I’m honestly already fed up with this whole “year-end filing” thing… Usually, when I’m playing perpetuals/options and get excited, I end up placing a bunch of orders. Then when it’s time to reconcile, my brain just goes completely blank. To be frank, it’s more torturous than getting liquidated. So now I force myself: every time I switch positions/adjust margin (add or subtract)/move funds, I immediately throw the records exported by the exchange into the cloud, and then use a spreadsheet to jot down a couple notes with the headings “date - instrument - direction - reason - screenshot.” Otherwise, in the end it all comes down to memory—purely asking for trouble.

Also, lately, with rate-cut expectations, the U.S. dollar index, and risk assets all acting weird together, I’m being swept up more often on both sides. The more fragmented the orders are, the more chaotic the records get. I couldn’t dodge the emotional trading, and I definitely can’t dodge the tax side either… In any case, I’d rather spend an extra 5 minutes leaving traces than end up yelling at myself at year-end while staring at a pile of statements.

That’s it for now. Tonight, I’ll export this month’s trades and funding fees to complete the notes.