July 20-22nd

And so the Kids Program is finally finished (fo realz this time). This past week Alex, Ashraf and I put the finishing touches on all the events - including the Choose Your Own Adventure story. In order to accompany the paint your own penny bank, we decided to create a worksheet and trivia-like game to test kids knowledge of coins. This includes identifying each coin, its value, and what is depicted on the front and back. We also wrote out a cheat sheet for the high schooler who is going to come dressed up as Alexander Hamilton.

Thursday morning, I also worked a bit more with the books from the storage boxes in the auditorium. For the books with accession numbers, I updated their collections titles and location in Past Perfect. A lot of books were actually duplicates of books that had already been found in the library, so I noted down that they were additional copies that had to be added to the bookshelves.

On Wednesday, our field trip was to the Museum of the City of New York, which I absolutely loved. I thought the exhibits were designed and spaced out really well, and I learned a lot from the John Lindsay and Cars exhibits. This was my first time to this Museum, and I would definitely recommend it to others. I might even go back with my parents....

In the trading competition, my first trade is actually going really well. On Tuesday, I put in a long USD/JPY. According to dailyfx the chart showed an inverted hammer reversal signal about to take place, which meant that the dollar was about to become more bullish. I looked up what all that meant (the inverted hammer refers to the shape of the candlestick with a short body and a long wick, though I still don't understand why that's an indicator) and figured that it was a pretty solid investment. A few analysts also picked this trade and dailyfx devoted an article to its progression. In an attempt to be riskier/peer pressure from Ashraf, I traded 250,000 instead of my usual standard 100,000 lot. When I got home later that night, I was surprised to find that I was down almost $1500 and dailyfx had been updated with an article about taking pause before investing in the dollar (lolz). However, I decided to hold out a bit longer, and I am proud to say that it was the right decision. Currently, my trade is up $1700, and dailyfx seems to think that the Yen may falter further. I'll probably keep this trade open for a few more days.