I was disappointed when Octane took the loss last week. My account was still healthy and intact, but…it was $2,500 lighter. If nothing else happened in November, I would still end at over 2% for the month. Not great by bot standards. Yet, when you lose gains and not principal, it softens the blow a great deal.

Last weeks loss was Octane navigating around the GBPUSD trades as they continued the wrong direction. It protected principal and while slightly embarrassed, it wiped the sweat off of its brow and kept thinking based on the 8 algorithms it has available to it.

This weeks gains were some hedging, some losses, and some Octane magic I can’t put my finger on. I am grateful it works, but not able to follow all of the mysteries of forex. I don’t need to. If I am content with Octane’s effort, I can have my forex earnings while still avoiding the foreign exchange market. I’ll take that deal every month.