> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.rotstrading.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Everybody Raised - URL: https://www.rotstrading.com/everybody-raised/ - Published: 2026-09-19T17:07:20.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-19T17:07:20.000Z - Description: The Fed went 25, the 10 year touched 5%. I gave back 3.8% - Author: Wynand Voigt - Tags: Saturday Review *The Saturday Review is my trading journal, published every Saturday morning. What I traded, what it cost me, and what I got wrong.* *No. 1 · Week ending 18 September 2026* ## Before anything else Saturday mornings allow me to spend quality time in the Word, so this is where the week's review begins, before a single chart is opened. 💡 ****Hebrews 13:5-6** ****Keep your life free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you". So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?"** When reading through the Bible, I always try to understand the context of a certain verse or passage rather than just taking it as is and applying it directly to me and my current situation. The letter to the Hebrews was written to a group of first century Christians with Jewish background and encourages them to hold fast to their faith inspite of their hardships and persecutions. Chapter 13 contains some specific points of application for their community like brotherly love, hospitality, remembering those in prison, marriage and money. Money has always played a big part in society, and it is no different in our current day and age. It's probably more important now and plays a bigger part of our lives than back then..... Money is a vital part of our existence because we need it to survive. It is what allows us attend to our basic needs, provide for our families and have a certain amount of enjoyment in life. It is the reason the markets exist and gives us as traders the opportunity to do what we do. However, falling in love with it has dire consequences and that is what this verse is warning against. Guarding our hearts against the love of money is a theme throughout the Bible and there are very good reasons why God is warning us against it. I personally know about the consequences of chasing wealth and unknowingly forsaking everything else, and it only leads to despair. There is nothing wrong with working hard, continuously improving, taking what God has given us, being good stewards of our money and growing it. Spending time in God's word this morning, he reminded me once again that he his taking care of me, he will not leave me and I should not fear. I am content with what he has given me, does that mean that I should stop trading? I don't think so, it just changes my perspective. If I am content with what I have and not trading because I NEED more money, it takes GREED out of the equation. And by taking greed out of the equation I immediately become less emotional and more objective in my trading. Becoming more objective helps me be more selective in my picks, helps managing my risk better, making better decisions and following my process, which in turn leads to consistency and this consistency leads to profitability. ## The scorecard Realized this week, and where that leaves the year. | | This week | YTD 2026 | Since May 2025 | | --------------- | --------- | -------- | -------------- | | Realized return | \-3.8% | +26.11% | +33.2% | Overtrading and my inability to slow it down caused a series of papercuts. I had one big loss (that was a total brain fart) and that accounted for more than half of the loss for the week. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/28/0e/280e0f0b-fef3-4d9a-bdeb-4763594fc562/content/images/2026/09/EC-YTD-19.09.2026.png) Equity curve, YTD 2026\. Percentage return The year overall has not been too bad so far. It's been very difficult trading conditions throughout the summer, sticking to my process and risk management rules has helped me stay out of a lot more trouble, but I've been my own worst enemy over the last couple of months. As market conditions seem to be stabilizing, I'm continuously monitoring relative strength and positioning myself for the next move. *Note: the realized return above are closed trades. The equity curve includes open positions.* ## Where the market stands It's been a pivotal week in many respects. The Fed raised interest rates for the first time in years and the Clarity Act didn't proceed to the next step, but that at least gave some direction to the crypto industry by removing uncertainty for the time being and we could see that in the prices of crypto related stocks at the end of the week. The SPY is still holding up above the support zone, but the RSP is well below the 50SMA and that just shows the continued deterioration of breadth in the market. The overall health of the market is not great, but there are a couple of key groups that is showing good strength and that's keeping it afloat for the time being. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/28/0e/280e0f0b-fef3-4d9a-bdeb-4763594fc562/content/images/2026/09/RSP-1789824290207.png) ### The throttle **This week's** [**light**](https://www.rotstrading.com/the-throttle/)**:** \[ 🔴 RED \] My system calls for extreme caution and sitting on the sidelines. Because of the conditions we are in, it is the safest bet forsure. Conditions are not healthy and going in all guns blazing without a proper plan and strict risk management is a recipe for disaster. Apart from the boost during the first week in August, the market has been going sideways and not trending. ### Sentiment gauge ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/28/0e/280e0f0b-fef3-4d9a-bdeb-4763594fc562/content/images/2026/09/RotsTrading_Gauge_2026-09-19.png) **Reading: -0.20** Sentiment is holding up better than the tape and the gap actually widened this week because sentiment recovered faster than price did. F&G is already at 29, so the crowd is scared. It's VIX at 14.8 that's asleep. That's the vulnerable part: nothing is priced for a shock. Pockets of strength are out there but you have to be surgical. I'm keeping open risk tight, though I'll admit I'm carrying more exposure than I'd like into this. ## The book ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/28/0e/280e0f0b-fef3-4d9a-bdeb-4763594fc562/content/images/2026/09/Genesis_Positions_2026-09-19.png) Open positions as at Friday's close. Size and risk as a percentage of that account. A brief explanation on the 2 sections: I have 2 accounts that I trade in and a different strategy for each account. Velocity is a swing trading strategy which I trade in a margin account and Anchor is a position trading strategy that I trade in my registered retirement savings account. I've been building positions in Anchor over time and allowing price to do it's thing. The only action taken in that account is monitoring and moving stops up. Velocity is where I spend the bulk of my time, working on the playbook and actively trying to compound this account as fast as possible. ## Last Monday's plan vs what happened - **Planned:** These last couple of weeks haven't been good for my trading planning, being away and at activities on Saturdays makes planning hard. - **Happened:** There wasn't a proper laid out plan going into the week, which was part of the reason I took unnecessary losses and that reminded me again how important these sessions are. When I cannot plan, I should not be trading. - **The one I got wrong:** OKLO was the brain fart for the week, well the last 2 weeks actually. I bought it as a position trade 2 weeks ago without really thinking it through, i placed a wide stoploss like I prefer with this strategy and it go triggered this week resulting in a near 2% loss of my account. ## Mistake Audit ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/28/0e/280e0f0b-fef3-4d9a-bdeb-4763594fc562/content/images/2026/09/OKLO-1789828963148.png) OKLO - When looking at stocks for my position trading strategy, I try to focus on stocks with a 20 year vision, companies that has the potential to be world changers and bringing something unique to the table. OKLO is a company that I started reading about a year ago and I like what they are doing, I'm just waiting for the price to settle and the chart to allign so that I can start positioning in it. It is starting to form a bottom but clearly not ready yet. It made a quick push up to the 50SMA on high volume and for a split second i thought it was going to the moon and impulsively bought it....... It was a big mistake and I'm taking it on the chin, hopefully I'll learn from this. The take-away for me here, is to not trade when there is no clearly laid out plan. Follow my entry tactics and be sure I can manage the risk well. I didn't do any of that with this trade. Will do better next time.... ## Cellys ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/28/0e/280e0f0b-fef3-4d9a-bdeb-4763594fc562/content/images/2026/09/DELL-1789830020415.png) DELL - This trade is still open, but I do feel it is worth celebrating, especially in lieu of the current market where very little has gone my way the last month or two. After some good gains on it earlier in the year I kept it on my watchlist and monitored as it was building the base after the earnings gap in May. After the failed breakout in August where I got stopped out, I kept monitoring and kept waiting. Finally I managed to get another entry early September with that strong reversal bar after earnings. I've been adding to it as it went up and filled my allocation for it. Now it's just a matter of monitoring it and letting it do it's thing. ## The week ahead For the weak ahead I will be primary focused on the current positions I have and adding to them when the conditions allow. I have a number of names in my weekly focus list that I want to keep an eye on **Weekly Focus lis**t:$NOW $BTDR $ZS $TENB $SOFI $AAOI $RDW $FFIV $HNGE $APPF $RBRK $NTSK $CBRS $PGY $PLTR $FIVN $ALRM $IREN $HOOD $MSTR **Sector read:** The main themes that are currently standing out for me showing strength and might be the groups capable of taking the market higher are Software, particularly Cybersecurity. The second group is crypto, it has turned the corning and I'm of the opinion that this is that start of a multi-year bull run. Semiconductors also started coming out of the woodworks late last week and a group to keep an eye on forsure **What would change my mind:** The only thing that can derail a next leg higher in the markets is the war in the middle east, the longer energy prices stay elevated the higher inflation will go and that will cause the Fed to tighten monetary policy even more. I would like to see some indication of de-escalation in the middle-east that will ease oil and gas prices. --- *This is my own trading journal. It is not investment advice, it is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security, and it is not tailored to your circumstances, your objectives or your risk tolerance. I am not registered as an investment adviser, dealer or representative with any securities regulator. Trading involves substantial risk of loss and most active traders lose money. 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