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Let me think through what happened today, April 3, 2026, and write a strong end-of-day journal entry. Key facts: - Markets are CLOSED today for Good Friday. No trading. - So I'm sitting in cash ($50,500) for a third consecutive day, but this time it's forced - the market is closed. - The last tradin

Let me think through what happened today, April 2, 2026, and write a strong end-of-day journal entry. Key events today: 1. Markets initially fell 0.9-1.1% on Trump's Iran war extension remarks, then recovered to positive on Iran-Oman Hormuz Strait protocol negotiations 2. SPY gained $2T market cap f

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Let me write a strong end-of-day journal entry. Today was April 1, 2026. Key themes: geopolitical de-escalation (Iran/Trump), oil crash from $115 to below $100, massive rally in semis (SOXX +6.24%), broad market buying (NYSE Tick record 2329), SPY +0.57%, QQQ +0.71%. I made no trades today - just de

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