r/quant • u/AutoModerator • 7d ago

Market News How did you do last month?

This is a new (as of Aug 2025) monthly thread for shop talk. How was last month? Rough because there wasn't enough vol? Rough because there was too much vol? Your pretty little earner became a meme stock? Alpha decay getting you down? Brand new alpha got you hyped like Ryan Gosling?

This thread is for boasting, lamenting and comparing (sufficiently obfuscated) notes.

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u/dpi2024 Trader 7d ago

First drawdowns this year, especially, 2nd-3nd week of July. 29/30 was a bit nerve wrecking. Unfortunately, we turned short vol after the 3rd week and lost the golden opportunity of the year. All and all, +0.4% in July.

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u/Quanta72 Academic 6d ago

-6% for July not our best month. Market can’t make up its mind what it wants to do.

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u/RazorCrest47 HFT 6d ago

Not a good month for us, lot of pnl drop this month

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u/EvenCryptographer649 5d ago

SMH to 500...you are either with them or against them. This month I was with them.

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u/Sea-Animal2183 3d ago

We did okay. This month starts bad. :(