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Ep 69 / Portfolio Extends the Rally Above $6,000

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The portfolio closed at $6108.49, up $381.06, or 6.65%, from $5727.43.

The original premium breakdown is not preserved. The premium field uses a calculated/modelled reference of $57.27, equal to approximately 1% of starting NAV; it is not a recorded trade result or an attribution of the weekly NAV change.

Market context

From Dec 5–12, Bitcoin rose from roughly $97,044 to $100,030, while Ethereum moved from around $3,789 to $3,883. Neither boundary-to-boundary move crossed the threshold.

TerraM was recorded at $2.01, separately from portfolio NAV.

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Ep 68 / Bitcoin Tests $100,000 as Ethereum Keeps Advancing

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The portfolio closed at $5727.43, up $292.38, or 5.38%, from $5435.05.

The original premium breakdown is not preserved. The premium field uses a calculated/modelled reference of $54.35, equal to approximately 1% of starting NAV; it is not a recorded trade result or an attribution of the weekly NAV change.

Market context

From Nov 28–Dec 5, Bitcoin moved from roughly $95,666 to $97,044, while Ethereum rose from around $3,579 to $3,789. The post-election crypto backdrop remained constructive; the BTC intraday break above $100,000 is not treated as a qualifying weekly close-to-close move.

TerraM was recorded at $1.91, separately from portfolio NAV.

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Ep 67 / Ethereum Catch-Up Extends the Post-Election Rally

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The portfolio closed at $5435.05, up $250.55, or 4.83%, from $5184.50.

The original premium breakdown is not preserved. The premium field uses a calculated/modelled reference of $51.85, equal to approximately 1% of starting NAV; it is not a recorded trade result or an attribution of the weekly NAV change.

Market context

From Nov 21–28, Bitcoin eased from roughly $98,439 to $95,666, while Ethereum rose from around $3,360 to $3,579. ETH’s move coincided with spot-ETH-ETF inflows and an ETH-specific rotation.

TerraM was recorded at $1.80, separately from portfolio NAV.

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Ep 66 / Post-Election Rally Carries the Portfolio Through $5,000

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The portfolio closed at $5184.50, up $495.91, or 10.58%, from $4688.59.

The original premium breakdown is not preserved. The premium field uses a calculated/modelled reference of $46.89, equal to approximately 1% of starting NAV; it is not a recorded trade result or an attribution of the weekly NAV change.

Market context

From Nov 14–21, Bitcoin rose from roughly $87,340 to $98,439, while Ethereum advanced from around $3,059 to $3,360. Continued post-election regulatory optimism and expectations around the incoming administration coincided with the broad rally.

TerraM was recorded at $1.71, separately from portfolio NAV.

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Ep 65 / Bitcoin Nears $100,000 as the Portfolio Surges

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The portfolio closed at $4688.59, up $350.59, or 8.08%, from $4338.00.

The original premium breakdown is not preserved. The premium field uses a calculated/modelled reference of $43.38, equal to approximately 1% of starting NAV; it is not a recorded trade result or an attribution of the weekly NAV change.

Market context

From Nov 7–14, Bitcoin rose from roughly $75,920 to $87,340, while Ethereum advanced from around $2,898 to $3,059. Continued post-election regulatory optimism coincided with broad crypto risk-on sentiment.

TerraM was recorded at $1.58, separately from portfolio NAV.

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Ep 64 / Post-Election Crypto Rally Pushes Bitcoin Toward $76,000

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The portfolio closed at $4338.00, up $258.82, or 6.34%, from $4079.18.

The original premium breakdown is not preserved. The premium field uses a calculated/modelled reference of $40.79, equal to approximately 1% of starting NAV; it is not a recorded trade result or an attribution of the weekly NAV change.

Market context

From Oct 31–Nov 7, Bitcoin rose from roughly $70,198 to $75,920, while Ethereum climbed from around $2,515 to $2,898. The U.S. election and expectations of a more crypto-friendly policy direction were the dominant contemporaneous backdrop.

TerraM was recorded at $1.58, separately from portfolio NAV.

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Ep 63 / Election Rally Lifts Bitcoin and Ethereum

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The portfolio closed at $4079.18, up $87.38, or 2.19%, from $3991.80.

The original premium breakdown is not preserved. The premium field uses a calculated/modelled reference of $39.92, equal to approximately 1% of starting NAV; it is not a recorded trade result or an attribution of the weekly NAV change.

Market context

From Oct 24–31, Bitcoin rose from roughly $68,157 to $70,198, while Ethereum moved from around $2,534 to $2,515. Neither asset crossed the threshold before the election result.

TerraM was recorded at $1.47, separately from portfolio NAV.

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Ep 62 / Portfolio Builds Through a Quiet Pre-Election Week

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The portfolio closed at $3991.80, up $128.95, or 3.34%, from $3862.85.

The original premium breakdown is not preserved. The premium field uses a calculated/modelled reference of $38.63, equal to approximately 1% of starting NAV; it is not a recorded trade result or an attribution of the weekly NAV change.

Market context

From Oct 17–24, Bitcoin moved from roughly $67,402 to $68,157, while Ethereum eased from around $2,605 to $2,534. Neither asset crossed the threshold.

TerraM was recorded at $1.47, separately from portfolio NAV.

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Ep 61 / Bitcoin Breaks Higher as the Portfolio Regains Momentum

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The portfolio closed at $3862.85, up $196.06, or 5.35%, from $3666.79.

The original premium breakdown is not preserved. The premium field uses a calculated/modelled reference of $36.67, equal to approximately 1% of starting NAV; it is not a recorded trade result or an attribution of the weekly NAV change.

Market context

From Oct 10–17, Bitcoin rose from roughly $60,280 to $67,402, while Ethereum climbed from around $2,384 to $2,605. Both assets gained materially during the reporting period.

TerraM was recorded at $1.47, separately from portfolio NAV.

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Ep 60 / Sixty Weeks of Compounding End in a Flat Market

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The portfolio closed at $3,666.79, up $5.27, or 0.14%. The useful milestone was the completion of sixty weekly observations, not the very small weekly change.

Market context

From Oct 3–10, Bitcoin moved from roughly $60,745 to $60,280, while Ethereum rose from around $2,350 to $2,384. Both assets were broadly stable.

The available journal figures do not provide a complete split between options income and changes in underlying holdings, unless a documented premium figure is stated above.

TerraM was recorded around $1.47, separately from portfolio NAV.

See the Performance journal for the wider series.