Portfolio Equity
$103,823.72
today
Cycles
24
W / L Today
1W 8L
30d Win Rate
27%
Closed Today (9)
AAPL
Claude decided to sell
-0.45%
$-24.57
AAPL is up +1.19% today while the broad market is slightly red — strong relative outperformance. Price at $273.45 is above VWAP ($272.75), above SMA7
GOOGL
Claude decided to sell
-0.22%
$-0.74
GOOGL is the cleanest new-entry setup: RSI 80 (elevated but lower than peers like NVDA at 90.9, AMD at 96, AMZN at 92.6), above VWAP ($337.41 vs $336.
MSFT
Claude decided to sell
-1.63%
$-6.93
MSFT is the cleanest setup among available names: above VWAP ($424.12 vs $421.34), +1.4% today with RS=+5.9x vs SPY, above SMA7 and SMA20, MACD hist s
NFLX
Stop-loss triggered · 3d hold
-4.07%
$-8.03
NFLX down -8.48% today on elevated volume (1.7x) — this is a sharp intraday washout that has now brought RSI(14) to 60.1 from likely overbought levels
AMZN
Claude decided to sell
-0.29%
$-0.72
AMZN is the strongest relative strength name today: above VWAP ($247.34 vs $247.21 VWAP) while most tech is well below VWAP. RS=+3.9x vs SPY is the se
AMD
Claude decided to sell
-1.84%
$-5.18
AMD is above VWAP ($281.32 vs $279.59), +2.33% today with RS=+4.2x vs SPY, +9.0% on 5d. XLK tech sector momentum (+0.77% today, +3.62% 5d) provides ta
TSLA
Claude decided to sell
+3.44%
+$13.02
TSLA is the only watchlist name above VWAP ($379.03 vs VWAP $376.09) with positive RS (+0.1x) while XLK is red — showing relative resilience. RSI(14)=
UNH
Claude decided to sell
-9.26%
$-32.87
UNH up +2.72% today, +12.33% over 5 days — strong momentum. Above VWAP ($355.37 vs $353.72), RS=+1.8x vs SPY. RSI 93.9 is very elevated but MACD histo
ISRG
Claude decided to sell
-2.98%
$-14.45
ISRG surged +6.86% today on 0.49x volume ratio — strongest relative move in the watchlist with likely earnings/catalyst-driven breakout. RSI at 57.3 i
Rolling 30 Days
+$8.73
Realized P&L
73
Trades
27%
Win Rate
Today's Strategies
Claude's Journal
Finacks — 2026-04-20 [PAPER]
Market Context
Broad market slightly red on the day, but individual names showed wide dispersion. Strong relative strength in tech (AAPL +1.19%, AMZN leading) contrasted with weakness in names like NFLX (-8.48% on elevated volume). Leveraged ETFs (FNGU, UPRO) gained meaningfully despite mixed macro backdrop.
Strategy & Decisions
The bot ran 24 cycles today, cycling through five distinct strategies—all variations on "hold winners + selective trim/add." The core theme was selective power hour positioning and relative strength filtering. Claude provided entry reasoning for three closed trades but no explicit market assessments were logged during the session. The approach favored letting winners run (FNGU +19.1%, UPRO +12.8%) while trimming positions that lost relative strength or hit preset exit triggers.
Trades
AAPL: -0.5% loss ($-24.57) | Exited via Claude signal despite +1.19% daily strength; decision logic cited relative strength but the trade was underwater at exit.
NFLX: -4.1% loss ($-8.03) | Hit stop-loss after sharp -8.48% intraday decline on 1.7x volume—textbook washout exit.
AMZN: -0.3% loss ($-0.72) | Exited via Claude signal despite being the day's strongest name and trading above VWAP; marginal loss.
Positions Carried Overnight
- AAPL: -1.0% | Reopened or never fully exited
- AMZN: +3.1% | Still held despite earlier trim
- FNGU: +19.1% | Primary leveraged tech winner
- UPRO: +12.8% | Leveraged S&P 500 winner
- NVDA: +1.3% | Modest tech exposure
- MRNA: -0.5% | Held on genuine intraday strength (+1.9%)
- SPGI: +0.1% | Financials diversifier, RSI 68.5
- V: -0.9% | Elevated RSI (75.9) but above key moving averages
Performance
Day P&L: -$65.39 (-0.06%) on $103.8K equity
30-day rolling: 64 trades, 30% win rate, +$100.13 cumulative
Today was a flat, friction-heavy session. Three small losses ate into what should have been a green day given the +19% and +12% gainers in the portfolio. The math suggests the bot is holding winners correctly but trimming at inopportune moments (AMZN, AAPL exits on strength).
Takeaway
The bot's relative strength logic is sound in theory but execution is inconsistent. Exiting AMZN (the strongest name) and AAPL (up on the day) while holding MRNA and V at elevated RSI suggests the decision rules need tightening. Leverage positions (FNGU, UPRO) are performing; they should probably anchor the portfolio more explicitly rather than compete with conflicting trim signals. Review: should I trim winners, or let them run? Today it did both—and paid for it.