Top emotional state today (calm), did read, found entry area, put entry *just above what I would have chosen, then FEAR or losing small profit caused me to exit, dropped to 35, woulda been huge profit, nice slow moving play, building confidence so when on right side ABLE TO LET WINNERS RUN, taking this single

Placed trades two days since last trade day, both washes, SHOULD HAVE AVOIDED. Today couple great reads n ideas, short into 37.50 or 37 I think TOO SCARED to try entry JUST TRY IT! Buy idea around 36 needed to BUY WEAKNESS not strength was a great buy! $-12 in trade FEES (20 entries today) OVERTRADED! Great patience, observation, no huge loss day, no emotional or mental twisting/forcing or anger/forcing, all great improvements! Just needed more advanced operation/execution.

Great RESTRAINT Friday mon tus, NO TRADES! Mentality is I AM NOT PLACING *ANY* TRADES! None. That plugs the holes in the ship perfectly…until I can focus in on fixing each of my holes individually. NOT LOSING MONEY is JUST AS GOOD AS MAKING MONEY!! This cures FORCING TRADES bc “I need to make money daily” mindset. Scared trading, out in 1m earn win, ALMOST ALL BO buys failed me, so quick hit fight again later. Yes 👏

Stubborn lessons day, AGAIN. SELLING INTO SUPPORT INTO WEAKNESS. Apparently I haven’t taken enough pain to learn. Multiple entries mid day at 30, eventually it came down not before I got twisted almost -400 to -500, was really -230 max loss at one point. Scalped PL at 23 for a min win, tried CRCL short in AM at 64 into strength luckily only lost -20, and WAS RIGHT ON SHORT READ ON SMCI at 30 just needed to short a pop or wait a little longer for the bdown.

Of course qqq popped HUGE after I got out of last trade, knew it might, why I don’t hold overnight! YES 👏 NAILED ANOTHER good idea day, wanted another bounce short type play, 5 entries, 4 losses total -50, 1 win for 120 equals +72 on day. AGAIN! Due to built up losses, did not LET THIS WINNER 🏆 RUN 💥💥LET YOUR WINNERS RUN, knew this was likely best scalp entry I’d have to try today. Almost bought 63 before pop to 64, great reading. Earning call premkt reacted poorly.

YES 🙌 PERFECT SMALL SCALP TRADE. 1 entry today and only .58 paid in FEES! TRADE LESS MAKE MORE. Idea was could be a bounce short into long term recent down trend, qqq was at KEY LEVEL (700 ish), 61 is a KEY LEVEL sort of on this, SHORTED INTO STRENGTH (a one min pop back up into 61, and it also turned out to be a big OB (order block), smart money was going short too! So I was with the tide, FINALLY 🎯

Entered twice stopped out at 62.50, AS USUAL (the .50 areas keep squeezing lately). Two entries at 62.80 both little scalp profits to move from -85 to +12, could have held second longer came down to 62.20s but once I saw my breakeven I took it. Can still pick better entries by being more patient still, and entering into more strength

ATH confidence prior to two past losing trade days, lost it all, n missed trading days with huge volatility this week, why? OVERTRADING FORCING means EGO, not aligning but FORCING MY WILL, and mistiming shorting support, SELL STRENGTH, BUY WEAKNESS. Shorter weakness AGAIN TODAY AT 20, -120. Wanted entry 20.50 but FEARFUL so missed best entry of day. Overtraded 10 scalp type entires. Much less emotional n mental drain bc kept losses around $100, LOSS LIMIT OF $100 ish BEST now, SHORT STRENGTH.

Same lesson as usual, shorting at support INSTEAD OF INTO STRENGTH. Wanted bd read is weak and it’s right but even still at support after down all day is low odds with limited volume prior to 3:30, 10 short entries at support all went few cents down then popped up slightly, foolish for forcing this, I have a big problem still shorting at support and at less than high conviction areas n into weakness SHOULDNT EVEN BE TRADING THIS ACTION short then long entry both failed foolish

OUCH SETBACK DAY. Great read, patience, plan, operation of it JUST NEARLY MISSED the large chance (63.50-61.50). Not first time nor last will miss these. -85 to +130 almost stopped, then shorter all over the bounce then messed with SMCI short when it’s a buy and was emotionally out of control overtrading. Good patience, observation, planning, bias, just shy of execution, painful hurts on paper and ego and emotions will take time to recover mentally and financially.