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  1. Thanks Tom - ye that INO is close to perfect setup for me. Mutli Touch to the penny, breakding VWAP and on the backside of a daily parabolic. I am in and out of SIM, have in been in SIM for last little while trying to get my edge figured out. Have been struggling with my trade management and sticking to rules. Has been a little better latley - 2nd week sticking to rules,, will need 1 more solid week and then ill be back live. How about you?
  2. Day 118 - Jun 30 , 2020 21 Tickets 2 Symbols Green Day Personal: Up early, morning routine completed, screens at 5:40 = felt good. Goals for the day: Report Card = 100% Watchlist: RVOL at open: MU - 260% INO - 900% UBER - 110% Trades UBER - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle (Not a clean one = B Setup) UBER tightening up on the range forming minor asymmetrical triangle. Took it after the hammer shakeout candle as it broke through to the upside - with way too wide of a stop, took partials into HOD. Had a reversal candle so took some more off - left the rest at original stop. Improvement: Should have read the market better - SPY falling and had a major reversal candle, take the rest off here. INO (1) - Short - Descending Triangle Was unsure about this one…thought the 28.7 was holding and as thinking potential ABCD Long, but then took it short as 28.7 dropped. Big bid down at 28.5 was next level providing support, broke .50 level and dropped nicely to 28 and covered in front of the HUGE bid., then All out as it broke through 28 big offer, and more partial around 27.5 support level. Left final 10% on and took it off as 28 offer lifted. Good: Good job playing the price action vs being biased. Improvement: Need to hold on and follow my exit strategy better. INO (2) - Minor Descending Triangle out of an Asymmetrical Triangle INO breaking down making a lower high into a minor descending triangle (larger asymmetrical on the 5min). Took it short as it rejected MA's and broke 27.75 level thinking we could test LOD. Stopped out. INO (3) - Descending Triangle + Free Roll Add Descending Triangle (Free Roll) Continued to be weak setting up longer time frame Descending triangle - Took it on the break of big bid 27.5, was on the phone and a little distracted but was watching for this setup so jumped in. Took partials a little quick - took 1/4 off in front of 27 level (not planned) then some more at 2/3/4R (adjusted slightly). Did a Manual free roll on break of big bid at 25.5 - momentum lot, stop above 25. Didn’t like the 5min hammer - took it off as it made new 5 min high. Initial 10% left breakeven or end of day drop. Note: Tried to do a free roll (hotkey)at at 24.7, stop 25.53 - didn’t work just canceld my order. Trade Review Goal 1: Playbook Setups Only = PASS Goal 2: No Adjusting = PASS Overall was a good day, Hit a few nice trades on INO. Trade management is still limiting my PnL though. It is getting better as I am letting my winners run a little more - but still not where I want it to be. Loving the patience...implementing the rule of forcing myself to stick to my stop losses vs adjusting them, combined with same risk for each trade has gotten me out of the mindset of taking shit setups with lower size and thinking "its just a small loss its fine". Goal is to keep this up, and size up. That way I can add into my winners, and keep my losers all the same size. Things I did well: Enter when setups presented themselves, was patient Things I did poorly: Trade Management - LEAVE YOUR PLAYS ALONE…put profits and let them be, stop adjusting. Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 4/4 = 100% 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 4/4 = 100%
  3. Day 117 - Jun 29 , 2020 17 Tickets 4 Symbols Red Day Personal: Not sure what it is but lately have been super drained...woke up on time but just couldn't focus so went back to sleep. Got to screen at 6:15, 6:45 was done PM research. Goal for the day: Playbook trades, no adjustment. A+ On report card Watchlist: RVOL at open: INO: 180% BA 140% BYND - 140% Trades GPS (1) - Long - VWAP Break N Go (Did not follow my Game Plan) GPS Looking strong, buying coming in after a big sell off. SPY up back at VWAP and GPS through in 2 dojis off VWAP thinking we could spike up. Did not wait for a break below for the 2nd break. Improvement: Need to follow my entry rules here. Did not wait for 2nd break. Also 5 min chart - took the 4th green bar. Deserved Loss GPS (2) - Long - Support Retest? (Did not fit criteria for Descending Triangle Retest - Only 2 touches, -1 Not in Playbook) GPS came back to the 12.5 mirror level and bounced right at breakout level. Took it long with stop below VWAP - stopped out. Improvement: Chasing this - this is not a ascending triangle, only 2 touches. Criteria not met = do not trade. BYND - Short - ABCD Reverse BYND sold off heavy at open on double downgrade. Found suppot at 125 and then came up toward VWAP - looking for an ABCD. Took it short after huge buying vol came but got rejected of VWAP and then an indecision doji and right at the daily. Didn’t like the entry - stop was too wide….. And SPY pushing higher. Notes: 10:05 looks like BYND wants to drop but buying coming in at 126 - should be getting out here, but its not in my Trading Plan. Starting to look like a double bottom ish. Now forming an asymmetrical triangle looking to break above VWAP. AM Notes: Need to hold off until I see my setups - MAIN Triangles with an ABCD and VWAP Break N Go here and there. Save trades for statistical edge. INO - Short - Asymmetrical Triangle and Descending Triangle Add Asymmetrical triangle, matched my criteria so I took it short. Ended up putting in a big reversal candle hammer so I took half off (as according to plan) leaving the rest on. Consolidated and formed a descending triangle with continued selling pressure into a big bid at 28 (1500+ lots). Added back to full risk as I saw Big bid decrementing but quickly lifted the offer instead and stopped me out. Good: Happy with the add - Saw big bid decrementing and added as according to plan. Improvement: No need to be chasing the asymmetrical triangle that low - especially when I wasn’t even watching it (Called out in chatroom) BA - Long - VWAP Break N Go (Did not follow exit plan) SPY pushing higher, took BA as it broke through VWAP came back and consolidated above and put in what Looked like a potential limit player at 181.2 so I went long, risking just below. Broke through the daily level and absolutely took off . 2/3/4 R in place - ended up panic covering first lot…then a few times between 2/3/4 R and left 10% into HOD at 7R….then it ran up for a potential 30R!! Notes: 13:25 - I would be adding on 187 break minor ascending, 3 bar play stop 126.2 Improvement: Micro managed the position - should have left it on. Absolutely no reason to be selling - not one signal. Also many areas to add as this was really stron Opportunity - USE THIS IN SIM to work on Adding, lots of opportunities here to play strength just off volume validation. Trade Ideas (Potential Trades) 9:49 - BYND potential ABCD need it to come to 128.1 / VWAP and reject (Traded - Loss) 11:07 - Wanted togo short GPS if it broke previous level at 12.26 but it held. And not in my playbook. (Small Win / Breakeven) 11:24 - GPS double bottom entry 12.15 stop below 12ish? Not in my setups but this looks good (Winner - 2.7R) 11:33 - GPS minor ascending triangle, didn’t like it cause of volume. On 5 min. (No entry) 11:44 - BYND - Asymmetrical triangle break from VWAP, 128.2 break with stop 127.48 (hasn’t broke out yet, gave a downward move - didn’t like it. (No Entry - shake out...but ended up being a nice run up) Trade Review Goal 1: Playbook Setups Only = FAIL Goal 2: No Adjusting = PASS A little scattered today. Know what my edge is, but just didn't have many opportunities in it and got lost playing sub par setups. Finally caught one trade and did a better job of using my exit strategy on this one, but missed out on a huge runner.... Will be looking to come up with a system to gauge my setups A/B/C. INO Descending triangle is a setup I would take 9/10 times - just didnt work out. Things I did well: Risk management - sticking to my trading plan. Things I did poorly: Taking subpar setups (GPS). Trading too quick after being late to market open. Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 4/5 = 80% 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 5/5 = 100% NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  4. Day 116 - Jun 26 , 2020 9 Tickets 2 Symbols Red Day Personal: Terrible sleep, ended up sleeping in as I was too tired. Came to screens late so deciding not to trade first 15-30 mins. Goal for the day: Might not trade at all - if I do, needs to be super patient and 2-3 trades MAX. Watchlist: RVOL at open: INO: 670% Trades GPS (1) - Short - Descending Triangle Ish Looking weak heading into mirror level at 13.4, broke below and consolidated - Took it as we broke the 13.3 level but got bought right back up. Not a clear triangle here, was just liking the weakness below VWAP as it was unable to push back up. SPY also losing it. Fake breakdown and got bought right back up. Note: Seemed like everyone in the room was taking the same trade - over crowded on the short… GPS (2) - Long - ABCD 5min GPS consolidated round VWAP had a fake breakdown along with the SPY. Had a selling bar test but closed above VWAP and then had big buying volume come in - and broke out from daily level. Took it long in anticipation or retest HOD. Looking real weak. Double doji shooting star candles. SPY same thing - bull trap? Improvement: Look at the 5 min volume on GPS….selling was obvious. Done till the afternoon - not reading market properly here. INO - Short - Descending Triangle Retest INO selling off into VWAP - was looking for another bounce to complete the triangle. Ended up breakind down and took it as it failed to retest breakdown level. Not a great setup,. . So I shouldn’t be taking this, FOMO - I should have waited for the 5 min bar to close and played this as a 3 bar play on the breakdown - not a high probability play. Ended up dropping almost got to 2R but seemed extended so i took some off in front of 27.66 level. Offers started to step down and holding 28.5 and below and bids werent able to lift the offers...took partial as 28.5 lifted. Then failed breakdown but hit my 2R allowing me to adjust stop. Note: This is a high short float, strong catalyst, runner…low probability play going short without waiting for confirmation. Watch this come up to VWAP and reject. HUGE bid down at 27.5 1300 lots Good: Taking partials once its extended. Improvement: Should have followed plan and taken 2R once it hit 27.66. Trade Ideas (Potential Trades) 9:52 - INO - Potential ABCD but didn’t get up to VWAP. 26.7ish ready (No Trade - Critera not met) 10:07 - INO VWAP Break and Go on break of 28.5, stop 27.49 - didn’t like the pullback though would be better if it was a bit deeper and then broke through VWAP again (Right Idea but Setup not clean) 10:15 - VXRT - This is exactly what SMB Monster Trade review was about. Huge green day, fail the top, this thing will FORSURE see 8.72-9 potential even down to 7 NO SHARES TO SHORT (Right Idea) 11:08 - Was looking to reshort GPS here on breakdown and re test/reject at the level - but have been tricked couple times - would have been better if it came back up to 13.39 for rejection - plus SPY moving up (Winner) 13:48 - NVAX bottoming volume would enter off the doji 14:54 - NVAX looks like bottoming volume came in, and now igniting volume - not sure entry or exit, but will see how this plays out. (Entry break of 78 and stop below VWAP?) (Loss) 14:58 - INO - INO this is a PERFRECT SHORT (missed it) , downward trend, VWAP and retest and reject breakdown level… (Winner) 15:22 - GPS at 12.05 limit player mirror. Looking to break above, and then take on retest - but getting way to late in the day - no positions after 15:15 (No Trade - not in playbook) Trade Review Goal 1: Playbook Setups Only = PASS Goal 2: No Adjusting = PASS Happy about continuous improvement on my report card. However, was forcing the GPS trade today. Went short on what wasn’t a clear triangle, and then flipped position as it ended up holding, ended up missing the big move down as I was got caught up in the tick by tick action vs big picture. Things I did well: Stick to game plan = report card was passed. Things I did poorly: Forcing setup, small mindset Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 3/3 = 100% 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 3/3 = 100% NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  5. Day 115 - Jun 25 , 2020 17 Tickets 3 Symbols Green Day Personal: Back in the routine, bed early, up early, meditate + read and then Premarket show. Working well Goal for the day: Pass my report card. Playbook trades only and no adjusting stops. Watchlist: RVOL at open: RAD: 980% NCLH: 120% MRNA: 150% (190% at time of trade) Trades NCLH - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle (Sub: Bull Pennant) NCLH had a big gap at the open, found a base in the mid 14s then spiked right at the open. Consolidated and formed triangle. Took it on the breakout, stop below previous pivot low. Took partials at specific levels and then adjusted stop to Breakeven once I hit 2R. Good: Happy with my partials into specific levels. PDC, Infront of big bid at 16 whole number, and 2R. RAD - Long - ABCD (5 and 15min) RAD had a really nice push off open, positive catalysts with very high short float 28%. Found a high and then slowly sold off into VWAP forming ABCD on the 5 and 15 chart. Got long on break of 15.5 level and downward trendline. 1st partial and 2nd partial were unplanned, no need to partial there. 3rd and 4th partialed into HOD levels at 2R. 5th partial was pani partial as I was distracted. Final was on topping volume, and breakdown. Good: Patient, waited for higher low and volume validation, entry on break of lvl 2 offer. Improvement: Need to believe in my plays. There was no reason not to follow my game plan. MRNA - Long - Ascending Triangle Had this on secondary, had a huge flush down then found a bottom - chatroom called it out. Formed an ascending triangle and looked like accumulation so I took it long on the breakout looking for VWAP. Good: Volume validation, confirming on breakout a waiting for bids to step above. Trade Ideas (Missed Trades) 9:42 - RAD Asymmetrical Triangle breakout on volume (Stock called it out) - Winner 9:50 - RAD - Ascending triangle - Winner 10:51 - KBH limit player hold at 29.06 - Neither 11:00 - MRNA - bear pennant - not in playbook 60.4 entry 61.3 stop - Breakeven (1.3R winner) 11:07 - NCLH - Descending triangle-ish / Limit player, wait for 15.45 to break, test 15.33 PDL and short the retest of 15.45 (no entry) 11:53 - EKSO - Chasing Breakout Pullback? Was thinking long risking previous high 8.08 - needed a longer consolidation plus not in playbook. Trade Review Goal 1: Playbook Setups Only = PASS Goal 2: No Adjusting = PASS Felt great today, patience is key for me. Starting to follow my rules and am noticing results. Still thinking about adjusting stops during the trade but holding myself back - allowing my trades to play out rather then getting scared. Next step is to really dive into specific setups and coming up with exit criteria - at the moment I am either exiting at specific/major levels or at 2/3/4 R. Things I did well: Patient, PLAYBOOK SETUPS ONLY!, didn’t trade first 15 minutes, partialed into specific levels for the most part. Things I did poorly: Take profits to quickly on RAD, missed a few great trades - RAD at the open - had Asymmetrical and Ascending triangle..... Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 3/3 = 100% 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 3/3 = 100%
  6. Hey Kendrick thanks for the feedback. Honestly that is something I am battling with right now...I have just recently incorporated triangles into my playbook and am just working on "perfecting" the setups with entry/exit. Still very much a rookie at them.... From the top of my mind, I tend to have a much lower win rate buying before the breakout occurs, but the R/R is considerably better....Now that I have a decent sample size (120+ trades) I will do a deeper dive and look into Win Rate as well as R/R on those trades......as it might statically be better for me to buy in anticipation. Looking forward to a solid review this weekend!!
  7. Day 114 - Jun 24 , 2020 17 Tickets 3 Symbols Green Day Pre-Market Personal: Very well rested, woke up early got my whole AM routine in Watchlist: Watch list was a little bit, but picked a few god ones and stuck with them once market opened. RVOL at open: PLUG - 828% DELL - 1322% INO - 541% FSLY - 330% Trades PLUG - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle (Breakout) Looking strong gapping up with high short interest - Took it long as it broke out from triangle consolidation, stop below VWAP. Thinking this could run. Chased and caught the top - stopped out. Improvement: To Extended - need to wait a little longer to set up a clear play. Failed breakout at 9:41, should get out right away - also need to create an exit rule for this. Think i need to do a review of setup - this seems way to condensed to be a proper triangle. INO (1) - Long - ABCD INO nice push off the open made new high and then pulled into VWAP, took it long as it broke through VWAP on the way back up. Saw big bid at 22 - using that as stop loss. Ended up rejecting off Pre market level and stropped me out. Good: Was patient and followed plan to wait for VWAP test and break back through. Happy with the setup. Improvement: Noticed volume was selling, but this thing is a runner, positive catalyst and high short interest - didn’t want to miss it. INO (2) - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle Breakout Same thesis as previous trade, got in on ABCD a little early…This one was similar but felt more of a triangle. Had a nice tight consolidation took it long with stop below same 22 level with big bids behind it. Got the breakout, partial into 22.95 previous resistance - good. Then took more off at the same level, not a good partial - panic. Took more off at 2R - good, then some more almost right away - this is terrible. Improvement: FOLLOW YOUR PLAN - missed out on 7.4R. Need to recognize that pullbacks are a good thing. Take partials into levels, then BUY BACK when it retests and holds those levels (yellow arrows) first was PMH 22.95 and second was previous HOD. FSLY - Short - Descending Triangle (SUB: VWAP Break n Go) FSLY was looking week, saw the descending triangle form but didn’t catch it in time so wanted to wait for confirmation on retest and reject. Did exactly that - got some slippage on entry but risk was still pretty tight. Broke down Good: Great patience - waited for the right entry with defined risk after confirmed retest and reject from mirror level. Improvement: Need to stick to my exit strategy - first partial was lower than 1R - WTF…... Did not follow my daily prep plan - idea was 73.22 was a major level and to get short if it broke. <------- Detailed Playbook trade Review Trade Review Goal 1: Playbook Setups Only = PASS Goal 2: No Adjusting = PASS Very happy with my day - although I could have done A LOT better on profits as well as my trade management there are a lot of positive takeaways. 2 days in a row now without adjusting stop (have to add a few extra rules into my trading plan for this) but feeling a lot calmer in the trades. One thing I noticed today is I am gun shy when I am in green on the day - don’t want to give back profits? Wants to end the day green? This has to stop - hiding my realized PnL, just showing open positions from now on. Things I did well: Patience on entries, stick with my stops Things I did poorly: Trade management - taking profits too early, missed a few of my playbook setups. Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 4/4 = 100% 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 4/4 = 100%
  8. Very interesting Chris thank you for the feed back. I Definitely need to experiment with MA's a little more. Was getting a little distracted with having too much on my screen so tried to cut back a bit and really focus on price action / LVL 2. But once i am more comfortable I will definitely get those back in there and take a deeper look. Played around with the 9MA on 5min for a few of my trade reviews today and can see what you mean about the over extension and pull back., thanks for bringing it to my attention!!
  9. Day 113 - Jun 23 , 2020 20 Tickets 6 Symbols (too many) Red Day Pre-Market Personal: Tired in AM, was late to premarket show - decided to sleep a bit longer as I realized how fatigued I was. Watchlist: Trades FB - Long - Ascending Triangle Breakout FB hit all time highs, had some FOMO on this one after watching it spike up….went into a ascending triangle and took it on the breakout - Not my style trading FB, QQQs were down and Volume was not validating. Note: Was going to stop out right away, but that would go against my rule of adjusting stop Improvement: There was no reason to be in here. Volume selling, QQQs selling, ATH, not on watchlist - terrible trade GNUS - Long - Bull Pennant (-1 Not in Playbook) GNUS came out with good news in premarket, debt free and has 55M cash on hand. Had its runup 24% and then consolidated, took it on the break of pennant thinking this could rally. Another trade not sure why I am taking it. Looks like a descending triangle, really extended. Lots of daily resistance on the daily. Improvement: Not in playbook, but bull pennant is stronger when its asymmetrical, not looking like a descending triangle Engulfing candle on major selling volume + descending triangle - clear sign not to enter long at this point. AAL - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle Breakout Took AAL as It broke out above 14.06 PM Support on increasing volume. Spy had a huge drop and AAL quickly followed. 3 losses in a row - time for a break. Things aren't going my way. Also Looking strictly at charts, need to get more validation from Vol and Lvl 2. INO - Long - Bull Pennant (-1 Not in Playbook) INO holding PMH and broke through bull pennant, took it long thinking we could see a nice continuation to HOD +. Stopped out, held VWAP and had a huge rally. Improvement: Be PATIENT, Wait for better entry when it pulls back into VWAP. Perfect ABCD entry at VWAP on the 5min.right at the PMH. TBIO - Short - Technical Breakdown (-1 Not in Playbook) Not sure what I was going for here - LOD breakdown on an extended stock with a setup that’s not in my playbook. Brutal FOMO on this one. Only positive is that I Didn’t adjusted my stop until I got my first partial like it says in my playbook. Note: Was thinking of taking it off at breakeven at 11:27, don’t like the price action. SPY pushing think this will be a double bottom and rally (NO ADJUSTING THOUGH). Also my 2/3/4 R placement would have required the stock to move down 20%?!?! WTF….. SPCE - Short - Descending Triangle (Add2Winner) Nice Descending Triangle against 16.85 Base - took it short on the breakdown, not a great fill as I was wanting to see the big bid at 16.85 decrement and get a little tighter entry against that level but sellers blew through the bid on huge size causing slippage. Took off 10% on the extended drop, Add on the retest and rejection of that level (almost 2R size at this point). Quick drop took some off, and then waited until we retested LOD and partialed into drops. Good: Good patience on the re-entry - this is in my game plan, finally confidence to do it. Improvement: Could have added more on the limit player holding 13.87 right at the breakdown level, risking few cents. Trade Review Goal 1: Playbook Setups Only = FAIL Goal 2: No Adjusting = PASS Noticing I'm chasing the top too much - even if its on pullbacks, I need to let it come back down to VWAP and then enter - this would have worked perfectly or would have provided a much better entry on 3 plays (FB, GNUS, INO). Really need to focus on talking myself through plays - doing it sometimes, but others I just enter. Couple of entries were brutal - but working on not adjusting stops in order to stop the bad habit so will have to let them play out. Things I did well: Not adjusting stops, Add2Winner Things I did poorly: Chasing highs, taking trades not in my playbook, not accounting for Risk/Reward before entry. Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 3/6 = 50% 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 6/6 = 100%
  10. Day 112 - Jun 22 , 2020 29 Tickets 4 Symbols Green Day Pre-Market Personal: Felt great and rested up. Couple of days off so was excited to get back into it. Watchlist: RVOL at open: SPCE: 1000% NIO 260: NVTA: 378 up to 1100 5 min in. NVAX 130% Trades SPCE - Long - VWAP Break N Go Took it long as it broke through VWAP and rejected on low volume then started breaking out again. Good: Volume validation, patience Improvement: Got my 2R but then didn’t adjusted, after 2R it should be back to breakeven at the worst. MRNA - Short - Descending Triangle (LOD Scalp) Selling off hard at the open, formed a minor descending triangle got in a bit late wanted to get a entry. Felt a little over extended and Low probability continuation so I took it for a quick scalp. Improvement: For these scalps should be going much tighter risk, larger size and out right away keeping 10% for longer time NVTA - Asymmetrical Triangle Took it on the vol spike breakout as SPY looks like it's turning back up. This could be a nice runner with high short float. Didn’t like the doji reversal candle so I was a bit timid. Took profits into previous high and then again (not sure why the second time…) Continued partialing into highs and then 27 whole number. Adjusted as I gave a fake breakout candle. Improvement: Poor trade management Didn’t follow exit strategy….got up to 4R GPS - Short - Descending Triangle (Sub: 3Bar Setup on the 2nd, -1 Adjusted Stop) Took GPS short on descending triangle as 11.38 BID was decrementing quick. SPY also rolling over, should help. Broke down and came back up. 11.37 seems to be a much stronger level than anticipated. Buyers keep stepping up and ended up close to top ticking my stop loss before drop came. Looks like I Had the ride idea, wrong timing - didn’t get a good entry point on the next descending triangle to I waited for consolidation and took the break toward LOD, tight stop took first partial and stopped at breakeven. SPCE (2) - Long - Ascending triangle (-1 Adjusted Stop missed out on 3.5R) 16.6 Mirror level acting as resistance to top of ascending triangle. Took it as it broke on volume and bids pushed above. Panic covered every single exit, then adjusted stop initial stop was 16.44 - would have held and pushed to 3.5R. Improvement: Good entry with absolutely embarrassing trade management. Ruined my trade. SPCE (3) - VWAP Break and Go (Sub: ABCD intraday, -1 Adjusted Stop) SPCE looking like its ready to continue to upside. Has a nice trendline below holding and acting as support. Held VWAP and looking for push to HOD. Ended up getting in a bit late, entry was break of 17 3bar play out of asymetrical…causing me to have wide stop and getting poor R/R Improvement: Adjusted stop again… Trade Review Goal 1: Playbook Setups Only = PASS (this is a win…seems like first time hitting 100%) Goal 2: No Adjusting = FAIL Took a couple days off and went camping, rested up. Patience started of great.. Then slowly died down. Ended up having absolutely poor trade management which ruined a couple of trades. Ongoing battle with adjusting trades. Implementing a consequence system with severe penalty (10R Donation to a cause that I do not like). Saw this in a video recently, and need to try this. Otherwise I just keep going through, failing my report card with no consequence…losing couple hundo to a cause I do not like should help…..Will update on this. Things I did well: Take My Playbook trades only!!! Finally Things I did poorly: Trade management is killing me…Adjusting stops outside of my trading plan Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 6/6 = 100% 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 3/6 = 50%
  11. Personal: Felt great, had a good rest. A little late to Premarket show but did some meditation and read 101 daily coach. Goals for the day: Watchlist RVOL at open: IRBT - 475% NETE - 17,120% GNU - 489% OXY - 83% Trades GNUS (1) - Short - ABCD Reverse (4.71 stop - 14c) Looking weak with selling volume increasing. , but had a somewhat positive catalyst so I was hesitant - ended up taking short on the bearish doji and as it broke PM support level. Didn’t like the entry as it didn’t quite get up to VWAP and coming right into MA so took some off right away. Left half as this could be a nice drop though - setting up for a descending triangle on 4.4 break. IRBT - Long - Ascending Triangle Breakout (83.78 risk hotkey) Was watching this as it consolidated at highs around 84.5 but didn’t have conviction due to selling volume on the 1min. Ended up breaking out above PMH and holding above, chased it on the breakout thinking we could see a squeeze with a high Short Float (32%). SPY pushing HOD and strength on IRBT breakout. Improvement: Wasn’t a clean triangle, no 3 touches on trendline. Too wide of a stop - need to get tighter stop or better entry Note: Short Float 32% - was looking for a squeeze. OXY (1) - Short - Triple Top (-1 Not in Game Plan, Manual Risk entry) OXY coming up to around same level rejection of previously with buying volume slowly decreasing. Took half size looking to add once it breaks VWAP to test LOD, stopped out. Improvement: Not in my game plan - deserved loss. GNUS (2) - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle (-1 Adjusted Stop) Sold off but found support at 200MA made tripled bottom and tested VWAP, forming an asymmetrical triangle. Took it as it broke through VWAP and previous high looking to test HOD. Wasn’t too happy with my entry as I placed my stop too far - covered into pops and left the rest to run as it broke and failed to hold VWAP. Improvement: Very poor R/R due to wide stop. Needed to break HOD above 5.1 to get 2R… OXY (2) - Long - Bull Flag (-1 Not in Playbook, -1 Adjusted Stop = missed out on 5R because of it) OXY was pulling back off its highs setting up a flag below PDC. Initially thinking short, but all the selling was bought right up on - 5min candles were obvious. Took the breakout as it held above the trendline and sold into PDC quick pop. Ended up adjusting stop as SPY was turning over. Partial is good into a level, but absolutely no reason to be adjusting here…puking the trade right into support… Improvement: ADJUSTING STOP KILLED ME HERE - same old bad habit ruins the trade. Notes: .21c risk, 18.17 stop vs 18.38 entry - 18.8 2R, 19.01 3R, 19.22 4R, 19.43 5 R GNUS (3) - Short - Asymmetrical Triangle Stopped out on my long, and was looking for potential short as we broke VWAP looking for LOD break. Shorting right into the 50MA on the 5 min. Was working and saw this breakdown down, didn’t have a clear plan and chased it, just went short with stop above the VWAP break N go level - poor entry. Cover as 4.5 big bid dropped but reclaimed on large vol. and then again as we broke downtrend Improvement: Can't be chasing this - especially when I was distracted. VWAP Break N Go would have even a better entry with same stop but much tighter risk. SPY (1) - Long - 3 Bar Play 5 min (-1 Not in Playbook, -1 Adjusted Stop = missed out on 11R + because of it) SPY was looking strong, took it as it broke out from tight consolidation on the 5 min with a tight stop. Looking for it to test PDC. 1st partial as soon as it popper - way too quick, 2nd partial adjusted as lots of volume came in but failed to push, and 3rd was adjusted stop. Way too much over managing…no reason to be covering, just panicking and taking risk off for absolutely no reason. Improvement: Micromanaging killed the trade. Panic covering on all 3 partials. Notes: 302.89 stop, 303.32 entry, 43c risk, 304.18 2R, 304.61 3R, 305.04 4R, 308.05 11 R SPY (2) - Short - Technical Breakdown (-1 Not in Playbook, -1 Adjusted Stop) Absolutely no reason to be short here other than "Extended"…volume is selling after that jump - adjusted my stop instantly as I realized this was not a good trade. Improvement: shouldn’t even be taking this why am I shorting market backed on positive news and volume spike, with trump set to speak very shortly. OXY - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle (-1 Adjusted Stop) Not a great entry as my stop is super wide. Probability of this spiking up to .34 maybe .45 is high, would need SPY to go on a tear if I want this to breakout Note: Why did I put my stop so far? Could have done 19.14 or 19.09…. Put it way too far out forcing me to get a huge move. Stoped out as it curled down Trade Review Goal 1: Playbook Setups Only = FAIL Goal 2: No Adjusting = FAIL Did a big review over the weekend, and stats couldn't be any clearer. My 2 Daily Report Card goals are my 2 biggest reasons for my losses. I came into today really excited and focused, looking to stick with ONLY PLAYBOOK SETUPS and Not Adjusting stops. In order to do this I am looking to implement talking my self through every trade (did not do today). First thing in the In AM felt a little better only trading my setups (2 trades) feeling patient until I got into OXY on a triple top - no confirmation no nothing, shooting star doji got me excited and went down hill from there. Things I did well: Consistent position sizing, consciously starting to think about the setup when I put it in (not enough) Things I did poorly: Sticking to my game plan, trade management - was micromanaging positions WAY too much, not talking my self through the trade and checklist. Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 4/9 = 44% 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 5/9 = 44% NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  12. Day 106 - Jun 12 , 2020 31 Tickets 3 Symbols Red Day Personal: Decent rest, felt great and ready for the morning. Watchlist: Trades PLAY (1,2) - Short - Failed Pop (-1 Adjusted Stop, -2 Not in Playbook) 1.Was looking for an ABCD if it made it to VWAP - but formed a bearish doji so took it on the break on the failed pop - got too excited and took it too early, stopped out. 2. Broke down through LOD, same thing was waiting for a pop back into VWAP for an ABCD - doji came and I made the exact same mistake….wtf Improvement: Need to have patience - this is not my setup, exact same FOMO happened twice, knew I need to wait then got in once bearish doji formed…brutal. ABCD happened on the 5min, if I waited for the VWAP test and reject could have had a perfect ABCD OXY (1) - Long - Technical Breakout (Chasing, -1 Not in Playbook) So I recently implemented a DAS time limit - 5min rule at the open without trading in order to let price discovery happen - stats validate this. Saw a nice reversal with hammers coming off PMSupport, tried to enter but DAS rejected order. Was choked that I missed the hammer bottom, ORB….it broke out, then consolidated above PMH was looking to get in after first hammer but decided not to as it would have been chasing, another hammer formed and exactly what happened - FOMO chased HOD breakout. Partialed quick as I realized I was chasing and stopped out for a loss AAL (1) - ABCD (SUB: Double bottom W off VWAP, -1 Adjusted Stop) AAL sold off and then pushed to HOD, came back into VWAP consolidated there gave me a decent entry for ABCD up to HOD. Took it long with stop below previous consolidation, SPY started to drop so I panic covered half of the position, held the VWAP (as I was initially anticipating) and moved up - added the risk back on. Covered quick into pops as I didn’t want to give any back, and held the rest till it confirmed lower low. Improvement: STOP ADJUSTING, same story over and over…took a loss on a partial for no reason. OXY (2) - Short - Technical Breakdown off Asymmetrical Triangle OXY weak broke below VWAP and couldn’t get back above, too it short as it was breaking down but then realized we were heading into previous support levels and into MA's - seemed like a low probability play and didn’t like the R/R so I took it off - happy with the decision. Tried to hold up formed a narrow candle, and then tried ot push but rejected, giving me confirmation for the short so I put the short back on. Sold into LOD , then panicked on the 2nd cover thinking we might bounce. Then again into PML, and again panicked thinking we would bounce…left the final partials into extended moves. Good: Happy with taking the risk off, and then adding once it confirmed and gave me a better R/R. Improvement: No need to be covering twice into the same level (2nd cover and 4th). Trade management is hurting me on these winners. A trade like this should make your day…..but due to heavy partialing it was just average. AAL (2) - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle (-1 Adjusted Stop, Manual entry) AAL looking to break out from Asymmetrical triangle took it as it brook through trend and VWAP on volume. volume looks like its all buying on the 5min but lots of selling on the 1min and SPY rejected off VWAP - took half off. And then got stopped out. Formed a small ascending triangle after the shakeout - took it long (manual risk size - 1/4size) and got the pop, sold into it and held final bit for close. Improvement: Need to be taking same risk on every trade. Out of this trade - full size on loser, 1/4 size on winner….winner looks much better, but the overall trade was red. Trade Review Feel like I am making progress on a few things, but then again feel like I'm so far away from being consistent. Just cant seem to shake a few habits, FOMO, Impatience and Adjusting stops. I have also noticed I have been getting into some great moves 5R+ but my trade management kills the returns as I partial to heavy, or too quickly. 2 great trades - both playbook trades, could have taken advantage of them a little more by following exit plan. 2 terrible trades - PLAY, chased both times, not in playbook, rooki 2 Decent trades - AAL end of day breakouts, would take these again - but need a better exit strategy. Things I did well: Holding on for the bigger move, Consistent risk sizing Things I need to improve: No more Adjusting stops, Sticking to my playbook setups only, partialing to early (sticking to my exit plan) Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 3/6 = 50% 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 3/6 = 50% NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN Thanks Tom - will change it up from here.
  13. Hey Guys - changed the way I import the images. Think its a little clearer this way and easier to see. Thoughts?
  14. Day 105 - Jun 11 , 2020 30 Tickets 3 Symbols Red Day Personal: Good sleep, meditated, read 101 daily coach - ready to go. Watchlist: Had a few good stocks on the watchlist, but a few too many which didn't allow me to complete watchlist fully. Trades MRNA (1) - Long - 5ORB (-1 Not in Playbook) MRNA was looking for an ABCD at 9:34 - didn’t fit criteria of 5 min rule. Took it on a 5 min orb (technical Breakout as it broke through PMH. Stopped out. Improvement: Not in my playbook, not comfortable with these, chasing hoping for a pop. Need to study these and test in afterhours SIM in order to implement properly F (1) - Short - Double Top (Lvl 2 - Offers holding and stepping down with size, -1 Not in Playbook) F was heavy on the offer from the 6.46 Premarket level, took it short as it confirmed the double top. Offer keeps stepping down, bids would drop and offer would continue stepping down with size. Didn’t like the 5min volume, but 1min shows sellers have come in. Idea was to take some off if offers get lifted. Took some off as 6.33 Bids held quite strong and took the offers easily. SPY making its way down which should help. Took more off as I didn’t like bids stepping up liftin offers. 3rd cover was panic cover thinking we held VWAP - no reason. Held the rest for levels made in Pre market. Good: Validation with Levels (PM level), Level 2, Volume Improvement: Trade Management - LET THEM PLAY OUT!!! No reason to be taking 2/3rd partials. ACB - Short - Descending Triangle (-1 Adjusted Stop) ACB has lots of room to run to the downside, no catalyst and very little volume (could be easily manipulated)But like the volume gap between 13.34 and 12.15. Big bid at 13.30 think it will get taken out and then test 13. Wide stop, might tighten if it breaks 13.30 and tries to come back. Adjusted stop to break of that level - playing PnL here otherwise could have let this run all day. With a few good areas to add. Improvement: Stop adjusting your stops, keeps ruining your trades over and over. DO NOT PLAY YOUR PNL. MRNA (2) - Long - Channel breakout (-1 Not in Playbook) Not sure what setup this is….but Liked the pushing up against 63.2 and took it as it was about to breakout, 63.2 ended up holding and dropped to stop me out. Came back up this time I noticed 63.2 break and bids stepping above so I took it long. Consolidated a big and then spiked - took half off into VWAP. Added on the pullback as volume was decreasing. Came back down to the mirror level at 63.2 and had a refreshing bid - was thinking to add again. Stopped out. Improvement: Need to be more patient on the add - once it comes down to 63.22 and holds and then breaks from tight consolidation rather than getting excited and jumping in first pullback. F (2) - Short - Descending Triangle (Lvl 2, bids dropping offers stepping down, -1 Adjusted Stop) HUGE offer on Lvl 2 stepping down the whole way…short as soon as the level broke, Took the big bid out on heavy volume but then buyers came right back and lifted the offers. Took half off as that happened - didn’t like fake breakdown got scared out of position, adjusted the rest and stopped out - top tick. Ended up come back down, took it short again through the same level and covered into drops - same thing volume came in thinking its bottom, so I got out most of it. Left partial on, and took it off when we failed to retest previous low. Good: Validating setup with clear level 2 signal. Put risk back on as the setup was still valid. Improvement: No need to adjust the stop here. Opportunity: Need to be adding into the Retest, my stats show that this is a profitable trade, especially after taking partials. Offers a much more defined risk. F (3) - Short - Mirror Level breakdown (-1 Adjusted stop, -1 Not in Playbook)6 Looking weak off VWAP rejection but didn’t have conviction. Came down and broke through the Mirror level and I chased a short with a wide stop, looking to add. Had an idea that it might hold 6.21 level and do a bounce and to short on 2nd try…but seemed weak and had the MA cross so I took it short.. Adjusted stop (again….), stopped out and then took it again on the next short. Getting out of control here noticing im catching the rookie trades…short the breakdown now Improvement: Adjusting stop, adjusting stop, adjusting stop - when will this stop….Taking losses for nothing. Also taking the rookie excitement trades shorting the breakdown. Trade Review Felt good throughout the day, but still making many stupid mistakes. Adjusting stops 3 times - every single time I got stopped out, but my initial stop would have turned out to be winners. I have been taking less impulse trades which I am happy with however, still taking random setups which are not in my playbook, and that have proved to be poor setups for me statically. This weekend will be a heavy review weekend, re-schedule my daily tasks. Feel like im spending too much time on things that aren't that useful. Looking to incorporate more SIM trading sessions at night, hitting up previous plays and working on Entry and Exits. Things I did well: Validate with Volume and Level 2, better job of leaving the trade on for the bigger move. Things I Need to improve: Trade Management (Trading my PnL, Adjusting stops, impatient adds) Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 2/6 = 33% 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 3/6 = 50% (all 3 would have been winners) NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  15. Day 104 - Jun 10 , 2020 41 Tickets 4 Symbols Green Day Personal: Felt good in the morning, rested, did research but went for a much different watchlist today. Lower priced, lower float. Watchlist: Trades GNUS (1) - Long - ABCD (Manual Entry, broken rule - trade first 5 min) Took ABCD off VWAP thinking we could see a rally through to HOD. Pre-mature, got FOMO and took it too early and stopped out as it wasn’t a true ABCD. Improvement: Broke a few rules - didn’t wait for 5 minutes to close, also to sudden of a move - want to see it slowly come back to VWAP on light vol. NKLA - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle / Bull Flag NKLA sold off at the open but had a nice engulfing on strong volume making its way to VWAP. Consolidated and formed a Bull Wedge above VWAP and Premarket Support with volume validation, took it long on the breakout. Pushed but failed to breakout, took partial off as I didn’t like the price action, and covered rest at VWAP Break. Good: I like this setup - validation from VPoC, Volume and VWAP and also a potential runner. CHWY (1) - Long - VWAP Break N Go CHWY was consolidating at LOD around 49 - saw the fake breakdown hammer on volume and wanted to go long - missed the nice move. Ended up breaking through VWAP and consolidated just above, pullback on lower volume validating strength. Took it on the breakout with increased volume. First partial was onn fake breakout thinking it was coming down. Spoked up again and sold on the next 1min low. Made its way through PDC but was looking for HOD for final partial. Improvement: Too wide of a stop, 2R was just at all time high - not a hit probability play. GNUS (2) - Long - Ascending Triangle GNUS testing 5.2 multiple times at the open but rejected and broke down. Came back up tested and dropped. Finally it broke through but bids couldn’t hold - next candle they pushed through and held above so I went long. Sold into pop, came back to retest breakout point - NEED TO ADD, held on covered more into HOD pops, and into PMH in front of 5.8. Came back down was patient with the final, did an add but had a hotkey error and sold right away, so put the risk back on, had a fake breakout and due to poor avg I just took it all off. Good: Overall great trade. Waited for Bids to break above and hold through that level. Sold into pops and important levels. Volume validation, VWAP and VPoC close to Apex - perfectly played. Improvement: Definitely need to be adding on that pullback into the level, should be at 2x full size either there, or on the minor consolidation just above there. Also need to do a better job of adding. I like the place im adding for the pop into HOD - but hotkeys need to be better. CHWY (2) - Long - Reversal (Mirror Level, -1 Not in Playbook, -1 Adjusted Stop) CHWY sold off and caught support right at PML and mirror level at 50. Held there for a bit and broke down on minor volume and got bought right up. Took it long as it broke out off a hammer on 5 min after what looked like holding the PM support level. Improvement: Cant be adjusting stop here - let the stock play out. SPY - Short - Technical Breakdown (-1 Not in Playbook, Playing PnL, Manual Entry) Was busy with work all day, then noticed SPY selling off heavy into the close. Saw it as it was coming to PDL with a big bid supporting it. Bid was decrementing with velocity, so I took it short on the breakdown for quick scalp into the close - target just under 319 at 2 previous reversal pivots. Good: Reading level 2 Improvement: Playing PnL - was just under breakeven, took this as a scalp to come out green - this is a terrible habit, need to stop doing this. Trade Review Felt good today, although PnL was slightly green Had a few nice setups, stuck to the game plan majority of the trades. Things I did well: Wait for confirmation on my playbook setups, looking for multiple validation points (VWAP, VPoC, Level 2, Volume) Things I Need to improve: Follow rules - NO trading in first 5 mins, Taking my setups only, have to be on point with my hotkeys, need to do a better job of planning the trade R/R before jumping in. Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 4/6 = 66% 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 4/6 = 66% NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  16. Day 103 - Jun 9 , 2020 41 Tickets 4 Symbols Red Day Personal: At computer late again. Watchlist was created last minute. Did not feel ready.....still traded. Need to be more cognisant of this and sit the first 15-30out. Trades BYND (1) - Short - Technical Breakdown (-1 Not in Playbook, Manual Entry) Was looking for this to come back up to VWAP for a tighter entry. Ended up taking the short on the breakdown. Took partial off as I didn’t like the wick. Rest I was looking to cover into 147.45 level (monthly high) M (1) -Short - ABCD off Mirror Level (Manual Entry) M Sold off and caught a bit at the open around 10. Broke through the mirror level and went to retest - took it short off that level, thinking we would retest LOD, Took it off at previous low and then target - PDC. M (2,3) - Long - Reversal and Double Bottom (-2 Not in Playbook, Manual Entries) Taking M long off PDC big bids, SPY pushing higher. Tight risk, thinking we could see a nice reversal up back to 10ish, (14risk 37c gain). Sold in panic, coming right down to support. Poor trade here - just didn’t like the volume selling off. Going against my playbook, when I would have been looking for a Descending Triangle, ended up taking it long. Lots of support below at 9.55-9.5. Also SPY looks like it wants higher. SPY went higher but M selling off, confirmation I shouldn't be in here. BA (1,2) - Short - Technical Breakdown / Failed Pops (-2 Not in Playbook, revenge trading) SPY dropping, and BA overall weak. Rejected off premarket level - thinking we could come down to test LOD. Idea was to let it be, come back above VWAP and breakdown again. Ended up taking it as it broke down through 220 on heavy volume - FOMO, stopped out. Short again, as it broke down through VWAP second time, stopped out. Sticking with this short trying to force it, took it again on the double shooting star doji - stopped out. Improvement: Need to do a 2 strikes and you are out rule. I notice I tend to do this 1-2x a week, and all end up being losers. Revenge trading - emotional. M (4) - Long - Ascending Triangle (Manual Entry) Small size, didn’t like overall trend. But thought we could see it come back up to VWAP - volume, VWAP and PDC was validating the move. Broke down and stopped below PDC. M (5) - Short - Descending Triangle Took M Short into the Descending triangle, got the break and covered into LOD. Consolidated and formed another triangle so I added looking for the continuation breakdown. Stopped out at breakeven. Good: Solid setup, happy with covered and the add. BA (3) - Long - Ascending Triangle Took it long into the 50MA on the 1 min, thinking it will hold. 223.80 level to strong of a seller. AAL (1) - Long - Technical Breakout (-1 Not in Playbook) Took it long as it looked like it was breaking out, making higher highs and lows above the VWAP and VPOC. Didn’t get the breakout, rejected off trendline and stopped me out. AAL (2) - Short - Asymmetrical Triangle Took it short once it broke through marked level and VPoC and rejected that level. Was looking to add one rejection of that level - didn’t have the confidence too. Rode it down and covered in front of 18.1 bid. Left the rest on to Breakeven. Improvement: Got to 2R - no way I should be giving back all the way to Breakeven. BYND (2) - Long - Descending Triangle Break (-1 Not in Playbook) Was on a steady down trend and then hit premarket low and bounced, with exhaustion volume followed by a hammer - bottoming sign. Waited for it to hold PML and then break through trendline and got long. Took partial off into 157 and left the rest run till my stop loss. Improvement: Ended up being a losing trade due to size I left on till the end - need to have better management here. Took partial, and the rest should be at Breakeven? BA (4) - Short - Lvl2 / Technical Breakdown (Bids at 217 getting taken out, Manual Entry, -1 Not in Playbook) Didn’t follow my rules - no trading in last 15 minutes. But saw BA breaking down heading into a big bid at 217 - bid was decrementing so I hit it before the drop, added again as we had top wicks. Closed into the close and then again shortly after. Improvement: Shouldn’t be taking this into the close. Trade Review Had a tough day today, problem was with trade management and Position sizing. Taking difference size trades, which is causing me to hold on to positions even though I have reached my 2/3/4R due to size of them being considerably smaller than others. Still having the same problem with taking too many random setups. Not sure how I am going to battle this one….honestly just cant figure it out, get too excited and take rookie trades. Things I did well: Notice a few great playbook opportunities - M (ABCD), M (descending Triangle), AAL - Asymmetrical Triangle. Things I need to improve: CONSISTANT POSITION SIZING, MY PLAYBOOK TRADES ONLY, STICK TO EXIT PLAN Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 4/12 = 41% 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 12/12 NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  17. Day 102 - June 8 , 2020 36 Tickets 4 Symbols Green Day Personal: Good nights sleep, meditated, read 101 daily coach in AM. A little late to premarket show, didn't complete full watchlist - but mentally felt good. Watchlist: RVOL at open BA: 280% BYND: 77% at open, but got up to over 150% shortly WORK: 237% ENOB: 50,000% ? Trades WORK (1) - Long - Reversal (-1 Not in Playbook, Manual risk entry) SPY pushing up, and had 31 level drop the bid and reclaim, took it long on break of hammer. Small position. Missed the breakdown so wanted to get back in on it. Improvement: Missed the ideal entry on the breakdown at 31.50 then wanted to get in as a revenge for missing it - ideal entry is momentum short here on break of 31. WORK (2) - Short - Technical Breakdown (-1 Not in Playbook, Manual risk entry) After missing the first short and chasing a long to get stopped out, volume was validating a continued breakdown, weak buying on the pullback and increasing selling on the breakdown. I realized this could break so got short on the breakdown against previous day low , stopped out. not following my rules - this is right at previous day low which I should have played. Improvement: Had PDL marked as well as 30.50 half number….did not follow my rules and had FOMO WORK (3) - Short - VWAP Bounce and Reject (-1 Not in Playbook, 1- Adjusted Stop, Manual risk entry) Was thinking of letting WORK go as I didn’t have a good read on it, untill we had a failed breakout and shooting star doji around the mirror level. Took it short on the rejection. Covered partial in front of 31, and the rest at Breakeven. WORK (4) - Long - Mirror Level (-1 Not in Playbook, Manual risk entry) Took WORK long off Mirror level 31.35 which was support in past. Acted as resistance troughing the day and now looks like a refreshing bid there. SPY has been on down trend, but looked like it did a double bottom bounce off VWAP WORK (5) - Long - Ascending Triangle (Manual risk entry) Struggled to break through 31.5 level but working at it with increasing volume. Finally broke through took it long. Didn’t quite get to my first target due to wide stop - stopped out on huge wick. Improvement: Ideal entry is the retest of that 31.50 level (Wick) WORK (6) - Long - Ascending Triangle (Manual risk entry) Last trade of the day, wasn’t thinking straight and got caught chasing a FOMO play on WORK…32 was refreshing over and over hit with size a few times but wouldn’t lit. Finally lifted but I didn’t want to chase. Saw it try to sell off but then get bought back up to I took it on the next breakout. Stopped out below wick. Improvement: Should not be chasing this in the final 10 minutes - absolutely no need. BYND (1) - Long - Technical Breakout (-1 Not in Playbook, 1- Adjusted Stop) Watching BYND and BA - both moving up on strength, missed the ABCD on BYND. Ended up taking the breakout. Did not follow my entry - no risk calc. Sold into the pop, then formed indecision candle on fake breakout followed by a few bearish dojis - out on the break of 143.7 which looked like a held bid dropped. Improvement: Need to have confidence and buy the ABCD Hammer - was watching it just didn’t pull trigger, wanted closer to VWAP BA - Long - Ascending Triangle (Lvl 2, refreshing offer, Hotkey Entry) Took it long into 230 limit player. Spy wasn’t helping me here so I Panicked…spy breaking LOD but looking to bounce off 200MA. Calculated move was into 234 (2R) BYND (2,3) - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle (Add on momentum, -1 Adjusted Stop) Took it long on the break through 144 on large vol, looking for it to break through HOD+. Consolidated a little more and gave m a chance to add - should have taken it. Broke out and covered into HOD in front of 145, and then broke out again but formed indecision candle with extreme volume - covered another 1/3 thinking this could be the top. Then covered final Infront of level I had marked on the daily (monthly high). Consolidated around that daily level but seemed a little extended so I took half size into the APEX, and added a momentum lot as we broke out. Covered a little too quick into HODs, and adjusted stop. Had extreme volume but small wick - showed anomaly so I tightened stop and got stopped out. Good: These are perfect setups. Strong buying throughout, low volume on pullbacks, confirmed trend. Improvement: Need to let part of the trade run or breakeven. Could have had a real nice winner here as it continued up another 10+ points. BYND (4) - Long - Bull Flag (-1 Not in Playbook, Manual risk entry) BYND strong all day, thinking we could see another rally to HOD as SPY was pushing up. Took it on break of bull flag, covered into previous level. Hit HOD but thought we had more space to fun, stopped out on the rest at Breakeven. ENOB - Short - Failed Pop (Potential Descending triangle-ish, -1 Not in Playbook, -1 Adjusted Stop, Manual risk entry) Not on watchlist, not in my playbook, tiny size. Overall wasn’t happy putting this trade on. Lots of things could have went wrong here - only thing I liked was volume validation, increasing selling, decreasing buying and it being over extended quite a bit which could see some nice continuation - ended up getting out early. Trade Review Overall was a pretty good day. Continuing to see the playbook trades statistically beating all my trades. But struggling to stay to my plan. LISTEN TO YOUR STATS WORK was absolutely brutal for me today, kept fighting the trend, catching a knife, and then shorting into major support. Step back look at the bigger picture - also noticing My first 15 minutes seems to be pretty rough. Implementing a no trading rule first 5 minutes, and last hour - I seem to be too excited and jumping into poor setups at open, and losing mental power to control bad trades at close. Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 5/12 = 41% 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 8/12 = 66% NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  18. Day 100 - June 4, 2020 14 Tickets 3 Symbols Green Day Personal: Went to bed late, didn't get enough sleep so decided to skip open as I was running on 5 hours. Slept in, got around 7hours, felt good after that. MU (1) - Long - Technical Breakout (-1 Not in Playbook) Didn’t do AM research…came in late and first 2 mins I took a trade on MU breakout…wtf? Took it chasing the breakout poor R/R, exactly the same thing that happen at 10:43 - fake breakout and engulfing, stopped me out shortly. Improvement: BE PATIENT, don’t jump into the first thing you see. WORK - Short - Failed Pop (-1 Not in Playbook) Broke LOD and bounce off a line I had from few days ago - weak buying volume, and then doji and rejection, short on break of the next candle. Cover into LOD breaks. Not my setup, and have been trading poorly lately so cover quick to build back confidence. Stopped out at B/E for final partial. MU (2) - Short - Descending Triangle MU looking weak trying to break through 50.50-50.55 but bids were supporting it over and over. Took a started position short as it had a bear doji looking like it reversed off the top trend line. Stop out as it broke above. Improvement: "Don’t ever assume a stock is going drop just because it looks weak", level was strong kept holding. DAL - Long -Technical Breakout (-1 Not in Playbook) Airlines just ripping..AAL leading up 35%+, took DAL Long as it has nice buying volume on the 5min validating strength and coming into HOD - stop at 31.94 below previous pivot - 1c away from stop (usually get stopped). Realized this was just a FOMO chase but could still be explosive, so took Small size. Ended up adding to it as making hammers and looking to breakout again as AAL isn't holding back at all. Lots of resistance at 32.5 level took it as we broke above. Indecision doji with exhaustion volume on the 1min was a clear sign to get out - but left rest on until breakeven. Todays review Today I had much higher patience than lately (more sleep, less time at the screen). Will be experimenting with this, trying to get minimum 7hours and cutting out trading mid day as I seem to exhaust my decision making, and end up making TERRIBLE decision or unable to control myself from entering trades. Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 3/4 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 4/4 NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  19. Day 99 - June 3, 2020 41 Tickets 7 Symbols Red Day Watchlist Trades CRWD (1) - Descending Triangle (Break from trendline, (-1 Not in Playbook) Took CRWD as it broke throug downtrend, broke above VVWAP, tested VWAP on quick drop but got bought back up and broke previous candle high. Sold into Pop and into PMH. Stopped out below VWAP on original stop. CRWD (2) - Short - Failed Pop (-1 Not in Playbook) Short CRWD after huge sellof, and inability to break back above PML. Was looking to hold this, but for some reason got stopped out when I went to enter a trade on MU. (Use the same montage but change symbols - this has happened multiple times, need to figure out whats going on here). Went to cover partial as I didn’t like price action and realized I was already stopped out for some reason so took the mistake order off by covering. CRWD (3) - Long - Double Bottom (-1 Not in Playbook, -1 Adjusted Stop) CRWD looked like it set a double bottom holding previous day high. Looking for Retest of VWAP + HOD. Didn’t like the heard rejection and reversal candle on the push up so I covered partial. Let the rest ride - out into VWAP. And then again at Breakeven. Improvement: Need to stop adjusting stops, panic while managing trades…. MU - Short -Technical breakdown (Stock operator called it out) MU Weak into LOD, broke through 47.55 and then the bid at 47.5 was getting hit hard so took it short in front of that thinking we could see a drop. Bid dropped and reclaimed, stopped me out above previous high. SPCE - Short - Descending Triangle (secondary watchlist, anticipation) Limit player at 15.45 to the penny, thinking we could break it took a short as bid looked like it was decrementing. Clearly size was too big buyer stepped up, stopped me out and off to the races from there. LYFT (1) - Long - Ascending Triangle Broke through, took a small amount of shares as it had major volume and held. Will add once we retest 35. Shakeout and rally? Improvement: Was looking to take it before breakout as it was showing strength over and over again holding into APEX, but confidence was weak as last couple days have been losers after losers. LYFT (2) - Short - Double Top (Reversal, -1 Not in Playboo) Was long LYFT but started looking toppy with a couple of shooting star dojis getting put in into the gap close of 35.5ish. Took it on the 1min breakdown on rejection and worked out instantly. Covered into major drop and then again as itr looked like 35.10 was holding. Final partial as it looked like a failed breakdown and hammers on the 5min at VWAP. WMG - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle and Ascending Triangle Took it long as we broke asymmetrical triangle on buying strength. Took partials way to quick…..left partial to ride, and then came up against 30 hitting it over and over, finally looked like the offer was decrementing so I took it long to get back to full size - shakeout came and I stopped out. Realized it was a shakeout and was hesitant to get in on the next test of 30…ended up breaking and I got in once it broke. Partial into original target and then break of 30 level. Improvement: Got long as I noticed strength, but didn’t wait for the shakeout before adding - be patient, especially as your in the profit, and have 25% left - ended up taking a loss on this due to VERY BAD trade management. LYFT (3) - Long - Ascending Triangle Got out of my short, and it came up to 35 which has been a major intraday level. Pushing up against it and then had a shakeout candle, Got bought back up so I took it long thinking we could break back up to HOD., stopped out below the shakeout candle. Improvement: Ignored the volume - selling volume coming in. With such a strong resistance, better to hold off and let it confirm. DAL - Long - Ascending Triangle Took DAL long into HOD breakout on the ascending triangle. Not a great setup pushing into end of day, not much time left and lots of selling volume coming in - forcing it. BA - Long - Ascending Triangle Same thing as DAL - was forcing trades….BA strong all day, thinking we could break HOD and rally into the close in order to win back some losses…chasing. CRWD -Short - Descending Triangle Scalp Continuing my over trading, noticed weakness in CRWD, short in anticipation of breaking through previous low and covered into the close on drops. Not a trade I should be making. Todays review Hesitancy due to poor trading lately….and trade management is killing me, few great trades but the way I manage them is emotional, FOMO. Once again got into some sort of phase at the close and ended up chasing multiple stocks - tends to happen at the open and the close. Might be better for me to close trading first 15 and last 30…..never seems to benefit me. Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 7/12 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 11/12 NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  20. Day 98, June 22020 29 Tickets 5 Symbols Red Day Goals for the day: ONE GOOD TRADE, that’s all you need. Focus on 1 good ORB, 1 good ABCD, 1 good triangle. Watchlist: Trades WORK (1)- Long - Support Bounce? (-1 Not in Playbook) WORK strong in PM, coming back down to PM support at 38.3. Dropped down, and found support at 38 and looked like buyers stepping up so I bought as bids pushed back above 38.3 support. Stopped out with slippage below 38 level. Improvement: Did not use my hotkey, took on more risk than I was supposed to. Also did not wait for a clear sign - trying to catch a falling knife, dangerous game which hasn’t paid off for me….. WORK (2) - Ascending Triangle / Asymmetrical Triangle ish (-1 Adjusted Stop) WORK setting up for a Ascending triangle above VWAP and VPoC - strong signal. Took it a little early, with a super wide stop, thinking I wouldn’t get stopped. Ended up adjusting as I didn’t like the drop. Was going to wait for the breakout but heard it called out in chat and got too excited as it confirmed my bias so I entered early. Improvement: Wait for my setup, don’t get FOMO just because someone else is getting into it. PATIENCE NCLH - Long - Double Bottom Took NCLH as it looked like it made a double bottom off PML, looked like 17.6 level dropped and reclaimed for a fake breakdown and looking to rally. Ended up getting stopped out next candle.. Idea was to put stop below wick low under 17.5 but that would have been too wire. Improvement: Not my setup - not a clear double bottom, should not be taking this. MGI - Descending Triangle (-1 Adjusted Stop) Took it on the rejection off trendline. Will cover into 3.31 which is intraday support/baseline. Was looking at WU they were both going down, thinkin we could see a break as soon as that limit player at 3.31 is taken out. Improvement: Took it in anticipation, and too far from the APEX. Also not sure why I was giving it just a wide stop, I adjusted it cut the loser a little quicker - initial stop was few cents higher - way too far. PFE (1, 2)- Long - Ascending Triangle PFE looking strong, market was turning over but PFE showing relative strength - pushing up to highs and kept getting bought on every selling attempt. Gto in as we approached Apex, stopped out on the shakeout. Tried it again as it continued to push up with MA's coming into the APEX - dropped on shakeout, but I had wider stop - partial as it looked like 36 wasn’t going to make it. Then added that same size as 36 held and broke out and got stopped out below 35.9 support DKS - Short - Descending Triangle DKS has bounced off PDC couple of times, also the 20)MA on the 5min, which has now turned and acting as resistance. Took it short as we broke down looking to retest LOD with 36.5 acting as resistance with some solid size on the offer. Ended up catching bottom tick and getting supported. Stopped out - not sure why I adjusted stop here….. WORK (3) - Long - Breakout Pullback (Mirror Level, -1 Not in Playbook) Took it long in anticipation of PDC (mirror level) break as volume was picking up on the buying side. . Lots of resistance above, 200MA on 5, PDH and VWAP - if it breaks could be a nice runner. Good: Trying out strategies that I have noticed in past off specific levels on small size I can like Improvement: Need to be careful taking this into this much resistance. PFE (3) - Long - Ascending Triangle / breakout pullback. Not the best ascending triangle, but had 3 wick touches, and had nice spikes after each out - thinking we could see the same thing. Loss is loss of 36 level. SPY also moving up recovered off the big drop. Ended up consolidation and taking me out before moving higher into the close. WORK (4) - Long - Ascending Triangle Took it long as it has been strong into the 38.13 level. Thinking we would breakout. Volume validation with increasing buying. But SPY took a huge dump - holding it back a bit, relative strengh though. Had a nice shakeout candle on high volume - sign of buyers stepping up, that would be the ideal entry right after that.. Wanted to add to it, but the Qs looked like they rejected from High. Broke out to the 38.3 level which ended up being a huge rejection - partial into it. Consolidated for a bit, didn’t take any more off on next break of 38.30 level thinking we would push to 39. Sold as we had a few bearish dojis, and then sold into next 38.30 push, final sell was into EOD - didn’t have confidence to hold….hits my target at PMH at 39.5…… Good: Noticed strength on Lvl 2, lots of selling but buyers kept buying and buying. Todays Review Notice I'm having troubles at the open - jumping in and starting off red off of plays that aren't in my playbook. So I sized up this week, and have been taking losses after losses, seems like I just can't pick a winner. I am still seeing decent setups, but just not taking them because of increase size. Taking positions and PnL off my screen so I don’t look at that as It must have an impact subconsciously. Things I did well: Let the winner ride (work), taking risk adjusted positions. Things I need to improve: Being more composed at the open, not jumping in the first thing I see - let discovery play out, then hit your plays. ABCD then Triangles. Level 2 validation. Stick to the stocks you are watching (MGI - could have avoided a loss) Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 6/9 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 6/9 NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  21. Day 97 - June 1, 2020 25 Tickets 6 Symbols Red Day Watchlist Trades AAL (x4) - Short - Forcing (Descending Triangle, Breakdown, Double top?, -3 Not in Playbook) Not sure what to call this…Christmas tree trading at its worst…Took it in premarket as it was hitting 10.7 repeatedly and looked like bid was getting eaten, thinking we could break through. Didn’t like the way it was trading so covered. At the open it sold off hard, took it on the break of 10.7 on volume - bottom tick and then stopped out above VWAP. Made a huge top wick so thought we would sell off, short as it broke down below shooting star doji tried it again. And again as it looked like it made a doble top. Improvement: Should not have taken any of these trades, maybe the 1st one on descending triangle - but not pre-market, I am not good in premarket. FORCING hard, not once, not twice, not three times but 4 times. Need to have a rule where I try 2x and I'm out if I cant get it. CRWD - Long - Ascending Triangle (-1 Adjusted Stop) Took it as it broke above 94 level, and Bids held above. SPY looks like it could be holding 304 level. Came back to retest - was thinking to add, but didn’t like my initial entry, if I got in before the breakout, this would be ideal place to add. Adjusted stop 2 times and got close to bottom ticking - clearly an emotional reaction rather than rational. Improvement: Really need to think about why it is I am adjusting stop - I am using risk auto hotkey, a loss wont hurt me. Trust your system. ZNGA - Short- Descending Triangle-ish Took it in anticipation of 9.36/9.37 breakdown down on minor triangle, Volume was validating for potential sell off to LOD. Tok too wide of a stop which forced me to require a large move. Worked out initially but then turned around hard to stop me out. Improvement: This was a very poor triangle - needs to be more defined. PFE - Short - Descending triangle Short PFE as it broke through big bids at 35.16 and 35.15, bid was decrementing quick so got in. Broke down and worked right away. Stop was too wire for me to take partial. Pulled into MA's and looked like it was turning back over so added some more risk. Came up to breakout point, as it usually does - PERFECT place to add. Took some off at previous level, and again as we hit a potential double bottom. And then took final off adjusting to previous high Improvement: Add was a little early, could have waited for confirmation and rejection off that previous level. CGC - Short - Descending Triangle CGC at mirror level - 16.5, holding to the penny through the day - took it short as it broke through, was looking to get ahead of it, thinking bids would support a little more but it broke right through and I got filled bottom tick. Had the idea in my head to let it fall through, then catch it on the retest. Big drop then minor volume on the push back up. Not a good sign, 15:27 - bids looking like they are stepping up - did exactly that and stopped me out . Improvement: VERY POORLY PLAYED. Need to be patient. Got faked out, and got in too early on the descending triangle, and exit right at the top of trendline. SNAP - Long - Ascending Triangle (-1 Adjusted Stop) Had the right idea, but after my sloppy trading I didn’t have the confidence. Took it as it CONFIRMED the breakout and held which got me a bad fill, vc buying as 19.5 level got lifted. Then ended up with hotkey error and covered right away. Left my initial position on. Panic covered half, left half on and covered into previous high. Improvement: Need to be more confident, volume was telling me this was breaking out, Level 2 was strong…just pull the trigger after that shakeout. Trade Review Clearly wasn't ready for the AM - got there early, but once again got distracted with a pre-market play - NO MORE PRE MARKET. (DAS time restriction set) Really focusing on limiting the plays, which is good. But because of this I missed a lot of good opportunities, which ended up working out and I got stuck in the ones that didn’t. Only reason this frustrates me is it shows I don’t have clear cut entry criteria (I do-ish, but don’t follow) Bad day overall, a lot of the plays were WAITING and letting the play happen, and then getting in CHASING. I think this was due to trying to be selective. Couple of the plays were absolute beginner trades. AAL off the open, and CGC - selling the support, and covering into resistance. Review, review, review. Things I did well: Position Sizing - auto hot key Things I need to Improve: Patience, wait for A+ Setup not just a setup, adjusting stop, hesitating to get in, Stops too wide - If buying the ascending breakout, need to be below previous pivot Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 6/9 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 7/9 NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  22. Day 96 - May 29 , 2020 55 Tickets 10 Symbols Red Day Watchlist (Did not do) RVOL at open (Did not do) Trades PHIO - Long - ORB (-2 Adjusted Stop, Not in Playbook) PHIO tried to sell off at open - got bought up too it long as it broke out. Terrible entry, so I took it off as it went against me. Then spiked up. Improvement: Still new to this play, need to wait for 1 mint to close or make a CLEAR reversal off support/resistance. TWTR (1) - Short - Technical Breakdown (-1 Not in Playbook) TWTR weak off Open, missed the perfect ABCD entry - ended up shorting when it was super extended. Stopped out. Shorted again as we broke LOD and covered into drops. Then tried to short again as we were looking to test previous low, stopped out. Improvement: Shorting into the lows vs having a nice and defined risk - poor trading. TWTR (2) - Short - VWAP Break and Go (3Bar play on 5 min) Delayed entry once again here - TWTR started selling off with volume increasing and broke through VWAP and made its second way through which is when I would have entered on this setup. Got in a little late causing stop to be wide - didn’t partial as R/R was bad. Improvement: Late entry, poor R/R, not following entry criteria. TWTR (3) - Long - Ascending Triangle TWTR coming up to consolidation around that 31.10 level. TWTR doesn’t move must usually and is close to lots of resistance…forcing it here trying to make some GP back into end of day. UAL (1) - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle UAL strong off open, was looking for ABCD back into VWAP but didn’t pull back. Instead made Bull wedge and took it of the breakout out of that. Rejected previous high and made its way down stopped out at VWAP break. UAL (2) - Short - Descending Triangle (-1 Adjusted Stop) UAL coming down to VWAP and 28 level for 5th time, took it as it broke down. Had a rough day trading and trade management was terrible - covered half as it looked like it wasn’t working out, then covered into moves back up - once again wasn’t thinking straight. Good: Validation from VWAP, Defined level for base (28, multiple touches), Below VPoC, volume on the break. Improvement: Terrible trade management, puked the trade into Breakdown level (stats show this is an area to add) then again on market orders as I was getting scared it was reversing…. ZS - Long - Ascending triangle (Add on technical Breakout and Breakout Pullback, -1 Adjusted Stop) ZS showing strength coming into apex at 93, took it in anticipation of breakout. Covered into 94, then 94 was getting lifted on heavy size so I added a momentum lot, chasing he top. Got stopped out as it rejected and came back. Took another add on a breakout pullback, couldn’t break above 95 with limit playing showing and holding the offer so I got out on drop and stopped out on final (over sold, so had to buy some back). Final play was Ascending triangle on breakout, covered into pop and then adjusted stop and got stopped out. Good: Idea was right on both clear ascending triangles. Validation with Volume as well as VPoC. Improvement: Trade management killed this trade, Tried to do way too much freestyle, rather than sticking to my plan. Ideal Trade: Firs entry was great, take partial off into the pop. Add more into the breakout pullback. Then add again into the Ascending triangle. Covered into pops, and hold partial for all day runner/reason to sell. MRNA - Short - Asymmetrical Triangle (anticipation, Forgot to screenshot from DAS) Took MRNA in anticipation of the triangle breaking. Caught it on the tick up, not great. SPY turning over here as well, stopped out. Improvement: Asymmetrical triangles it is better to wait for the break as they can go in either direction. Ended up being a great short entry - break through triangle, VWAP Break N Go on the retest. BA (1) - Short - Descending Triangle Chasing the short on BA - wasn’t watching level 2, but noticed it got below the 145 level and hit it short. Should have waited for the top of the trend line as I got close to getting stopped out. Broke down, and make a perfect retracement back to breakout level. Ended up covering into the pop good cover. But second and 3rd covered were a big of panic, didn’t want to lose profits. Good: Identifying the overall weakness in BA. Improvement: Could have gotten a much more defined risk entry - clloser to 12:00, minor failed pop into Apex, with vole increasing, and then adding again as it rejects on a doji. Ideal Trade: Wait for Apex to really tighten up, and short as we are just about to break - add as we retrace back and fail to break above the breakdown level. Cover into 1st pop, cover into 12:30 volume drop, and again on the Hammer doji right before the pop. BA (2) - Short - Descending Triangle BA looking weak after SPY made the push on Trumps speech. Coming back down and testing same level multiple times. Took it in anticipation of breakdown. Covered into drop and consolidation above PoC thinking we might see support here. BIG (1) - Long - Ascending triangle (called out in chatroom) Formed a nice triangle into 39 resistance touching to the penny over and over, was looking to get in right before breakout but it took iff without me - FOMO, chased it buying the top. I am usually much better of buying in anticipation as I see buying offers getting lifted, or decrementing quick - but instead I got the top - clear selling pressure was keeping it from going up - covered as I realized I was a bit late, and stopped out on the rest. Improvement: Need to be using mush more validation here - getting in as 39 is breaking with clear lvl 2 signal, rather than just buying the breakout. Paid for it here. BIG (2) - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle BIG had some volume coming into previous high resistance but was holding above POC - ended up taking it long thinking we could make a run to HOD+. Had a minor break out of Asymmetrical triangle but couldn’t get above previous high - then absolutely tanked - think there was a misprint on the wick as my physical stop got taken out the minute after. OXY - Short -Technical Breakdown (called out in chatroom, -1 Adjusted Stop, -1 Not in Playbook) Saw the 12.9 bid with HUGE Size getting hit over and over, finally broke through on heavy volume. Didn’t take it as the size seemed too big to break through...then came down to 12.75 which has been a major support low over last couple of months (low). Took it short as the 12.75 bid was decrementing. Failed breakout, took partial off, and then put it back on with a more defined stop - stopped out on both. Improvement: Broke many rules here, shorting a stock not on my watchlist. Shorting the LOD and multi week low (major support), adjusting stop, and then after all that ADDING into my short on a losing trade….this is a loss I deserve. Poor control and ability to stick to game plan - this is not in my game plan AT ALL. ADAP - Long - Technical Breakout (-1 Not in Playbook) Panicked on this one and got in FOMO…bought the top, stopped out at the bottom. SPY - Long - Technical Breakout (Revenge, -1 Not in Playbook) SPY moving up into the close at HOD - consolidating near highs, took a long with super tight stop….bad trading, no setup, just wanted to make some profits back…brutal. Todays Review One of my worst trading days. Was doing so well last few weeks, controlling my plays, taking setups that made sense, sticking to my watch list for the most part….then today just threw all those away, trading 10 symbols - wtf? 55 tickets - wtf? Taking trades that I have never taken before…adjusting stops over and over, taking plays called out in Chat when they aren't even on my watchlist - wtf? Worst of all was my trade management. Ruined a couple of great trades, ZS was a LAY UP of a trade. Beautiful breakouts, trending the whole day with minor pullbacks for potential add. Instead I got in as usual, but then added in random spots, cover into all the pullbacks…..embarrassing. Goal is to limit these days. I have also been going in with SUPER small size….which is having a weird impact on my psyche - "ill take this trade, it’s a small loss anyway". This is bad, and must stop now. How I will combat this for next week, and moving forward: 1R risk is sized up (counterintuitive, but this will force me to make a max of 4 losses in a day) Getting rid of my secondary watchlist - need to dial into my 3 stocks and watch level 2 as that has worked the best. Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 10/15 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 11/15 NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  23. Day 95 - May 28 , 2020 37 Tickets 7 Symbols Green Day (forced - was red until the very end, caught a nice move on BA and then forced a LOD breakdown to bring myself into the green and keep streak going...) Watchlist RVOL at open TWTR: 290% TGI: 1000% DLTR: 936% Trades TGI - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle TGI hot in Premarket, but put in consolidation at the open, with a tightening range. Took it as it broke out from APEX thinking we could test HOD. Took half off as it looked like it was rolling over, and the rest at stop loss. UAL - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle (-1 Adjusted Stop) Wasn’t on main watchlist, but was a slow morning. Scoping through secondary watchlist found UAL setting up for potential pop hovering above VWAP and MA's. Took it as it broke from previous pivot high expecting a push up to PMH/PDC. Didn’t work so I took some off. Forgot to adjust stop loss, and ended up flipping position as I sold too much - covered on drop (lucky mistake ended up making back some losses). Improvement: Not a clear asymmetrical triangle, also took it premature 0 for asymmetrical better to take it once confirmed. WFC - Short - Descending Triangle WFC selling off with volume validation, 27.36 and 27.35 bids getting hid hard. Took it as 27.35 dropped, but there's a huge order around the LOD range. Was thinking if it drops could see a nice flush. Didn’t get it, ended up waiting it out, and covering into the 2 test of previous low, and final stop for breakeven. Good: Good setup, should be taking shit every time. MU - Long - Ascending Triangle (-1 Adjusted Stop) MY pushing up against a limit player just below 48 level - Was going to wait for it to breakout from 47.93 resistance, but QQQs were pushing up so I took it on a pullback into support. Added a momentum lot as we broke out 3bar play, covered the moment lot quickly. Stopped out around Breakeven on initial lot. Improvement: Once again adjustment hurt me here - Adjusted stop, knocked out and then went up to my T1 at 48.18. TWTR (1) - VWAP Break N Go (Sub: Asymmetrical Triangle Breakdown continuation) Watching TWTR for some news from Trump - missed the nice push in the AM, then consolidated for most of the morning. Finally broke down from asymmetrical triangle. Missed the initial drop, took it on VWAP break and go (late) and covered first partial into 200MA on the 1 in front of the 32 daily level. Stopped out on the rest TWTR (2)- Short - Failed Pop (-1 Not in Playbook, -1 Adjusted Stop) Missed the drop off VWAP -on heavy volume, took it as it dropped through 32 - wanted to get a test and break down, but ended up FOMO and shorted the 3 bar play… Improvement: Absolute rookie play - just throwing my money away at this point. VERY extended need to wait for consolidation, Brutal trading..FOMO shorting the bottoms vs waiting for my setups to come to me. MRNA - Short - Failed Pop (Sub: Descending Triangle Breakdown - missed it) Missed the drop through VWAP for the APEX, ended up taking the failed pop short. Covered into support level, and then adjusted my cover as MRNA broke out and confirmed by SPY pop. BA - Short - Descending Triangle, add Failed pop and LOD breakdown (Anticipation) BA looking weak on longer intraday time frame, building a base just above 153, took it short as we were nearing APEX thinking it would break. Got stopped out as they collected stops above previous high. Idea was to add once 153 breaks - came down to 153 and flew through it so I got short stop above previous 5 min bar (breakout point). Covered partial into LOD and then again as it looked like a potential double bottom off exhaustion volume - leaving final partial on. Added to position as we rejected 50MA on failed pop, taking partials on drops. Then final short was a LOD breakdown as SPY was absolutely dumping and cover into PDC. Good: Good job staying with this one, got top ticked on the stop out, but continued with the trade. Improvement: Final trade was a little force - LOD breakdown, not in my playbook - was just below -0.5R and took it short trying to get in the green…worked but very bad habit. Todays Review Was a pretty sloppy day…not much follow through on my plays, but once reviewing I took very mediocre setups which is all on me…. Risk management was good, and took mostly playbook setups (although poor playbook setups). One thing I am not happy about is forming bad habits. Had a great trade on BA short on Descending triangle, with failed pop add. Then at the very end I shorted LOD breakdown which for me hasn’t been very profitable but forced it as I wanted to get back into the green to keep my green streak alive. Have been able to pull a decent green streak together, although profits havnt been great - but this atleast shows I am finally able to pull togther a few good trades to cover my losses - NEXT STEP is to hit them with size, and increase the R/R by having confidence to hold. Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 7/8 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 5/8 NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  24. Day 94 - May 27 , 2020 28 Tickets 3 Symbols Green Day Watchlist: RVOL at open MRNA: 425% UAL: 260% MRSN: 2700% STNE: 842% WFC: 163% (Secondary) Trades WFC (1) - Long - ABCD Strong off the open, and pulled back into VWAP - bouncing off 278.9 which was PMH. Long as it held that level, stop just below. Took half off as I didn’t like all the selling, then stopped out on other half. UAL (1) - Short - ABCD Airlines over extended all up double digits…UAL had strong selling volume on open, breaking through pre market support levels, tried to bounce - didn’t quite make it to VWAP but ended taking it on the shooting star DOJI into PM support and big bid at 31.57 - expecting to break as SPY looked like it was turning back over. Got out to early….didn't follow exit rules, first partial into previous level - fine, second and this panic partials, final partial was into PDH as 30 dropped the bid and looked like re-bid. Good: Good job playing the levels, Improvement: Didn’t follow my exit rules - out WAY too early….. MRNA (1) - Short - Level 2 (Bids Decrementing, -1 Not in Playbook) MRNA weak over last couple days, tried to reclaim VWAP but rejected and sold off to LOD - broke LOD retested, then came back down into the big bid at 49 (LOD). Bids were getting hit hard with velocity and decrementing quick, took it in front of the bids dropping - covered quick, and again on extended move. Adjusted stop above big offer at 47.69 as protection, stopped out. Good: Good read on bids decrementing with velocity coming in on the T&S Improvement: Follow your game plan……get out at 2R, 3R and then 4R/Reason to Exit, which could have been 1min hammer making new 1 min high. MRNA (2) - Long - Ascending Triangle Hovering around the 49.6 level which was major level acting as support/resistance before. Took it long as soon as Bid got above the breakout point - noticed lots of selling though. SPY trying to push, and buyers are continuing to step up even after getting knocked down. A little bit of FOMO - had the thought of breakout, come back to retest at support . Improvement: Had the idea of waiting to let it come back and retest as this is a major level, and should come back and hold. Did not follow my own plan, got in early, they shook out the weak hands, and then rallied. MRNA (3)- Short - Fresh News (-1 Not in Playbook) MRNA news broke that patients got higher fever. Couldn’t find the news, but chatroom mentioned it was announced on Squawk….short on breakdown, stopped out. Improvement: Shouldn’t be taking this, didn’t knew the news source, wasn’t one of my setups - let it be until it sets up and you have an edge. UAL (2) - Short - Failed breakout on Ascending Triangle Was watching airlines as they were putting in tight consolidation, Ual was trying to breakout but couldn’t. MA coming down adding additional pressure. Ended up breaking through down trend so I took it short as it rejected of VWAP and MA's and made lower low. Covered half as I didn’t like price action, and then again as it did nothing for over an hour. UAL (3) - Long - Asymmetrical triangle. UAL started to move on volume - realized it a little late and knew I was late but consolidated for so long that the expectation was for a larger move. Took it with a wide stop, so R/R wasn’t great here. Improvement: Need to take this as its breaking out to catch the move. This is your setup, had A+ criteria, Vol breakout, VPoC at APEC, Tight MA's. WFC (2)- Long - Level 2 (Limit player lifted at .72 and .75, -1 Not in Playbook) Browsing through charts and saw there was a clear limit player on Lvl 2 at .72-.75, hit over and over again, finally broke through .72 level and up to .75 big offer. 27.75 was decrementing quick, and were also stacking up so I took it long risking break of 27.7. Ended up working, sold partials as we moved up. Todays Review Need to have more confidence in my plays. Slowly coming together as I notice I am seeing plays, and they are working out……but my emotion gets in front of my logic at times…..MRNA breakout, wrote in notes to wait for breakout, then to come back and retest for an entry….got FOMO and jumped the gun as offers lifted and buyers stepped up, shaken out and then did exactly as I thought. Overall feeling good about my progress, although slow it is nice to take a step forward. Now need to keep hammering away and reviewing in order to continue stepping forward. Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 5/8 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 8/8 NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
  25. Day 93 - May 26 , 2020 61 Tickets (keeps getting worse and worse...) 4 Symbols Green Day Goals for the day: A+ Setups, 1R every trade. 5-7 trades MAX. Watchlist: RVOL at open SRNE: 500% NVAX: 520% NCLH: 192% MRNA: 178% Trades SRNE (1) - Long - Technical Breakout (-1 not in playbook) Took SRNE long on the highs like an absolute noob. Got some good news, volume came in heavy looking for 6.5. Stopped out. SRNE (2) - Long - Breakout Pullback (-1 not in playbook) SRNE came back down, and was hitting 6 offer repeatedly, finally looked like it was decrementing and hit it long. Stopped out as 6 offer held, and dropped consolidation at the open. SRNE (3) - Short - Failed Pop (-1 not in playbook) SRNE continued to sell off, was looking for a pop into VWAP but didn’t get the ABCD setup, short as seller stepping down. Cover into the double bottom as it didn’t seem like it had more power. SRNE (4) - Long - Asymmetrical Triangle Took it as it broke out of triangle on volume and then confirmed on 3 bar play, took it a little extended but this thing can run with decent short float. Adjusted as it couldn’t get through 5.5 and selling started coming in. NCLH (1) - Long - ORB (off Asymmetrical Triangle, -1 Adjusted Stop) Took NCLH long as it was showing strength consolidating just below PMH, and broke out on strong volume. Partiailed way to quick, then took partials off into 16 and as it broke MA on way down. NCLH (2) - Short - VWAP Break and go Was looking for ABCD long on this, but SPY looked like rolling over, and reject off VWAP - ended up taking it short below PMH level. Ended up getting in to early - need to wait for this to come back up, then re-short . Did not follow fame plan - took it too early there was no 2nd break. Improvement: Wait for this to show weakness below the PMH - took it as it wicked down - just collection stops here. NCLH (3) - Long - Ascending Triangle (-1 Adjusted Stop) NCLH held PMH and consolidating at top of next range. Ended up taking it long as it looked like Ascending triangle was breaking out. In too early and almost got stopped out just below VWAP. Had a few chances to add on confirmation but didn’t. Partial into previous level Infront of 16, was waiting for next level at 16.25. Adjusted stop and got stopped out. Improvement: Need to have a better exit strategy, adjusted stop and got stopped out. Then it went to HOD again. NCLH (4) - Long - Ascending Triangle (-1 Adjusted Stop) NCLH Coming up to previous resistance at 16, consolidating above and below. Long time game ascending triangle and took is as range started tightening up on 1min. Partialied out as it dropped too quick - then stopped out. Tried it again, this time it broke 16.02 which was resistance in pas, but stopped me out on bottom tick. Improvement: I was neither here nor there….kind of anticipating by trying to catch before the breakout, but also not great anticipation as I was getting it RIGHT at the top…should be more patient here especially as 16 is a major level, and rejected there in past. UAL - Long - Ascending Triangle Cruise and airlines were strong, UAL showing relative strength, with consistent buying. Took it long in anticipation of breakout. Partial into pop, then panic covered another partial as SPY looked weak. Left the rest to run - took some off ino extended move into 29 whole level. Left final partial on, until we saw heavy selling come in, and a new 5min low. Confirmed. Improvement: No need to be taking off the 2nd partial - no signal of reversing. Opportunity: Should be adding, I have looked into this on a lot of my triangles and it usually comes back to test 1/2. Perfect level to be adding at - Hammers on the 5, and holding VWAP and MA.s MRNA (1) - Short - Technical Breakdown (-1 not in playbook, poor emotional control) Saw the descending triangle but didn’t have conviction in it until it got tight to apex. Tried to get short as it broke down - DAS risk set to 3 symbols max at a time so didn’t let me get short. Thought this was a great opportunity so I scrambled to find a play to get out off - panic covered SRNE…got out and by the time I was entering, it was consolidating - knew I was chasing but FOMO'd hard as I already went through process of exiting another trade…….this is VERY BAD. DO NOT DO THIS AGAIN. MRNA (2) - Short - VWAP Rejection (-1 not in playbook) MRNA coming into VWAP and rejected for a double top, short thinking this was the backside. Added into it as the 62.7 bid was decrementing quick. Took the momentum lot off. Now at initial stop. Add another on failed pop - covered quick as I wanted it to work right away. Add another on break of flag - SPY broke through LOD - selling pressure higher than buying pressure on MRNA - look for LOD test. Partialied out. MRNA (3) - Short - Descending Triangle with Failed Pop adds Overall bearish on this name, thinking we would break LOD. Tried a few failed pops, covering into drops and re-shorting as we failed at the top. Then as we got near APEX I thought selling was increasing and thought sell of was coming. Tight stops with good size, but got hunted both times. Waited for confirmation. Finally started breaking down, took it on heavy volume as it broke 60.50 bid at LOD - cover partial on quick drop trading around core, and added another tier as rejected LOD. Cover into Previous low, and on extended moves down. Tried a free roll add on my final 10% of shares on bear wedge e at lows - stopped out. Good: Had the right idea here, happy that I stuck with it and hammered it hard on the drop. Risk management was excellent. Improvement: No need to be covering into the top of trendline - this is a panic cover. Good that I realized my mistake and put risk back on. Todays Review Morning started off shaky - was there early to get all the research done but got sidetracked with SRNE in pre-market and took time away from diving deep into a few others....got levels set but just wasn’t set on an idea,conviction wasn’t there…instead ended up chasing SRNE before the open 2x….not a good start. After that I calmed down and got into a few of my plays that I was comfortable with (Playbook). Noticed I was having too many thoughts, wanted to do too much at once....as a rookie trader I should be focusing deeply on 1-2 stocks and trying to pick a good setup, vs thinking im a pro and trading 3-4 ideas at once - spread out to thin, and it showed on a few plays. Overtrading and just racking up my commission. At my tier I need to be much more selective, and hit the plays when they are there rather than trying to force (MRNA at the end - back to back stop outs, then finally hit it - could have avoided, and just waited for confirmation) Daily Report Card 1.Playbook Setups Only (ABCD, VWAP Break N Go, Triangles looking to add 1-2 more) = 6/11 2. Placing trades with defined risk, and profit targets (No adjusting) = 8/11 NO MORE ADJUSTING UNTIL A PARTIAL IS TAKEN
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