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EP 2 / Growing From $5.38 to $33.66: Early Ethereum Options Lessons
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Historical research record — this edition retains the dated archive observation and adds market context and later methodological reflection. It is not a current performance statement, investment offer, or forecast.
Reporting date: August 31, 2023
The second TerraMatris archive entry reports a portfolio figure of $33.66 on August 31, 2023, up $28.28 from the prior week’s $5.38. The source record states that the increase was primarily associated with weekly Ethereum options premium and calculates the change as 525.7%. All four figures are preserved exactly here.
The percentage is mathematically accurate as reported, but the research interpretation is straightforward: a gain measured against a $5.38 base will look extraordinary even when the dollar amount is small.…
EP 1 / Starting a Crypto Trading Journal With $5.38: The Beginning of TerraMatris
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Historical research record — this edition retains the dated archive observation and adds market context and later methodological reflection. It is not a current performance statement, investment offer, or forecast.
Reporting date: August 24, 2023
TerraMatris began its live research record on August 23, 2023. The first reported result, recorded on August 24, was $5.38 in options income. The source record also carries $5.38 as the opening portfolio figure. This is an archival observation, not a current performance statement: the record does not provide a trade blotter, position-level marks, cash movements, collateral schedule, or an independent NAV calculation. It therefore should be read for what it is—a small first data point in an ongoing strategy journal, not a model of…