like to hear what happened. I'll be back next week with the next update. Futures
2:38 trading involves substantial risk of loss. Past performance doesn't guarantee future results. This is my personal
2:45 experience, not investment advice. I'm an employee of VantEdge Legacy, so this is not an independent review.
