QQQ, Sep 25, 2026 · Trading desk

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Account: MA
Strategy: S-B QQQ iron condor, exploration
Book: exploration
Symbol: QQQ
Asset class: option structure
Side: short
Exposure: neutral
Status: open
Opened: Sep 25, 2026
Closed: —
Quantity: 1
Entry price: 3.709335
Exit price: —
Exit by: —
Book value at entry: —

Record GitHub ledger

Cost model

half of each leg's quoted spread plus $0.65 a contract at entry; $0.65 a contract at expiry

Role	Date	At (ET)	Side	Qty	Asked	Price	Rule's price	Close	Slippage	Against the close	How	Why	The rule's numbers
entry	Sep 25, 2026	—	sell	1	—	3.709335	—	—	—	—	late window	gate ON	8 trigger numbers x 21.24 vix 15.67 asof 2026-09-24 mode both vix3m 18.43 reason ON verdict ON x_median 20.89 9 numbers m 0.05005940279527092 x 20.87 spot 744.58 width 45 window P3 dte_cal 21 entry_cost_usd 6.093479180890574 entry_tier_max 1 credit_over_width 0.08242967329894374

Contract	Right	Strike	Expiry	Side	Qty	Entry	Exit	Facts
QQQ261016P00707000	put	707.00	Oct 16, 2026	short	1	2.924	—	4 numbers exit_tier null entry_tier 1 entry_source print_vwap entry_spread 0.0047889
QQQ261016P00670000	put	670.00	Oct 16, 2026	long	1	0.993478	—	4 numbers exit_tier null entry_tier 1 entry_source print_vwap entry_spread 0.016164043478260868
QQQ261016C00780000	call	780.00	Oct 16, 2026	short	1	1.878814	—	4 numbers exit_tier null entry_tier 1 entry_source print_vwap entry_spread 0.01054293765133172
QQQ261016C00825000	call	825.00	Oct 16, 2026	long	1	0.10	—	4 numbers exit_tier null entry_tier 1 entry_source print_vwap entry_spread 0.2

variant: B1
risk_usd: 4129.066470154753
graded_at: null
n_touches: 8
policy_id: sb-1.0
structure: IC
max_loss_usd: 4129.066470154753
cost_over_credit: null

QQQ · S-B QQQ iron condor, exploration

The trade

Entry and exit

Legs

Notes