Bread and butter, same thing every day. Skipped out on the first trade, CYN. Ended up printing but I didn't like the price action, with hindsight I would have probably stopped out right before it ran due to not having enough structure in my system to trade something like this. Will make adjustments for future trades.

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Definitely out of character trading this. It technically had the proper entry criteria, but I knew it was way over extended and needed a break to breathe. Still tested it though, one 1m candle later and stop was met as quickly as I got put into the position. Degenerate mindset, after missing so much last week I just wanted to take part. In the future I take these over extended examples with way lesser size. Reset, repeat, back to action.

Missed TWG SHPH PSQH DRCT this week which caused a lot of fomo, I didn't react though. Hard week for me, not in trading, the pattern I'm focusing on right now is printing, just having to get back on the bull. Found myself up 15% then 8% & I had to lock in, solid layup but I'm trying to break this habit. It continued to pull back held above stop and ripped $s. With better preparation and the same stock selection mindset I'll be line for record weeks.

Retested a 3rd time with half size. Max risk for the day met and I closed off after this. Taking 1% size on retests from now on will significantly help my mentality & focusing on taking profits with my new structured approach will result in a massive difference in my trading, and I feel like I've already came so far. One step at a time though.

This is where my new rule would kick in. After facing -1 R on a play, from now on, I will only retest with 1% size. This will eliminate ever seeing a max loss day or at least forcing a max loss on 1 ticker. Mentality is not broken though, I took this as it is, a simple example, with a clear message. Improve from it or don't, that is the next step.

This ticker exposed a weak spot within my system and after some thought I've come up with a way to prevent this type of conundrum from happening again, as long as I follow my rules.

Funny that out of all my trades this week this was the one that I set a take profit and looked away to avoid emotional conflict. I don't know what lesson I should take from that, but a process-oriented win + capital is what I'm here for. With the profit taking method I'm focusing on this could have been my first 10-R trade 10 minutes after my TP was met. All is well, I'm following a process, next week the focus will be on my profit taking, as long as I remain on the path.

Another speculative shot, I felt as if I had already done well on the day, so I kept the size low.

Speculative shot, way overextended but the degenerate in me wanted a piece. Took 1% size & let it go, later becoming a monster and helping the small cap momentum. Glad to see this type of action is back in store. Main RTI for me is improving that profit taking mentality/ action.