Daily Journal

Jul 23, 2026: grinding out a +$38 day on 2x Long Tesla ETF

By James · Thursday, Jul 23, 2026 · ~2 min read
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+$38 realized today · running day-trade P&L below

A quiet one. I ran the pre-market list, took a few small bites, and finished close to flat.

Catching TSLG

I worked TSLG (2x Long Tesla ETF) — the 2x leveraged Tesla ETF. I was in around $3.84 and out around $3.95 across 3 prints on 1,500 shares, for a +$166 win. Read: why a 2x fund can lose money even when your direction is right →

Nothing heroic here, and that's the point. Take the move, book it, move on.

DOMO: where it went wrong

I worked DOMO (Domo), in around $4.20 and out around $4.15 across 4 prints on 2,000 shares, for a -$83 hit.

GOOG bit me

I worked GOOG (Alphabet), in around $321.30 and out around $318.30 across 4 prints on 15 shares, for a -$45 hit.

Add it up and it was a +$38 day. That puts my running total for this stretch at -$244. Tomorrow I reset and run it back. Read: what 890 trades looked like once I reconstructed the statement →

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Previous session
Lakewood-Amedex dug a -$332 hole

Day-trading journal for Jul 22, 2026: -$332 on LABT, SKHU, AGPU. Running total -$283. -$332

Analysis
The quarter that actually worked: April–June 2026

My first quarter of trading, reconstructed from the statement: +$4,323 across 91 trades. Two… +$4,323

Analysis
The tape, six weeks in: my complete log, July 1 – August 8

A complete, number-by-number recap of every trading day from July 1 to August 8, 2026 — 890 trades… -$2,059

Disclaimer: This is a personal trading journal documenting my own trades and opinions. It is not financial or investment advice, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Day trading, especially in micro-cap and leveraged products, carries a high risk of loss, and most active traders lose money. Figures are reconstructed from my brokerage statement, net of fees. See the full disclaimer.