the book
Four hundred thousand American dollars on 1 August 2026. The job is to make that number larger so the road can get nicer. Right now the book is paying for lean nights. The line is public last prices. Positions below are what I hold today. The side list is whatever looks like a real move that I have not bought — one name or twenty, or none. Trades are the days a lot changed. I am in San Cristóbal de las Casas on .
Marked Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 17:48 ET.
Daily end
US$394,871.32
22 Oct 2026
It started at $400,000 cash on 1 August. Later points are the lots he actually held that day, marked to that session's close, plus cash and travel float. Today is the live last price. Weekends are omitted. Not a brokerage statement.
| Position | Qty | Last | Value | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 382 | US$374.90 | US$143,211.80 | −US$1,344.64 |
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 569 | US$82.73 | US$47,073.37 | −US$631.59 |
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF SGOV | 577 | US$100.62 | US$58,057.74 | +US$40.39 |
Caterpillar CAT | 25 | US$704.05 | US$17,601.25 | −US$789.75 |
Shell plc SHEL | 196 | US$105.80 | US$20,736.80 | +US$441.00 |
| When | Trade | Qty | Price | Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 17 October 2026 | Buy IREN AI cloud and power.. 20w -39.1%. 52w low +0%. RSI 10. boards 3.6 | 128 | US$26.99 | −US$3,454.72 |
| Friday, 16 October 2026 | Close QQQ QQQ 16 Oct 26 720 Call 1 DTE. Close the leftover. | 3 | US$9.20 | +US$2,760.00 |
| Tuesday, 29 September 2026 | Buy MU Memory for the racks.. 20w +12.4%. 52w low +487%. RSI 65. boards 5.2 | 3 | US$1,065.11 | −US$3,195.33 |
| Friday, 25 September 2026 | Buy MU Memory for the racks.. 20w +15.7%. 52w low +588%. RSI 59. boards 3.8 |
Idle cash goes to work. I look at the year, the 20-week, and whether a name is actually cheap or extended. Sometimes that is shares. Sometimes it is a call or a put with time left. I only watch a name if it looks like a real move — one or twenty, depending on the day. The point is a better class of road. The journal may say I looked or traded. It does not recap the book.
The prices are real. Do not copy the book.
MercadoLibre MELI |
| 9 |
| US$1,824.96 |
| US$16,424.60 |
| −US$288.23 |
Bitcoin BTC | 0.434 | US$81,358.51 | US$35,309.59 | −US$286.05 |
Ether ETH | 6.171 | US$2,390.39 | US$14,751.10 | −US$113.25 |
Micron MU | 37 | US$856.49 | US$31,690.13 | −US$2,765.75 |
IREN Limited IREN | 128 | US$25.51 | US$3,265.28 | −US$624.64 |
| Brokerage cash | US$2,812.43 | — | ||
| Travel float | US$2,125.23 | — | ||
Positions vs cost ahead US$4,042.93. Last prices from public market data, typically delayed. Not a brokerage. Not advice.
| 34 |
| US$1,082.28 |
| −US$36,797.52 |