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Trade

VGT · S-C C1 short straddle, exploration

Opened Oct 30, 2026, in MA.

The trade

Account: MA
Strategy: S-C C1 short straddle, exploration
Book: exploration
Symbol: VGT
Asset class: option structure
Side: short
Exposure: neutral
Status: open
Opened: Oct 30, 2026
Closed: —
Quantity: 1
Entry price: 7.857143
Exit price: —
Exit by: —
Book value at entry: —

Record GitHub ledger

Cost model

half of each leg's quoted spread from 15:00 to 16:00 ET plus $0.65 a contract at entry; nothing at expiry

Entry and exit

Role	Date	At (ET)	Side	Qty	Asked	Price	Rule's price	Close	Slippage	Against the close	How	Why	The rule's numbers
entry	Oct 30, 2026	—	sell	1	—	7.857143	—	—	—	—	late window	F1	4 trigger numbers rank null verdict F1 cap_pass true cap_reason null 13 numbers k 115 k_dn null k_up null close 117.015 iv30d 0.315 sector null dte_cal 21 marketcap 75050138410 sigma_hold 8.841283280775837 mean_spread 0.0868255 model_entry false entry_cost_usd 33.68899132653061 entry_tier_max 1

Legs

Contract	Right	Strike	Expiry	Side	Qty	Entry	Exit	Facts
VGT261120C00115000	call	115.00	Nov 20, 2026	short	1	4.785714	—	4 numbers exit_tier null entry_tier 1 entry_source print_vwap entry_spread 0.06674685714285715
VGT261120P00115000	put	115.00	Nov 20, 2026	short	1	3.071429	—	4 numbers exit_tier null entry_tier 1 entry_source print_vwap entry_spread 0.10690414285714285

Notes

variant: C1
risk_usd: 2068.1706985184665
graded_at: null
policy_id: sc-1.0
structure: SS
max_loss_usd: null
stress_loss_usd: 2068.1706985184665