BrownBagBets Standardized Performance Ledger
Every published position. Every result left in place.
This ledger applies every officially published BrownBagBets Daily Card position to a standardized monthly betting fund that begins at 100%. It records winning cycles, losing cycles, distributions, corrections, no-action decisions and the financial consequences of allocation.
2026 settled record
861-775-16
Wins, losses and pushes from January 1 through August 9
Official settled plays
1,652
Reconciled official position count through August 9
Completed profitable cycles
6 straight
February through July each closed above baseline
Distributed overage
+138%
Simple sum of February through July monthly distributions
Current August fund
108%
Active cycle after results settled through August 9
Current operating condition
108%
August standardized bankroll
July’s 14% overage was separated from the next operating cycle and August began from a clean 100% baseline. August 1 and August 2 produced no approved positions. Since the first card was published on August 3, 26 MLB positions have settled with a 16-10 record, moving the active standardized bankroll to approximately 108%.
August settled record
16-10
Twenty-six official positions have settled since August action began.
August bankroll gain
+8%
Current movement above the month’s standardized 100% opening baseline.
First August action
Aug. 3
August 1 and August 2 were intentional no-action days.
Winning-month streak
6 months
February through July are completed profitable cycles. August remains active.
Active August cycle
The new cycle began with restraint. The results followed.
August opened with two reviewed slates and no approved positions. The first official action arrived on August 3. Through the close of August 9, the Daily Card has produced a 16-10 MLB record across 26 settled positions and moved the standardized bankroll from 100% to approximately 108%.
That 108% figure is an active intramonth operating condition. It is not yet a completed distribution. August must close before any overage is removed from the betting environment or added to the completed distribution total.
Completed July cycle
July closed profitably. The record stayed complete.
July finished with a 2-3 MLB card on the final day. That losing night remained in the ledger, reduced the closing bankroll from 116% to 114%, and still left the full monthly cycle profitable. The month closed at 86-76-1 overall and 65-56-1 across MLB regular-season positions.
2026 monthly cycles
The complete record includes the collapse, the recovery, six profitable closes and an active August cycle.
January closed at 42% and remains fully visible. February began a new normalized cycle and started a run of six consecutive profitable months. August is currently above baseline at approximately 108%, but remains unfinished. The reset makes separate operating periods comparable. It does not erase prior losses, convert deposits into gains or present a simple sum of distributions as a compounded investment return.
January 2026
42%
133-148-1
Plays
282
Distribution
0%
A severe drawdown that remains visible because a credible ledger cannot begin only when results improve.
February 2026
107%
77-78-2
Plays
157
Distribution
+7%
A profitable cycle despite a slightly negative raw record, demonstrating why price and allocation matter.
March 2026
134%
163-148-7
Plays
318
Distribution
+34%
High volume and disciplined allocation produced the strongest profitable cycle of the first quarter.
April 2026
114%
151-126-1
Plays
278
Distribution
+14%
A quieter but profitable close. The process does not require every successful month to look dramatic.
May 2026
145%
138-112-1
Plays
251
Distribution
+45%
The largest completed distribution and strongest closing bankroll of the period.
June 2026
124%
97-77-3
Plays
177
Distribution
+24%
A profitable multi-market cycle that extended the streak to five consecutive months.
July 2026
114%
86-76-1
Plays
163
Distribution
+14%
A profitable close despite a losing final card. Six consecutive profitable cycles were completed.
August 2026 · Active Cycle
108%
16-10 through Aug. 9
Settled plays
26
Distribution
Pending
The month began with two intentional no-action days. The first 26 settled MLB positions have moved the operating bankroll approximately 8% above baseline.
| Period | Record | Plays | Bankroll | Distribution | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 133-148-1 | 282 | 42% | 0% | Closed loss |
| February | 77-78-2 | 157 | 107% | +7% | Distributed |
| March | 163-148-7 | 318 | 134% | +34% | Distributed |
| April | 151-126-1 | 278 | 114% | +14% | Distributed |
| May | 138-112-1 | 251 | 145% | +45% | Distributed |
| June | 97-77-3 | 177 | 124% | +24% | Distributed |
| July | 86-76-1 | 163 | 114% | +14% | Distributed |
| August through Aug. 9 | 16-10 | 26 | 108% | Pending | Active cycle |
| 2026 through Aug. 9 | 861-775-16 | 1,652 | Separate monthly baselines | +138% completed | 6 profitable completed cycles |
The +138% figure is the simple sum of monthly overage distributed from February through July. It is not a compounded return on one continuously invested fund. August remains active and is excluded from that distribution total.
No-action decisions
August began with two completed decisions to leave capital alone.
August 1 and August 2 produced no official positions. The markets were reviewed, but nothing cleared the threshold required for publication and allocation. The public ledger therefore records zero plays, zero exposure and 100% capital retained on both days.
The importance of those decisions does not disappear because the month later became active. A system that can only approve wagers is an activity engine. A research system must also be capable of reducing or rejecting proposed positions.
How to read the ledger
One process. Any responsibly chosen fund.
The percentage model allows readers to understand the same allocation system without BrownBagBets prescribing a universal dollar amount. A responsibly chosen monthly betting fund becomes 100%. Every published position is then expressed as a percentage of that fund.
01
Commit
Choose only capital that can be exposed without affecting essential expenses, debt, savings or family obligations.
02
Normalize
Treat the chosen monthly fund as 100%, creating one common language for allocation and reporting.
03
Research
Investigate the market, matchup, price, evidence quality and competing explanations before approval.
04
Allocate
Assign a percentage based on the complete case, including correlation and total daily exposure.
05
Distribute
When a cycle closes above 100%, remove the profitable overage from the betting environment.
06
Reset
Begin the next month from a clean operating baseline that must earn its own result.
| Starting fund | 1% position | Closing value at 114% | July overage | Illustrative distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | $5 | $570 | +$70 | $70 |
| $1,000 | $10 | $1,140 | +$140 | $140 |
| $2,500 | $25 | $2,850 | +$350 | $350 |
| $5,000 | $50 | $5,700 | +$700 | $700 |
July remains the illustration because it is a completed cycle. August’s current 108% condition remains active and has not produced a distribution. Personal results can differ because odds, timing, availability, limits, grading and execution vary.
Documentary practice
Before it became a public ledger, it was a daily discipline.
The record is not constructed after a winning period to support a marketing claim. Positions are researched, sized, published, graded and reviewed as the cycle unfolds.
Performance ledger
What happened to the portfolio
- Every official Daily Card position
- Published prices and stake percentages
- Wins, losses, pushes, voids and postponements
- Monthly closing bankrolls and distributions
- Current intramonth bankroll conditions
- Intentional no-action days
Pattern Literacy
What the portfolio may teach us
- Market movement and closing context
- Public positioning, liquidity and resistance
- Indicator stacking and evidence convergence
- Correlation and hidden concentration
- Evidence that supports, weakens or retires a pattern
- Why rejection can be a valid research output
Calculation and classification policy
The numbers mean only what their definitions allow.
These definitions prevent deposits, promotional value, selective grading and changing classifications from being presented as betting performance.
- Official position
- A wager published through the Daily Card before settlement and included in the permanent record.
- No-action decision
- A reviewed slate where no position cleared the research, challenge and allocation threshold.
- Starting bankroll
- The responsibly chosen monthly fund normalized to 100% at the start of the calendar cycle.
- Current bankroll
- The standardized fund’s active condition after all settled positions included through the stated reconciliation date.
- Closing bankroll
- The standardized fund’s condition after every included wager in a completed month is graded.
- Distribution
- The profitable overage above the original 100% monthly baseline designated to leave the betting fund only after a cycle closes.
- New deposit
- Outside capital. Deposits are funding decisions and are never recorded as performance or recovery.
- Push
- A settled wager that returns the stake under the applicable sportsbook rules and creates no modeled gain or loss.
- Void or postponement
- A published position graded according to operator rules and classified separately from a win, loss or automatic push.
- Stake percentage
- The portion of the standardized monthly fund allocated to an official position.
- Platform benefit
- Loyalty, status, promotional or experience value disclosed separately and excluded from headline performance.
- Correction
- A documented change to a selection, grade, record or calculation that remains visible through the transparency process.
- Distributed overage
- The simple sum of completed monthly distributions. Active intramonth overage is excluded until the cycle closes.
Historical reconciliation
Final monthly records control earlier intramonth snapshots.
July remains permanently reconciled at 86-76-1, 163 settled positions, 114% closing bankroll and a +14% distribution. August is an active cycle. Its current 16-10 record and approximately 108% bankroll describe the fund only through the final settled results of August 9.
No result is removed to improve performance. Reconciliation changes summary totals and cycle status as additional results settle and when a month ultimately closes. It does not rewrite settled outcomes.
Performance ledger FAQ
Questions the headline numbers cannot answer alone.
What is the current August 2026 result?
Why does each month begin at 100%?
Does the August reset erase January’s loss?
What was the final July result?
How many consecutive profitable months have been completed?
Is +138% a compounded return?
Is August’s current gain included in the +138% distribution figure?
Why are August 1 and August 2 included if no bets were placed?
Can a losing raw record still produce a profitable month?
Can a winning daily record produce little or no bankroll gain?
Can my personal result differ from this ledger?
Where can I review the underlying decisions?
What happens when an error is identified?
Responsible interpretation
A transparent record is not a promise about the next wager.
Past results do not guarantee future performance. Sports wagering involves financial risk, and even a disciplined process can produce sustained losses. No betting fund should contain money required for essential living expenses, debt payments, emergency savings or family obligations.
The record continues daily
The next result will not change the standard.
Every official position remains accountable to the same process: research before publication, visible allocation, permanent grading, disciplined rejection and transparent correction when necessary. August is currently above baseline. The next decision still has to earn its place independently.