+70.5% Return YTD Q3 2026

After 9 months of 2026, here’s a quick recap of my trading performance for my US Investing Championship entry in the $1M+ Enhanced Growth Division. (Results will be formally verified and published on www.financial-competitions.com late October.)

• +70.5% ROI which is a strong result and exceeds the +65.7% I did for all of 2025. I take this with a healthy dose of caution and humility as the market can just as easily take it back!

• The returns are split between options (premium collected 48%) and sale of stock from assigned positions (52%).

• 90.4% win rate which is statistically in line with expectations. As an option seller trading in my regular delta range, this “normal.”

• 197 trades which represents about 5 trades per week, so a moderate amount of activity. Bear in mind this done in 45 minutes a day (or less.)

• A Sortino Ratio of 2.78 is considered excellent and means I’m generating strong performance while downside risk is tightly controlled.

The Sortino Ratio is important because it penalises negative volatility. Having a high return but a low Sortino Ratio means you have a portfolio roller coaster, but in my case it’s as stable as practically can be in trading. As my trading students know, I highly value my Sleep At Night Factor (SANF)!