Claritech Labs – The Second Income Experiment – Two month milestone

Welcome back to The Second Income Experiment by Claritech Labs. In this fourth post, we are looking at the period 12^th May 2025 to 14^th July 2025. This experiment has completed a two month milestone and so far there are no regrets.

To provide a quick background: This series is a journal of the second income experiment on a real trading account. It began after a discussion around blackjack and the probability of success, which got me thinking about the similarities with online trading and if it could generate a second income (I am a skeptical).

How has the account done so far?

From a perspective of account value, the account has grown 24% in the last two months.

Claritech Labs Trade Summary

Claritech Labs Trade Summary

There were no deposits or withdrawals during this period. According to the snapshot, the worst return on any single day was a -8.33% and the best return on any single day was 5.43%. Both being two days apart, it could be safely assumed that I got into a position a couple of days sooner. For anyone who regularly trades, this is not unusual. However if leverage levels are not managed, the account could deplete in value very quickly.

What contributed to the gains?

Trades on Dax futures contributed to 60% of the gains, while Vodafone contributed to 30% of the gains. Trades on the Dax futures are based on technical analysis, while the trade in Vodafone was based on fundamental research. I have exited the position in Vodafone after a rise of 17%, that is not to say that the stock is not attractive anymore, it continues to climb. However, I wanted to increase exposure to JD.com (HK:9618). I could do that by exiting either RWS or Vodafone and I chose the latter.

Stocks activity: Vodafone: Bought 5000 stocks on 14^th May’25 and Sold 5000 stocks on 9^th July’25. RWS: Bought 4500 on 14^th May’25JD.com (HK:9618): Bought 50 on 18^th June’25 and bought another 450 stocks on 14^th July’25, taking the total to 500 stocks.

Dax Futures activity:

There were 25 trades done on the Dax futures between 12^th May’25 and 14^th July’25.On average, a profit of 50 points was booked on each trade.There were 5 trades with gains greater than 100 points on the Dax and one trade with loss greater than 100 points. Exit and Entry points were determined through technical analysis. Usually, the exposure is 1 * Index (About 24000 Euros) and in some cases, the size of the exposure was 2 * Index.

The chart illustrates the trades in Dax Futures.

Dax Futures Trading Chart - May to July 2025

Here are some of the risk measures on the account. That’s the update for now, this experiment continues. Thank you for your time, see you in the next post.

Claritech Labs Trade Summary

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