While Octane made me nuts in the past, (it does not manage trades after a system reboot), one of its algorithms protects the accounts equity. With The Fed‘s betrayal still fresh, I transferred a portion of the money left over when to Octane’s new account. And, with less than 30 hours of work, Octane has made over $1,500 so far. I fully realize I had some luck in getting back in at the right time. Regardless, it does feel like a “hug” after what I experienced last week.

As I try to cobble together a plan to recoup the money lost by The Fed, I am quite pleased with this start. If Dalio and Octane can both do 4% per month, it will go a long way to get me back on track. And, if they do anything above that, I could still have an okay year and have gained plenty of experience. (Sometimes you don’t invite experience, but it still finds you!)

I continue to explore a couple of other ways to try and help money find me. They are not CDs, but they are to the right of Forex. I hope to give updates in the coming weeks.