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Week 9 recap · Weekly stats o 2.2 R/R (Goal: above 3.0) [record: 2.7] o 75% (Goal: above 80%) [record: 93%] o -$40.16 (Goal: $250) [record: $49.03] · Highlights o Hit my profit target for the first time since January o Better job this week planning trades o Range orders have been really helping my impulsive exits · Ongoing things to work on o Letting losers go against me too much o Moving my stops up and getting knocked out of trades that hit my profit target. o Too many max loss days this week. Trying to keep it to one or less a week. o Only take recognized setups AND get better R/R o Don’t add to losers

3/1/2019 $NTNX - Price action gapped down in pre-market and sold off hard at open. After the first 5-minutes, good entry showed at minute 6, but was not ideal for a 9MA entry. I waited for a better entry and went short 75 shares. I eventually covered after about 5-minutes before the price action pulled back. Came back with a long play 100 shares on $NTNX to the upside looking for VWAP on the 5-minute. Might have set that target too far off, but the price action didn't break the 20MA 1-minute. I probably should have sold everything there, but I sold when the price action rolled over. $NTNX - Took one more trade on $NTNX which was my last trade of the day. After the price action closed under VWAP/9MA 5-minute twice, I went short 75 shares looking for low of day. I almost covered a few minutes before my exit when the price action chopped. I could have held longer, but I think I traded it the right way. If I had more shares, this would have been a partial cover point and maybe the next drop being the final cover point. $SQ - Price action sold off hard at open, Waited for an entry at the 9MA 1-minute and shorted 75 shares. I was trading this alongside $NTNX. My ultimate target was around 77.50 which was the 9MA 1-Day. I missed the cover point and covered for a small loss at the break of the 9MA 1-minute. Came back with another short attempt on $SQ after the price action closed below VWAP and the 9MA 5-minute. My original stop was above the previous 5-minute candle. Should've kept that target but I stopped out after the price action challenged VWAP again. Price action rolled over afterwards. Another missed opportunity. $GPS - Watched this one for awhile. Previous price actions showed a trend on the 9MA 5-minute. After seeing the close under VWAP and then the 9MA 5-minute, I took it short 75 shares. Got instantly squeezed up and covered for a loss at VWAP. I think the signal was there, but got caught in a trap. Result:

Friday 3/01/19 Well being score of 5/10. My nerves were high due to a really bad trading day yesterday. My one allowable trade was with JD. So much for listening to my own journal entry yesterday and review checklist completely when I move a ticker to my main chart. So when I moved JD to my main chart I did not zoom out and check for tech levels on the 1min chart. There was a tech level at 28.62 I didn’t see. It was clear on the 5min chart but I was too focused on the 1min chart looking for an entry. So I took the trade long with a Reward/Risk=1 which vetoes the trade. I should have waited a few minutes more and take the trade closer to VWAP with a better R/R or not trade it at all. Traded bad on a Friday again. What I did good today: Stuck to my 1 trade/day rule though revenge trading fever was high. How did I challenge myself today? I did increase my risk level from $25 to $30 today, since I did have a month of no max loss and was positive in February. I didn’t notice any difference. What I did bad today: Broke a setup rule again!!! What can I do better tomorrow: I guess it takes more than once to teach me a lesson. I must look for tech levels (that I miss on my small chart) when I move the ticker to my main chart.

February 28, 2019 - $JD (Hit Profit Target) - Than the bad news came when I looked at my closed position and saw the account number was my simulator account. Huge trading error today by not verifying I set my order setup back to my live account. I am counting this as trade for the sample set only because for the entire time I was in the trade I thought I was in my live account. It wasn't till I opened my closed position that I realized it was Sim. Sample Set Results P G S G S 6 7 8 S S P G G 14 15 16 17 18 19 20