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25.Sep.19 Red day. -2r. Watchlist: $ROKU, $NKE, $BABA, $MO and $BA. Trade 1&2: $BA. $BA had positive news in the morning, and stock moved up just before the open. Daily had gapped up breaking consolidation. At the open it formed 3c setup on 2min. I took it long, but got stopped out during the dump. Price bounced off 383.16 daily level. I took long again and AON exit at 2R. (first entry was in SIM by mistake). Good Trade. Trade 3 &4 : $NKE. $NKE was top of my watchlist today, it traded beautifully at the premarket with volume. I was very long biased, chart was harmonious with ATH, my favorite setup. But at the open got chopped up badly. It remained choppy until noon, after which some news came in. Trade 5: $NKE. Took reversal trade on my A setup, which worked out beautifully. It was V-reversal to VWAP at 200MA on 5min . I didn't think the move would be stronger, I got out at 2r, price moved to 3r. Best trade of the day. Trade 6: $SNAP. Took VWAP pullback short setup , as the price dumped at the pen, pulled back to VWAP created a shooting star, as it couldn't close above VWAP. I took it short, but got stopped out. Today it failed. Even the pullback candle (white) to VWAP had low volume, but still din't work out. Trade 7: $CGC. Another reversal trade, but failed. I had 15min shooting star and on 30min 50MA was swooping down, took short below 50MA, tight stop. Got stopped out. This is one of the setups I trade 50/200MA bounce with reversal candle. Good: Traded only setups, except for $NKE where I tried to trade the choppy price action. Some of my highly accurate setups are failing, today in $NKE, yesterday in $SNAP. Hope it changes in October. Improvement: Bit of overtrading, but only setups. Need to drop everything but A+ setups.

Momentum trading is trading breakouts/breakdowns and exiting your position as soon as the immediate momentum subsides. Trend trading is longer term trading -- I look to catch as much of the move as possible. A momentum trader rarely holds through pullbacks, and will exit the entire position with the idea that once the pullback ends they might take another stab. They are basically looking to catch the move when volume is flooding in. Momentum traders will often trade countertrend moves on the longer time frame. It's like Andrew says - he can be long a stock and Brian can be short, but as long as they both manage their risk properly, they both can be winners!

Are there any plans for a “Going Live” workshop with Interactive Brokers / CMEG? Covering some items like: What to expect when transitioning to a live account DAS Platform changes to make Hotkey routing changes, etc. Notes on commissions and account types (Cash vs. Margin, Tiered vs. Fixed) Anything else relevant to what a new trader might need to know. I know there is already a video on commissions, but I was thinking of a more comprehensive video on the changes when switching over to a live account with IBKR/CMEG Maybe a Checklist of changes or summary to bring it all together for members transitioning to a live account from the SIM.

No worries. I just mentioned, I like your trading overall and you are very good considering only 2months in SIM. Regarding your $CCL trade, I know you wanted to Short it on the pullback , but we never know how far the price will pullback. So what I do is scale into my position with smaller sizes till VWAP, as VWAP is a good tech level for pullback Entry. My stop would be above VWAP. If price gets there, for me it is not pullback anymore but reversal. This way, we don't have to guess how far the pullback will be and get stopped out.

26.Sep.19 Green day. +2r. Traded $CCL at the open. Only one trade, switched to SIM after that. Watchlist: $SQ, $RAD, $BIDU, $CCL Trade1: $CCL. Gapped down due to poor guidance on earnings. Also was selling into the open. Looking for Rising Devil setup. Shorted on the 2nd candle after the daily level was broken. Partialed at the low of the candles. After the Doji appeared on 2min and the next candle opened higher, I got out completely. I was ready to play VWAP pullback short, if the setup occured. It did, but the price dumped too fast, and I didn't want to chase it. Would have been another nice 3r. Good: One good trade. Didn't chase the entry on VWAP pullback short. Improvement: I didn't use Kyle's hotkey and went with a very small share size. Would have been nicer to have gone with full size. But I am happy overall.

Thursday 9/26/2019 I had a well-being score of 5.5/10 this morning. I took 3 live trades this morning with AAPL and BABA So AAPL and BABA were on my market open watchlist with MU, ROKU and SQ on my 5min ORB watchlist. I had a long bias on BABA. But I didn’t know what to make of AAPL. BABA had volume immediately after the open and I went long 10 seconds after the open just on momentum. Though the price sat for a few seconds before I clicked my order there was a 0.7R slide move up in price between the order and the fill. Not surprising for BABA but it took away my one and done. So I was long with the 178.70 daily level as my target and there was no really good stop so I used VWAP and went a little light on the shares. I took two very small partials and was waiting for the price to reach 2R. But 15cents shy of 2R the price retraced and I stopped right at B/E. Which isn’t easy to do on BABA. Though my plan is to take small partials until I reach 2R, this close to the open, and without a candle signal, I should have been in scalping mode and my partials should have been at least 1/3 and ½ shares (or even all out at 1.5R) not 1/8 and 1/8. I left a bit of money on the table here. I then took a trade with AAPL, but to make things easier to journal I will first document my next BABA trade. I was allowed to take 3 trades after my two small wins today. Though I wish I stopped at two trades. BABA’s price dropped and I took a long when it bounced off of VWAP. Not sure why but I did not give BABA the usual share size slack due to poor fills as usual. So as usual I got a bad fill and thus I had too many shares. Actually, I had the most shares ever with BABA. So I was long with the HOTD was my target and VWAP as my stop. Even with the bad fill (which is just a normal fill with BABA) I still had R/R~2. But my risk was now 1.5R. I did take a partial, but again it was only 1/8 shares so my risk was still high. The price retraced and tested my stop twice. Then the 2nd 1min candle finished just above my stop, but the 3rd 1min candle opened a whole R lower!! I instantly exited, but took about a -2.2R loss. Ouch. I so seldomly take a third trade so it hurts that I took such a big loss. Made a green day very red. Between the two BABA trades I took one AAPL trade. The first 1min candle was a bit indecisive. The 2nd candle was a nice reverse hammer so I went long when the 3rd candle went red. My target was 218.50 with VWAP as my stop. Same thing happen as my BABA trade. I took two small partials and waited for the third partial which would be at 2R. Then I would sell a large share size. The price didn’t make it and I exited right at B/E. If I let it go another penny it would have made it to my 2R. But, I thought, this was a well executed trade. Score card (live trades). BABA AAPL BABA 90% 95% 83% What I did good today: Took 3 good setups. What I am grateful from today? -1.5R isn’t too bad for the day after having that disaster trade. What do I need to improve on: I knew I had a bad fill and the wrong share size. There was no big internal conflict to exit the trade or reduce my share size. I just didn’t think of it. There is NO instinct at all to do the right thing in a losing or incorrect trade. I have notes on my computer and I read my trading plan (which this is clearly stated) and I still just don’t think of it. I really need to change this. There is only one way and that’s a ton of visualization. Mentally place yourself in a trade that has gone wrong and manage it correctly. Then a different trade, etc…. I need to do this over and over until the instinct is formed. I read the results of a recent Van K. Tharp Super Trader graduation class. Their average winner was 1.2R. But their average loser was 0.6R. So they still have their winners twice the size of their losers. So they are actually making their money keeping the losers small, not trying to get the big winner. Their win% was just under 50%. That’s really the trick. Keep the losers small. The winners don’t need to be that spectacular. All I visualize when I think of trading is that big win of the week. But what I really need to think of is that well managed small loser of the day!

I like your discipline switching to SIM and I wish I had it in me to find the AAPL and ROKU type of stocks to trade but I just do not have it (they give me anxiety, LOL)...... I will be going live late next month and am setting myself up to trade SIM in the early part (no live trades for the 5min ORBs) and very discretionary on 10min ORBs until I start to find my trends....... I just hope I will have your discipline..... Hope today is green for you....

9-26-19 Woke at 7:50 with 4.5 hours sleep.... Feel ok but a bit groggy.... SSS and a coffee..... PAT: NO ROKU...... Think about my trend trades when I am in them, I am mismanaging them. I do tend to take some off in times where it was a clear signal to add on.... I will not trade in the first 5min.... Mute the chat for the first 15min as it gives me a bit of anxiety and I believe leads me to less than Ideal trades..... Pre Market Routine: Read a bit..... Did a little stretching and breathing exercises for a Calm beginning Notes: Any 5min ORBs will be in SIM of SIM...... then only if it is a A+ setup will I go Live SIM at 10min ORBs and beyond...... CCL PB#1........ 5min ORBD, with ABCD on the 1min (B setup)..... I did not wait for better confirmation on the ABCD and entered before it made a new low on the 1min........ got stopped out above C.... -44.00 MO PB#1..... 5min ORB with ABCD on 1 and 2min, breaking the 50ma on the 5 and 15min (B setup).... because the 50ma is a strong resistance on the 5 and 15min..... In half size and added at more confirmation of the break of the 50ma.... Partial at 1R then out at BE.... I did end up liking this trade for more of a B+ - A setup but would have still taken this in SIM of SIM because of the 5min ORB.... +26.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I will make this my break of SIM and Live account for my information.... but as I have been doing I will still use my P&L for all trades since I do not have a way to separate them yet....... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAD PB#1 (A+ setup) turned into PB#3.(A+ setup)..... 10min ORB with a very clear ABCD on the 1 and 2min, All moving AVGs below with a Harmonious Charts on top of profit beats in the news with a large Short Float the shorts should get squeezed.... I went in for 1/2 size then immediately added to full share size and again added to 1.5 share size when the L2 had lots of pretty good size asks the RR was 2/1 where my stop was C and target was 9.33 a daily level..... Took some profits on the way up at 1.5R and 2R, held on through the consolidation (was holding for BE) then the very clear ABCD formed on both the 1 and 2min and again with L2 sending all the right signals added back in to a full share size this time with a RR of 4/1 again took profits at 2R, 3R twice and 4R and then all out once it made a new low on the 5 and 15min and this was my Reason2Exit.... +260.55 Cons: I only feel like I jumped the gun a bit on the CCL trade but not a terrible thing as these are the entries that can make a huge difference to the Risk..... Pros: I held on and did not take trades out of anxiety..... I did keep the volume muted for the first 15min which I believe helped me focus..... Went in with force when I felt my setup was A+...... Felt Like I managed this trade well and did not trade my P&L Favorite Trade: RAD Notes: Read and reread this day for what I need to do on a daily basis..... R = 50.00: +242.55

26 September 2019 SQ SQ opened strong in the first 5 minutes. After that it dropped quick below VWAP. It was consolidating on the 1 minute below all the moving averages to a descending wedge. Other signals for me to go short were a engulfing candle on the 5 minute chart and a 10 minute opening range breakdown. I got in under the whole dollar of 60. After that it popped above the moving average, where my stop was. After that pop it dropped again and re entered with a stop above VWAP. Unfortunately it did stop me out. I think the reason this trade didn’t work out because there were to many moving averages on the charts, which acted as support (On the 5, 14 and daily chart). ROKU My other trade was on ROKU. It was down trending on all the charts with no support to the downside. At a point it was forming a small descending wedge and took it short on the 3rd touch of the flat bottom. It did drop a little bit, but then popped back up to VWAP and stopped me out. At this point I’ve had three losing trades in a row, so I had to stop trading.

Another tough trading day with lots of chop. That Nike V-reversal was a great trade! I’m still sticking with one strategy, wedges, and it worked good, this afternoon especially.

9-25-19 Woke at 7:40 with 5 hours sleep. Was thinking yesterday that I may not trade today because I was quite tired but now that I have woke up I feel pretty good..... SSS and a coffee.... PAT: Do not chase or even trade ROKU before 10:00...... Think about my trend trades when I am in them, I am mismanaging them. I do tend to take some off in times where it was a clear signal to add on.... I will not trade in the first 5min.... Mute the chat for the first 15min as it gives me a bit of anxiety and I believe leads me to less than Ideal trades..... Only use new Hot Buttons in my Trend Trades.... PreMarket Morning Routine: Read a bit in the Playbook...... Little stretching and exercise.... had some breakfast..... I only have SIM for another 3 weeks so I will continue to try the early morning which mostly does not work out..... If this was live I will do all my early morning in SIM and maybe switch to my Real acct. when I am finding my Trends.... PDD First...... PB#1 ... 10min ORB with ABCD on 1min ...... Stopped out at C.... the second short trade was a mistake, I had Kyles Hot Button with hard stop.... when I went to soft exit the trade the hard stop hit first so I accidentally shorted it and got out right away.... second.... PB#1... 10min ORB with ABCD on 2min..... Took a partial of 50% then all out just below BE..... third..... PB#2...... VWAP as a target.... took prifit below VWAP and when it hit the 50ma on the 5min and all out on price action change.... +4.18 AMD MU Both were PB#3.... Trends to the 9ma either on the 1 or 2min, ect........ I was not paying attention to the SPY and they both were pretty much mirrors.... both hit my hard stops while I was in here in the journal.... -174.76 DUST was a goofball mistake with my finger resting on the trigger.... LOL SPaz attack.... -10.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I will make this is my break of SIM and Live account for my information.... but as I have been doing I will still use my P&L for all trades since I do not have a way to separate them yet....... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MPC PB#3..... Trending the 9ema on the 1min without a new low on 5 or 15min...... went in 2/3 share size as the ABCD on the 1min was not very clear and added to full size at confirmation... partial out 50%, 25%, 25% and all out wt new low on 5min and a Reason2Exit..... +120.00 MO PB#3 ..... Trending the 9ema with pull backs to the 20ema on the 2min, nice clean trending on the 9ema on the 5min, Clear confirmation of this on the 15, 30, and 60min time frames, Harmonious and no new 15min highs..... I did not even realize until now that when I thought I was covering a partial I actually flipped the position on the third green triangle and then added to the short (I thought) about 3 minutes later (at least I did get back to the correct position)..... I took several partials locking in profits because when I did add I went in for large share sizing as I had the setup that I was waiting for and did not want to let it turn into a big looser. I guess this would be reducing risk here..... I was in the Chat and typing in the comments when I missed a nice new add at 1241, I did not want to chase it though.... the two partials after that turned out to be just pull backs on the 15 and 30min..... A hammer has formed on the 15 and 30min charts along with a new 15min high...... waited for a clear Reason2Exit here...... +284.52 Cons: Still need to work on Trade Management.... Could have added in at 1241 but was distracted and a little scared of my P&L..... need to keep my fingers off the trigger when I am not ready to trade..... Pros: I found Kyles Hot Buttons are working great for me now that it does not auto set a hard stop..... When I found my A+ setups I took them with full share size and was a bit more aggressive with them..... Favorite Trade: MO PB#3 Notes: I will continue to trade in the first hour in a SIM of SIM mode but as of now I when I go Live I will stay in SIM for the first hour or so. I have been Red for the first part of the day and either bring it back to Green or less Red later in the day for the last couple weeks..... R = 50.00: +210.04

Wednesday 9/25/2019 I had a well-being score of 6/10 this morning. I took 1 live trade this morning with AAPL and 2 SIM trades with NKE and BABA So AAPL and BABA were on my market open watchlist with MU, ROKU and NKE on my 5min ORB watchlist. First time since I went live I did not give AMD a chart. I had a long bias on both AAPL and BABA. AAPL already made a nice hammer in the PM (on the daily chart) and BABA was bouncing from the big drops recently. As usual the volume arrives on BABA on the 2nd minute, so my attention at the open was on AAPL. Volume arrived quickly and AAPL made a nice hammer and I went long when it broke the HOPM. My target was the 219.82 and my stop at 218.50 which is also the bottom of the candle. It popped so fast that my first partial profit was correct at the 219.30 daily level. I took another at 219.50 and then I noticed I am at 2R so I took another partial. But I am supposed to take a large partial at 2R and instead I took a small partial because I really thought it was goung to reach my target. The price dropped quickly and I S/O near B/E. Too bad I took only small partials. I assume I only made about +1R. I really didn’t want to risk another flat day so I switched to SIM and took 2 winning SIM trades. Especially a big winner on BABA. I added the charts below. A 1min ORBU on NKE A 2min ORBU on BABA Score card (live trades). AAPL 93% What I did good today: Took good setups and got good entries. What I am grateful from today? It’s good to play it safe and walk away green. What do I need to improve on: To take a big partial profit at 2R. Especially for the scalp-like trades.