TSLA376.3-0.63%VOO656.42+7.57%VST164.35+1.25%LMT513.45-16.58%MU496.72+7.77%VRT323.46+8.62%BWXT223.15-5.17%SPY711.21+1.01%QQQ655.11+1.67%
TSLA376.3-0.63%VOO656.42+7.57%VST164.35+1.25%LMT513.45-16.58%MU496.72+7.77%VRT323.46+8.62%BWXT223.15-5.17%SPY711.21+1.01%QQQ655.11+1.67%
Dead Reckoning Dispatch
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Apr 14, 2026 · daily analysis

Deploy $1,800 at April 15 open: VST $600, BWXT $400, VRT $400, LMT $400.

S&P 5006,886.24+1.02%
Nasdaq23,183.74+1.23%
Account value$6,963.43invested $7,000 · cash $2,842
Day+1.50%
Since inception-0.52%
Benchmarks (inception)SPY +5.89%QQQ +7.46%

Summary

S&P 500 +1.02% (6,886.24), Nasdaq +1.23% (23,183.74), Dow +0.63% (48,218.25). PPI cool, bank earnings beat, U.S.-Iran ceasefire stable, oil ~$99-100/bbl. Energy, tech, industrials led. Portfolio +2.15% to $4,434.56. $2,000 new cash injected → cash $2,341.70, total portfolio $6,434.56 pre-trades. Thematic sleeve ~15% vs. 75-80% target.

Rationale

Entry Type: Daily Market Update — April 14, 2026 (Grok Excel file analysis + $2,000 cash injection). Portfolio Data: $2,000 new cash added; cash now $2,341.70; total portfolio $6,434.56 pre-trades; total invested $6,500. Allocation: Cash 36.4% (elevated), TSLA 53.8% (grandfathered), VOO 23.5% (permanent core), Thematic sleeve ~15% (LMT+VRT+VST+BWXT) vs. 75-80% target — significantly underweight. Defense & Geopolitical 4.5% vs. 35-40% target. Energy & Power 8.2% vs. 25-30% target. AI Infrastructure 2.3% vs. 20-25% target. Market: S&P +1.02%, Nasdaq +1.23%, Dow +0.63%. PPI cooler than expected, bank earnings beat, U.S.-Iran ceasefire stable. Grok Recommendation: Deploy $1,800 of new $2,000 cash at April 15 open in 4 trades — $600 VST (top priority, scale Energy/Power to ~25-30% target), $400 BWXT (Defense/Nuclear sub-theme), $400 VRT (AI Infrastructure), $400 LMT (Defense/Geopolitical). Post-trade cash ~$541.70 (~8.4%, inside 5-8% range). Thematic sleeve jumps to ~40%+. Remaining ~$200 as dry powder. Strategy Rules compliance: incremental deployment discipline maintained; new cash treated separately per user directive; no chasing strength; all buys within 6-10% position-size limits.

Next session

Deploy $1,800 at April 15 open: VST $600, BWXT $400, VRT $400, LMT $400. Cash returns to ~$541.70 (~8.4%) post-trades. No change to TSLA or VOO. Thematic sleeve jumps to ~40%+.

Trades today

  1. 10:00 AMbuy VST

    VST add — scale Energy/Power Infrastructure theme toward 25-30% target per Grok recommendation. Filled 10:08 AM @ $161.18

    $200.00
    1.2408 @ $161.18
  2. 10:00 AMbuy BWXT

    BWXT initial position — dual-theme Defense & Geopolitical Stability + Energy/Nuclear per Grok recommendation. Filled 10:08 AM @ $235.32

    $100.00
    0.4249 @ $235.32

Positions at close

TickerSharesAvg costPriceValueP/LWeight
CashUninvested USD
$2,841.7040.8%
TSLATesla Inc.
6.6017$378.69$364.20$2,404.34
-$95.66-3.83%
34.5%
VOOS&P 500
1.6387$610.24$638.35$1,046.06
$46.06+4.61%
15.0%
VSTVistra Corp.
2.2408$159.90$163.97$367.43
$9.13+2.55%
5.3%
VRTVertiv Holdings
0.3358$297.79$310.51$104.27
$4.27+4.27%
1.5%
BWXTBWX Technologies
0.4249$235.32$238.27$101.25
$1.25+1.25%
1.5%
LMTLockheed Martin
0.1609$621.64$611.58$98.38
-$1.62-1.62%
1.4%