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Christine Lagarde Oct 17, 2026
Balanced Germany 10Y Bund: 3.47% +28.4 bps Jobs: 70/100 Cooling
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Wait & see · 100/100 Risks to growth are assessed to be on the downside.
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Trade The Journey is a market journal built from the perspective of a self taught SPY options trader studying volatility, rates, credit spreads, commodities, liquidity, and macro data. The goal is not to predict every move, but to understand the forces behind the tape and become sharper through every trade, every mistake, and every market cycle.
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October 12, 2026/
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Good afternoon, traders. I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and preparing for the trading week ahead. We have several inflation reports coming out: CPI on Wednesday, October 14, PPI on Thursday, and import and export prices on Friday. These should give us a better idea of whether higher costs are working their way further into the economy. But before...
October 5, 2026/
Good Afternoon Traders, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and preparing for the week ahead. For me, these last few weeks haven’t inspired me to return to trading because there has been a lot going on. I still have some things bothering me that make it difficult to approach the market with a clear mind. In other words, I’m...
September 28, 2026/
Good Afternoon Traders, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and preparing for the week ahead. To date, I still haven’t fully moved into my new place, but I am staying there. Instead of dwelling on some of the personal things happening in my life, I began picking up the pace in other areas, resuming the growth that had stalled....
September 20, 2026/
Good Morning Traders, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and preparing for the week ahead. This past week, I failed to make the move completely and instead opted to stay within the old confines rather than fully moving out on my own. At this point, it is more than being lazy. There is something within me preventing me from...
September 7, 2026/
Good Afternoon Traders, I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend and preparing for the week ahead. Another week has passed without me fully moving into my new place. This delay is my fault. I have continued going back and forth between my old home and the new one instead of completing the transition. This week should be the final stage...
August 30, 2026/
Good Afternoon Traders, I hope everyone is doing well and preparing for the week ahead. Finally, I am beginning to emerge from this cloud of turmoil and uncertainty and slowly return to trading. Max’s health has somewhat stabilized. He has started eating consistently and has even gained a little weight. The past several weeks were extremely difficult because I thought...
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