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@JC Great idea, seems a bit cumbersome without diving into it (premature comment though). Make sure your journaling method is enjoyable and concise. It is easy to journal on green days but when you have one, two, three red days in a row journaling often becomes that 'last thing you want to do'. I will review this and see if I want to utilize it and definitely share some feedback afterwards.

@KyleK29 Can you explain the reason why the free roll HK has a cancel all orders? in order to execute it what would be the pro or con of having it execute a new breakeven stop-out? would it defet the purpose of the HK using ONLY unrealized gains?

DAY – 16 (8.12.2020) Trades: 2 (Red) Symbols: 1; 5 (DT: BA; Swing: IBM, WKHS, SAVE, APA, WDC) Psychology: Slept poorly, did not trade until 2 pm. Confident in BA selling off Goal for the day: Day Trades – Look to short BA on big sell off – went to bed at 3 am so DNT. Swing Trades – Manage partials/exits and average downs according to pre-set plan. Daily Market Wrap-up: SPY had good constant gains all day, tested YTD high set back in February. Gold made a move back up in AHs yesterday and sold-off today to yesterdays LOD, it should bounce back once overbought RSI is balanced out. All sectors green although MRNA, INO, VXRT and most COVID vaccine 'players' were red for the day. WL: DAY TRADES: BA Overall grade = C, Loser, Potential 5R Catalyst: Extended, expecting it to sell off. Strategy: Daily Level Test on Weakness T1: Short bias, expecting this to sell off and sure did! FOMO – ‘Set It and Forget It’ (SIFI) trade, entry on 9 EMA rejection at daily level, targets are marked in image at two daily levels. Got stopped out. Trade Management: Overall, ok. In hindsight I see low volume test wick (yellow box), should have reversed position. However, this was a SIFI trade so could not do that – had to go to an appointment. NI – I ‘knew’ (speculation) this would sell off and could trade it, but tried at 2 pm. SIFI trade means it could go either way and today it went against me, was not at trade station to assess VPA, PA and L2. SWING TRADES: WDC No change. Entered position on this symbol after gap down due to ‘bad’ earnings, has spent that last 3 days trying to climb but being held down, has held $37 for 3 days. IBM: No change. Still holding 33% of position for the break of $130. Catalyst: 2 upgrades: Argus Research (buy from hold, $155) and Zacks Investment Research ($134 from $131, remains neutral). WKHS No change. Holding my position as institutional investors are still holding for long-term growth story. Daily volume is low but PA holding $15.15 support level. SAVE No change. Still holding with average price above $20, poor decision to buy and hold overnight on parabolic move (daily chart) back in early June. The upside is that SAVE is one of the strongest airline stocks in the current climate. Their cash burn rate is significantly lower than other airlines and their niche of catering to domestic vacation travelers should help them come out better once a COVID vaccine is announced and airlines get to flying again. I like SAVE for a hold until the end of 2020 (depending on November elections). APA No, change. Still holding for move above $20, entry below $10 (5.14.20). As a former O&G engineer I ‘know’ (speculative) that Apache is one of the best companies in their industry, with clean P/L, low debt and strong potential based on diversity of assets – onshore and offshore, domestic and international. Final Review: Goal for Day: 8/9 - PASS 1. Only trade the opening 5-mins if consistently trading symbol and confident with its move – PASS 2. Partial/average down or exit swing positions (according to pre-plan) – PASS 3. Work on better entries - PASS 4. Only trade the symbols on your WL - PASS 5. Trade without P/L on screen or in mind – PASS 6. On green symbol stop trading it for the day if lost any amount of green P/L – PASS 7. 3SYO – PASS 8. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB – PASS 9. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes) – NA #5 and #8 are game changers for my confidence and trade management Things I did well: Stick with stocks I prepared on ahead of time, I was expecting BA to sell off and it did, was down as much as -6% at one point, finished -2.60%. Things I did poorly: Revenge trades after deciding on BA trade that failed, 2 revenge trades that also failed. Major observations to work on: Bottom Reversal o I want my entry below the daily level o When I thin kits time to enter, it’s still too early – wait.

All, Trying to 'anchor' a watch list with an auxiliary 'pop-out' chart that I use to monitor ETFs and major market indicators, such as QQQ or SPY. Can this be done with out having a montage for that chart?

DAY – 15 (8.11.2020) Trades: 1 (Green) Symbols: 1; 5 (DT: NIO; Swing: IBM, WKHS, BA, APA, WDC) Psychology: Slept well, confident, up early to prep for day. Goal for the day: Day Trades – Look for a reversal on WDC after big post earnings report sell-off. Looking for a catalyst stock to trade. Trade 1 or 2 symbols off of favorites list, JPM top choice as big money is rotating into XLF. Swing Trades – Manage partials/exits and average downs according to pre-set plan. Daily Market Wrap-up: SPY sold off at end of day, sell off gave back almost all of the gains made in the previous 5 trading sessions. Sell-off makes sense since it tested YTD high set back in mid February. Sector rotation continues, financials and Industrials green, all other sectors red for day. Russia claims to have the first vaccine for COVID, Putin vaccinates his daughter. WL: DAY TRADES: NIO Overall grade = A, winner, 5.8R Catalyst: Earnings better than expected, beats in EPS loss, beats in sales. Strategy: Descending Triangle T1: Short bias, big gap up and pre-market action. Entry after 9and 20 EMA tested 4 times, entry on hold of yesterday LOD, took two partials then on another re-test added to position. Partials were set in front of large bids or in gaps between large bids. Partial #3 and #4 were pre-mature partials. Trade Management: Overall, quite good. Good entry, good partials (in terms of %-ages), 2 premature partials and failed to recognize the bids at daily level and yester-yesterday LOD for better exit. NI – Reduce pre-mature partials that could have been held for greater move to daily level or even yester-yesterday LOD and larger reward, would have been 7.8R trade. SWING TRADES: WDC Entered position on this symbol after gap down due to ‘bad’ earnings, has spent that last 3 days trying to climb but being held down, has held $37 for 3 days. IBM: Update: Price action (PA) broke $130 to $130.47, testing the 200 SMA. PA wedging between 20 SMA and 200 SMA. Still holding 33% of position for the break of $130. Catalyst: 2 upgrades: Argus Research (buy from hold, $155) and Zacks Investment Research ($134 from $131, remains neutral). BA Sold remainder of position on the break of $189. Today’s daily candle closed as shooting star, looking for BA to consolidate and re-enter below $171. WKHS No change. Holding my position as institutional investors are still holding for long-term growth story. Daily volume is low but PA holding $15.15 support level. Mu average sharre price is $14.70 and I am trading this symbol with house money. SAVE No change. Still holding with average price above $20, poor decision to buy and hold overnight on parabolic move (daily chart) back in early June. The upside is that SAVE is one of the strongest airline stocks in the current climate. Their cash burn rate is significantly lower than other airlines and their niche of catering to domestic vacation travelers should help them come out better once a COVID vaccine is announced and airlines get to flying again. I like SAVE for a hold until the end of 2020 (depending on November elections). APA No, change. Still holding for move above $20, entry below $10 (5.14.20). As a former O&G engineer I ‘know’ (speculative) that Apache is one of the best companies in their industry, with clean P/L, low debt and strong potential based on diversity of assets – onshore and offshore, domestic and international. Final Review: Goal for Day: 7/9 - PASS 1. Only trade the opening 5-mins if consistently trading symbol and confident with its move – PASS 2. Partial/average down or exit swing positions (according to pre-plan) – PASS 3. Work on better entries - PASS 4. Only trade the symbols on your WL - PASS 5. Trade without P/L on screen or in mind – PASS 6. On green symbol stop trading it for the day if lost any amount of green P/L – PASS 7. 3SYO – FAIL 8. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB – PASS 9. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes) – FAIL #5 and #8 are game changers for my confidence and trade management Things I did well: Patience, missed NIO in pre-market, opening bell was not for me on that symbol, caught an 'obvious' descending triangle. Things I did poorly: Still need work on recognizing L2 orders for partials, to eliminate panic partials – recurring issue! Early entrances on bottom reversals, still need work to recognize. Major observations to work on: Bottom Reversal o I want my entry below the daily level o When I thin kits time to enter, it’s still too early – wait.

DAY – 14 (8.10.2020) Trades: 2 (Red 3.5X Goals) Symbols: 4; 4 (DT: CGC, JPM, WDC; Swing: IBM, WKHS, BA, APA) Psychology: Slept very well, relaxing weekend at my favorite vacation spot – clear mind, good pre-game plan set Friday, good pre-market prep of WL. Goal for the day: Day Trades – Look for a reversal on WDC after big post earnings report sell-off. Looking for strong push from CGC off of good earnings report. Trade 1 or 2 symbols off of favorites list, JPM top choice as big money is rotating into XLF. Swing Trades – Manage partials/exits and average downs according to pre-set plan. Watch GLD consolidation, RSI showing overbought, stochastics showing ‘turn-down’. Watch for XLU entry for 3-6 week swing. Daily Market Wrap-up: SPY had a large inflow last week ($1.27B), at the same time IWM had an outflow of $1.32B. All other large ETFs were statistically unchanged, however XLE lost $726B. Technology, communications and consumer discretionary combine to make up 50% of the SPY – XLC and XLK are weakening; money is rotating into XLF, XLI, and XLY – those 3 sectors only comprise 20% of the SPY. WL: DAY TRADES: CGC Overall grade = B, winner, 7R, 10.7R Catalyst: Strong earnings – better than expected net loss on revenue and EPS (The net loss for the quarter to June 30 narrowed to C$108.5 million ( $81.05 million ), or 30 cents a share, from C$185.9 million , or 54 cents a share, in the year-ago period). Strategy: 1-min ORB T1: Long bias, entry on daily level ($18), P1 of 33% at daily level, added on PB to original entry price, P2 of 25% at VWAP, P2 of 25% at daily level in front of big asks. Re-entry at PB on daily level at $18.15, P1 at $18.40 infront of big asks, P2 at break of pivot point in front of big asks, P3 before break of HOD, missed P5. Missed BE stop, exited trade at PB to $18. Trade Management: Overall, quite good. Good entry, good partials (in terms of %-ages), missed last partial and forgot to replace SL. NI – Recognize weakness of stock at key level, exit position and then re-enter on major PBs. JPM: Overall grade = B, Breakeven, 0R Catalyst: Sector rotation, out of XLE, XLK and XLC. Into XLF, XLI and XLY. Strategy: 3-Bar Play T1: Long bias, entry on PB and test to 50 SMA on 1-min chart, stopped out on SPY weakness. Trade Management: Overall, good. Stop loss did what its intended to. Godd job of recognizing SPY and bailing on trade before incurring ‘acceptable’ loss due to risk. NI – Pay more attention to SPY on symbols that mirror it, eliminate even small losses WDC Overall grade = CB, winner, Potential 2.1R Catalyst: Sold off for two days (-16.5%, -0.8%) after bad earnings. Strategy: Bottom Reversal T1: Long bias, late entry but good on strength after morning sell-off. Did not take partials, see TM. Trade Management: Overall, pretty good. ‘Set it and Forget it’ trade. Left house for appointment so wasn’t able to manage exit. It did not reach my target range order at $38.99. Bailed before stop out at closing bell. NI – After leaving trade due to stop-outs, remember to keep watching it for your set-up. SWING TRADES: IBM: No change. Still holding 33% of position for the break of $130. Catalyst: 2 upgrades: Argus Research (buy from hold, $155) and Zacks Investment Research ($134 from $131, remains neutral). BA No change. Still holding 50% of position for the break of $180, today closing price met resistance at the 50 SMA on the daily chart. Catalyst: F-15EX DOJ contract awarded, worth $23.4B, obligated funds are ‘only’ $650MM. I might hold this one for 3Q earnings. WKHS Watching earnings report in the pre-market, misses on revenue and net loss cash was significantly higher at $131.3MM, however investors are still holding for long-term growth story, as am I. I reduced my position prior to earnings and have been trading this symbol on ‘house money’. I will look to reload my position if it falls below my average share cost of $14.70. $14.50 has held strong as support for the last 5 weeks. SAVE No change. Still holding with average price above $20, poor decision to buy and hold overnight on parabolic move (daily chart) back in early June. The upside is that SAVE is one of the strongest airline stocks in the current climate. Their cash burn rate is significantly lower than other airlines and their niche of catering to domestic vacation travelers should help them come out better once a COVID vaccine is announced and airlines get to flying again. I like SAVE for a hold until the end of 2020 (depending on November elections). APA No, change. Still holding for move above $20, entry below $10 (5.14.20). As a former O&G engineer I ‘know’ (speculative) that Apache is one of the best companies in their industry, with clean P/L, low debt and strong potential based on diversity of assets – onshore and offshore, domestic and international. Final Review: Goal for Day: 8/9 - PASS 1. Only trade the opening 5-mins if consistently trading symbol and confident with its move – PASS 2. Partial/average down or exit swing positions (according to pre-plan) – PASS 3. Work on better entries - PASS 4. Only trade the symbols on your WL - PASS 5. Trade without P/L on screen or in mind – PASS 6. On green symbol stop trading it for the day if lost any amount of green P/L – FAIL 7. 3SYO – PASS 8. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB – PASS 9. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes) – PASS #5 and #8 are game changers for my confidence and trade management Things I did well: Stick with stocks I prepared on Friday and over weekend, my pre, pre analysis often results in winners. Good job of being patient with daily levels held – not bailing prematurely. Things I did poorly: Still need work on recognizing L2 orders for partials, to eliminate panic partials – recurring issue! Early entrances on bottom reversals, still need work to recognize. Major observations to work on: Bottom Reversal o I want my entry below the daily level o When I thin kits time to enter, it’s still too early – wait.

DAY – 13 (8.6.2020) Trades: 9 (Red, -0.5x Goal) Symbols: 4; 4 (DT: JPM, RKT, AMD, WDC; Swing: IBM, WKHS, BA, APA) Psychology: Slept well, started morning relaxed and ready. Rejuvenated confidence after yesterday’s silliness trading. Goal for the day: Day Trades – Look for continuation on DIS, BYND, PENN, VXRT (all post earnings). Monitor BYND (look to trade on Monday) post earnings (8.4.20). Trade symbols on ‘favorites’ WL only. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes). Swing Trades – Manage partials/exits and average downs according to pre-set plan - no changes. Daily Market Wrap-up & Week in Review: Earnings season continues. S&P 500 finished very strong, made an ascending triangle all week and broke out of important high set back on 1.22.20 ($333). On my daily analysis chart, the SPY is getting a bit extended from the 20 SMA, not healthy. Look for PB before going to test YTD high of $339. WL: DAY TRADES: AMD Overall grade = A, winner, 1.8R, 2.6R Catalyst: Quite extended after major run up, looking for Friday sell-off. Strategy: 1-min Falling Angel, Bottom Reversal PB T1: Short bias, entry on large wick (toppy) candle, added to position on PDHOD hold, 4C stop-loss, P1 at VWAP, P2 at 200 SMA, P3 at 200 SMA after PB, P4-P6 on last exhaustive volume candle before reversal. T2: Long bias, first two entries were early – good bail. Left symbol to watch JPM trade. Entry was later than I wanted but good on PB to 200 SMA, P1 of 50% at pivot point break-out (partial to large), P2 of 25% at VWAP, P3 of 25% at toppy candles and PB on SPY (target was daily level at $85.19). Trade Management: Overall, pretty good. P1 was too large, need to recognize that SPY was ‘popping’. Good entry with tight SL since I had been watching and expecting bottom reversal. NI – After leaving trade due to stop-outs, remember to keep watching it for your set-up. RKT: Overall grade = D, Loser, 13R (was negative P/L from previous entries) Catalyst: 8.6.20 IPO, strong move up on IPO day, continuation Strategy: Climactic Reversal Long bias, attempted multiple entries and stopped out trying to catch a big move up on previous day momentum – all failed. Recognized this and started waiting for reversal, couple of entries too soon, stopped out. The yellow represents exhaustive volume and wick candles to pay attention to. T1: Entry too early – stop-out. T2: 50C scalp on engulfing candle. T3: entry on bullish engulfing PB, P1 of 50% at VWAP, added 100 shares on PB at 9 and 20 EMA on 5-min, stopped out. T4: entry after exhaustive volume on indecision and hammer (see 4th yellow box), P1 at 50 and 200 SMA cross, P2 at 100 SMA/VWAP, P3 at pre-market high, stopped out. Tried another entry – failed, stop-out. Trade Management: Overall, forced too many attempts for IPO continuation, need to recognize that big move happened in the pre-M. good recognition of exhaustive volume, poor recognition of reversal. NI – RECOGNIZE that when stock makes strong move in pre-M it is less likely to keep going higher. JPM Overall grade = C, winner, 6.5R Catalyst: Nothing specific, banks trading higher today, JPM is on my favorites WL. Strategy: Bottom Reversal T1: Long bias, took a few entries too early that failed – SPY was chopping around. Entry on daily level hold, P1 at daily level, P2-P5 at daily level ‘chop’ (premature or good decisions?), P6 at L2 recognition of big ask order at $99.25. T2: took quick short scalp from HOD to 9 EMA. Trade Management: Overall, pretty good. P1 was too large, need to recognize that SPY was ‘popping’. Good entry with tight SL since I had been watching and expecting bottom reversal. NI – Wait for better bottom reversal entries and wait when a stock is trading on SPY and SPY is chopping around. WDC Overall grade = A, Loser, Potential 2.2R Catalyst: Missed on Earnings, multiple price downgrades, sold off -16.12% on 8.6.20 Strategy: Bottom Reversal T1: Long bias, entry after exhaustive volume, indecision and hammer. Trade Management: Overall, pretty good. Set it and forget it trade. NI – Waiting for bottom reversal to finish its move down before entering trade. SWING TRADES: IBM: No change, still holding 33% of position for the break of $130. Catalyst: 2 upgrades: Argus Research (buy from hold, $155) and Zacks Investment Research ($134 from $131, remains neutral). BA Entered position slightly below $154, took half of at $170, holding the other half for the break of $180. Still holding some for the break of $180. F-15EX DOJ contract awarded, worth $23.4B, obligated funds are ‘only’ $650MM. I might hold this one for 3Q earnings. WKHS Sold 150 shares to lower my position going into earnings on 8.10.20. expecting this symbol to reach $30 but at earnings could go below my average price of $14.70, look to double up around $12. If it falls below $10 exit – currently trading this on ‘house money’. SAVE Still holding with average price above $20, poor decision to buy and hold overnight on parabolic move (daily chart) back in early June. The upside is that SAVE is one of the strongest airline stocks in the current climate. Their cash burn rate is significantly lower than other airlines and their niche of catering to domestic vacation travelers should help them come out better once a COVID vaccine is announced and airlines get to flying again. I like SAVE for a hold until the end of 2020 (depending on November elections). APA Still holding for move above $20, entry below $10 (5.14.20). As a former O&G engineer I ‘know’ (speculative) that Apache is one of the best companies in their industry, with clean P/L, low debt and strong potential based on diversity of assets – onshore and offshore, domestic and international. Final Review: Goal for Day: 7/9 - PASS 1. Only trade the opening 5-mins if consistently trading symbol and confident with its move – PASS 2. Partial/average down or exit swing positions (according to pre-plan) – PASS 3. Work on better entries - PASS 4. Only trade the symbols on your WL - PASS 5. Trade without P/L on screen or in mind – FAIL 6. On green symbol stop trading it for the day if lost any amount of green P/L – PASS 7. 3SYO – PASS 8. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB – FAIL 9. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes) – PASS #5 and #8 are game changers for my confidence and trade management Things I did well: Recognize yesterday’s total fail and clear mind for new day. Last nights preparation and thought for ‘what could happen today” was good. Recognized that AMD needed a PB. Patience with JPM on consolidation before mid-day ‘pop’ on trend day. Things I did poorly: Still need work on recognizing L2 orders for partials, to eliminate panic partials – recurring issue! Early entrances on bottom reversals, still need work to recognize. Major observations to work on: Bottom Reversal o I want my entry below the daily level o When I think its time to enter, it’s still too early – wait.

LOL, I always say "awesome is not necessarily good"...definition is extremely impressive, or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension or fear. talk about some revenge trading in action...exhausting for sure. I needed that, got it out of my system at minimal loss and on TOS so commission free.

DAY – 12 (8.6.2020) Trades: 2 (Red 3.5X Goals) Symbols: 2; 4 (DT: BA, DIS; Swing: IBM, WKHS, BA, APA) Psychology: Slept poorly, worried about swing trades. Also had a small family emergency yesterday, should not have traded today. Goal for the day: Swing Trades – Manage partials/exits and average downs according to pre-set plan. Day Trades – Look for continuation on SQ and AMD. Monitor BYND (look to trade on Friday or Monday) post earnings (8.4.20). Trade symbols on ‘favorites’ WL only. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes). Daily Market Wrap-up & Week in Review: Earnings season continues. S&P 500 finished very strong, made an ascending triangle and broke out on high volume and never looked back. Energy down after strong positive run yesterday, consolidation. Communications Service sector lead the day with many companies reporting strong earnings with stay-at-home work. WL: DAY TRADES: BA Overall grade = C, winner, 3.2R Catalyst: Strong move in AH yesterday to $177, News on DOJ contract for F-jets (re-announced), airlines getting more bail-out money. Strategy: 1-min ORB T1: Long bias, entry on VWAP hold, SAL loss of VWAP, tight stop. P1 at 50 SMA, P2 at pre-mature/panic partial, P3 at 200 SMA, P4/5 on weakness to avoid stop-out. Trade Management: Overall, good. Practicing on DAS in SIM before going live. Need to remember to adjust SL after taking partials – IT DOES NOT SELF ADJUST. Be aware that you will essentially reverse position. NI – Still need work on recognizing L2 orders for partials, to eliminate panic partials. DIS Overall grade = F, Loser, Potential 16R Catalyst: Coming off strong earnings announced 8.4.20 and lots of volume on 8.5.20, continuation? Strategy: NONE T1: Long bias, example of how to NEVER trade. TERRIBLE, took more than 100+ fills. T1 through T5 were thought out with entry and exit strategy, got stopped out 3 times = 3SYO, failed to comply with rule. EXAMPLE OF WHAT NEVER TO DO AGAIN – overtraded is an understatement. Supposed to be focusing on learning DAS, not trading live in TOS. Trade Management: Overall, FAIL. NI – Do NOT trade when you have not strategy, do not trade NSYE stocks if you have preconceived perspective of them, I say, “I do not like NYSE stocks”. This creates BAD psychology, FEAR! SWING TRADES: IBM: No change, still holding 33% of position for the break of $130. Catalyst: 2 upgrades: Argus Research (buy from hold, $155) and Zacks Investment Research ($134 from $131, remains neutral). BA Entered position slightly below $154, took half of at $170, holding the other half for the break of $180. Today’s closing price was $174.28 and in the AH session a new high of $177.05 was established at 18:25. I like my chances for the break of $180 since the stimulus has not been announced. Will likely sell remainder of position no later than this Friday, depending on stimulus announcement. WKHS Sold 150 shares to lower my position going into earnings on 8.10.20. expecting this symbol to reach $30 but at earnings could go below my average price of $14.70, look to double up around $12. If it falls below $10 exit – currently trading this on ‘house money’. SAVE Still holding with average price above $20, poor decision to buy and hold overnight on parabolic move (daily chart) back in early June. The upside is that SAVE is one of the strongest airline stocks in the current climate. Their cash burn rate is significantly lower than other airlines and their niche of catering to domestic vacation travelers should help them come out better once a COVID vaccine is announced and airlines get to flying again. I like SAVE for a hold until the end of 2020 (depending on November elections). APA Still holding for move above $20, entry below $10 (5.14.20). As a former O&G engineer I ‘know’ (speculative) that Apache is one of the best companies in their industry, with clean P/L, low debt and strong potential based on diversity of assets – onshore and offshore, domestic and international. Final Review: Goal for Day: 2/9 - FAIL 1. Only trade the opening 5-mins if consistently trading symbol and confident with its move – PASS 2. Partial/average down or exit swing positions (according to pre-plan) – PASS 3. Work on better entries - FAIL 4. Only trade the symbols on your WL - FAIL 5. Trade without P/L on screen or in mind – FAIL 6. On green symbol stop trading it for the day if lost any amount of green P/L – FAIL 7. 3SYO – FAIL 8. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB – FAIL 9. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes) – FAIL #5 and #8 are game changers for my confidence and trade management Things I did well: Nothing. Upside is I haven't traded like this in over a month and I was cautious enough to lose my max loss only. Things I did poorly: Traded on a day with bad psychology following an emergency event last night. Over traded. 100+ fills on $DIS – UNACCEPTABLE.

Can you post a visual example of this please.

DAY – 11 (8.5.2020) Trades: 1 (Green 3.5X Goals) Symbols: 1; 3 (DT: SQ; Swing: IBM, WKHS, BA) Psychology: Slept well okay, woke up 1 hour before regular time. Should have slept longer, tired all day. Confident, so decided to trade the open. Goal for the day: Swing Trades – Manage partials/exits and average downs according to pre-set plan. Day Trades – Look for continuation on SQ and AMD. Monitor BYND (look to trade on Friday or Monday) post earnings (8.4.20). Trade symbols on ‘favorites’ WL only. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes). Daily Market Wrap-up & Week in Review: Earnings season continues next week with BYND and DIS yesterday, MRNA today. S&P 500 finished strong into the close with buying brigade likely coming in on hopes of stimulus announcement. Overall, tough trading day, SPY was range bound between $331.25 - $332.25. The heat map shows a good balance of green and red. Basic Materials lead the sector ETFs but financials and energy made a strong move. Energy (XLE +2.1%) was strong on news of crude oil price hitting 5-month high on due to big drop in storage volumes. WL: SWING TRADES: IBM: No change, still holding 33% of position for the break of $130. Catalyst: 2 upgrades: Argus Research (buy from hold, $155) and Zacks Investment Research ($134 from $131, remains neutral). BA Entered position slightly below $154, took half of at $170, holding the other half for the break of $180 back of to VPOC. Today’s closing price was $174.28 and in the AH session a new high of $177.05 was established at 18:25. I like my chances for the break of $180 since the stimulus has not been announced. Will likely sell remainder of position no later than this Friday, depending on stimulus announcement. WKHS Sold 200 shares on 8.4.2020 on news about Lordstown SPAC deal, WKHS owns 10% of Lordstown. New average price is $14.85 which gives me some room for Monday’s earnings report. I will be looking to reduce ~75% of remaining position before earnings with intent to purchase more shares below or around $14.50. I like this company for a move to $30 on EV hype and their niche of last-mile delivery, contracts with UPS, Ryder and potential contract with USPS (all or portion of $6B contract). Be aware that this is one of the most shorted stocks in the market right now, %33.6 according to finviz. Upside to this is if Lordstown SPAC IPO is announced before Monday WKHS could squeeze and above break $20. SAVE Still holding with average price above $20, poor decision to buy and hold overnight on parabolic move (daily chart) back in early June. The upside is that SAVE is one of the strongest airline stocks in the current climate. Their cash burn rate is significantly lower than other airlines and their niche of catering to domestic vacation travelers should help them come out better once a COVID vaccine is announced and airlines get to flying again. I like SAVE for a hold until the end of 2020 (depending on November elections). APA Still holding for move above $20, entry below $10 (5.14.20). As a former O&G engineer I ‘know’ (speculative) that Apache is one of the best companies in their industry, with clean P/L, low debt and strong potential based on diversity of assets – onshore and offshore, domestic and international. DAY TRADES: SQ Overall grade = A, winner, 16.2R Catalyst: Gappers list, gapped up ~$10 on earnings beat (8.4.20, after market close). Strategy: 1-min ORB T1: Long bias, entry was on hold of earnings beat high/pre-market hold of pivot ($152.43). Entry on 1-min as it held the level as well as the 50SMA, P1 at 9EMA, P2 at PMH, P3 ahead of big asks on L2, P4 on PB (pre-mature/panic partial), P5 ahead of big asks (didn't get filled, user error or HK error?), P6 at pre-mature/panic partial. Trade Management: Overall, good. First entry failed and got stopped out on tight SL. Good job of staying wit the move/set-up. 2nd entry was with two strong holds (level and MA). Overall partialing was good, at key levels with good percentage takes. Took two premature partials (#4 and #6). #4 on panic PB and #6 at bottom of last strong move (check L2 for orders above to take partials). NI – Still need work on recognizing L2 orders for partials, to eliminate panic partials. Final Review: Goal for Day: 8/9 - FAIL 1. Only trade the opening 5-mins if consistently trading symbol and confident with its move – FAIL 2. Partial/average down or exit swing positions (according to pre-plan) – PASS 3. Work on better entries - PASS 4. Only trade the symbols on your WL - PASS 5. Trade without P/L on screen or in mind – PASS 6. On green symbol stop trading it for the day if lost any amount of green P/L – FAIL 7. 3SYO – FAIL 8. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB – PASS 9. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes) – FAIL #5 and #8 are game changers for my confidence and trade management Things I did well: Getting better executing better entries and stopping out when entry is not great. Things I did poorly: Still taking some panic partials, getting better but still doing it.

Ray, What do you use to draw on your charts, in particular that free hand tool for H/S?

Ray, Another nice summary. I like your addition of "what I did poorly" We both missed that entry on $BA, luckily I only took 1/2 my desired position as I was noticing the weakness. I doubles my position at the $153.XX which allowed me to average down to below $160. I took some off today at 166, holding the rest for the break of 175. I am 'sour' with my exit on AMD. I had been holding it for ~4months with intentions to hold until it hit 95-100 / share and then changed my plan last minute (lesson: stick to your game plan) and sold all at $79 -- so frustrating, when you work so hard to design a game plan and then break it on 'emotion'

All, Update for those of you who follow, read and gain knowledge from may DT Journal: I am currently transitioning into DAS for day trading so I have spent the last week setting up my screens, configurations and hot keys. I will probably stay in DAS SIM for 2 more weeks while I get comfortable with the visual differences from TOS. I will continue to run TOS on one screen as I find a lot of value in TOS' version of volume profile (VP), they offer a VP dynamic support and resistance which I use to take partials from (on the 5-min and 15-min charts). I mainly use the VP levels (VPOC, R-lvl and S-lvl) on the 1-min and 2-min for entry confirmation. I will continue to use TOS for my swing trades and eventually for options trading. Lastly, thank you to all those who comment on the value they gain from my DT Journal, I appreciate the support and honest feedback. Please tell me how I can improve this experience for you all. I gain valuable experience and learn from my journaling as well so your comments (brutally honest, if need be) are VERY welcome. I look forward to trading live again soon!

Kyle, If I am using the following buy and short scripts, is the a way to add a 'double click' SL to sell full position at desired SL calue? LONG: ROUTE=SMRTL;Share=300;Price=Ask+0.05;TIF=DAY+;BUY=Send SHORT: ROUTE=SMRTL;Share=200;Price=Bid-.05;TIF=DAY+;SELL=Send Here is something the guys at DAS put together for me but it doesn't adjust the share amount if you partial. Do you know if we can make the following code readjust the share amount and possibly move the stop to breakeven? StopPrice=Price;ROUTE=SMRTL;Share=300;Price=Ask+0.05;TIF=DAY+;BUY=Send;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:LIMIT STOPPRICE:StopPrice PX:StopPrice ACT:SELL QTY:POS TIF:DAY+

Kyle, see quote: "As for configuring your own, it's quite easy. The Excel Configurator walks you through creating the entire script to how you want it, so scripting necessary (it's all dropdowns and selectors). It has some decent breakdowns and explanations as well. You just configure it, copy it, and paste it into DAS. There's also a bunch of other scripts on the Hotkey sheet of the workbook if you scroll down." I looked through all the pages on this post and also searched(forum) for the Excel Configurator and did not see it, where do I locate this excel? You also stated that there a bunch of other hotkey scripts on the HK sheet of the workbook, are you referring to these being located on the same excel?

All, What is the difference between these two codes, why does one have CXL ALLSYMB and the other one does not? I see that one is using Limit where as the other is using Market, is that because Thor is likely using the 25% and 50% in the opening for ORBs and first 2-mins of trading - speed of execution? and the other is being used more for long-trend moves such as bottom reversals and using a more 'set it and forget' approach, taking smaller partials at key levels? CXL ALLSYMB;ROUTE=SMRTL;Price=Bid-0.02;Share=Pos*.2;TIF=DAY+;SELL=Send;ROUTE=SMRTM; ROUTE=SMRTM;Share=Pos*.25;Price=Bid-.01;TIF=DAY+;SELL=Send;

Kyle, Thanks for the explanation, to make sure I understand the 400. After DAS executes the syntax the montage gets a '400' in the shares window as a default amount and this is necessary as a work around to some of the not so strong points in DAS scripts? As for the BP line, Since I am trading with well over 25K I do not have to worry about this syntax as its a protection for those with smaller accounts? I do not take "huge" risks so should I think of 97 as I am 97% protected? As for the excel workbook, my plan was to use yours and Jason's HK for a few weeks in SIM to get comfortable with the scripts, their execution, and the SD XL--then maybe (hard maybe at this point) I will attempt to write my own scripts (not a strong suite of mine), LOL. I guess I better learn.

Hi, I am currently setting up my HKs using a streamdeck XL and thanks to Jason Hilton and Kyle Kimsey I have great icons and scripts to start testing in SIM before taking them live. I am not 'coding' savvy so I am not quite sure what I am reading here but I have a few concerns: 1) DefShare=BP*0.97. My concern with this is my account value, I have a large account value with IB and don't want to put 97% of it at risk. Can someone enlighten me on the syntax here? 2) DefShare=400. Not sure what is going on here either, I understand that by clicking on my proposed SL and then using this HK (buy $40) that the order will adjust to buy the amount of shares of ABC stock to only risk $40 between my buy price and the selected SL, is this correct or am I way off? Please explain the purpose of DefShare=400. 3) I would greatly appreciate a brief explanation of the entire script is someone has that in them. StopPrice=Price-0.01;DefShare=BP*0.97;Price=Ask-Price+0.01;SShare=40/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=SMRTL;Price= Ask+0.05;TIF=DAY+;BUY=Send;DefShare=400;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice-0.1 ACT:SELL STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY+;

Thanks Tom, I won't have them for a few days as I am converting my day trading over to DAS.....stay tuned for more.

DAY – 10 (7.24.2020) Trades: 6 (Green 3X Goals) Symbols: 2; 3 (DT: AMD, SPCE; Swing: IBM, WKHS, BA) Psychology: Slept well – got up later to mitigate this, my normal 6:30 am wake-up felt ‘off’ so I slept 1 more hour – good decision. I did not allow breaking my routine to affect me (traded symbols I know). Confidence up, mental plan – good (intentionally same as 7.22.20 and 7.23.2020). Goal for the day: Swing Trades – Manage partials/exits and average downs according to pre-set plan. Day Trades – Look for continuation on SPCE, AMD and BA without bias. Trade symbols on ‘favorites’ WL only. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes). Daily Market Wrap-up & Week in Review: Earnings season continues next week (7.28.20: AMD; 7.29.20: BA, APA, FB; 7.30.20 AMZN, GOOG, AAPL) – to name a few. SPY sold off today and notably yesterday the SPY fell below a ‘bullish’ level of $322, this same level was a breakout on 7.20.2020 – ?False Breakout? All sectors were red today and appear to be split down the middle on a weekly look. Surprisingly, the biggest gainer for the week was Energy, +1.64% - are production cuts helping or is demand increasing? WL: SWING TRADES: IBM: No change, still holding 33% of position for the break of $130. Catalyst: 2 upgrades: Argus Research (buy from hold, $155) and Zacks Investment Research ($134 from $131, remains neutral). BA Sold overnight position on profit, took another position at LOD for pre-earnings next week. Catalyst: American Airlines (AAL) to take delivery 737 Max fleet, US Exim bank approves its first big aircraft-related deals in five years, including a guarantee on a $459M facility for receivables owed to engine maker General Electric by Boeing under a new Cares Act authorization. The bank also is supporting a deal for $498M in Boeing jets being acquired by Turkish Airlines. DAY TRADES: SPCE Overall grade = D, break-even, 1.7R, 2.3R (Potential: 3R) Catalyst: Space travel sector is hot, C-suite improvement, commercialization upcoming. Strategy: 5-min ORB/ABCD, Climactic Reversal T1: Long bias, entry was at the hold of daily level ($24), stopped out. Re-entered several times and got chopped around, very bad trade, small loser. T2: Entry was late after TFL hold and entered on intraday level hold ($23.51), P1 of 20% at daily level, P2 and P3 of 50% at (Panic partials at mini-consolidation), P4 of 50% at daily level ($24.6), P5 – bailed on EMA test with 100 SMA above, this average caused me to panic and bail early. Trade Management: Overall, okay. Because I got chopped around with no true set-up in the opening my reversal was with limited position on lack of confidence. Had no business trading this symbol in the first 15 minutes as it was a ‘chop-fest’. My second trade was good - good entry, good partials, a couple of premature ('panic partials' on consolidation), and max target. NI – Regardless of confidence with a symbol, wait to enter a trade on a set-up and move you have confidence in. Playing a ‘long bias’ is not good, let the market tell you what is going to occur. AMD Overall grade = A+, winner, 2R, 1.3R, 3.9R, 3.9R, 1R Catalyst: Strength on earnings report, on my Favorites WL. Strategy: Climactic Reversal, Trend Continuation, 5-min ABCD, Break HOD, Short Scalp T1: Short bias, entry at upper hold of 200 SMA, P1 of 66% at 20 EMA on 5-min chart (shorting a strong stock), P2 of 50% at 9 EMA on 15-min chart, added 50 shares on PB and test of 100 SMA on 1-min/50 SMA on 2-min (double confirmation to add), P3 of 50% at 15-min 9 EMA (premature partial – not panic partial because shorting a strong stock), stopped out and reversed position. T2: Long bias, entry on new 1-min VPOC line (confirmation of good entry), P1 of 25% at 100 SMA on 1-min chart, P2 of 66% at VPOC on 15-min chart, stopped out at BE. T3: Long bias, entry at 13:15 candle (position C of 5-min ABCD), P1 of 30% at top of 5-min VPOC (premature partial), P2 of 29% at 15-min VPOC, P3 of 100% at daily level/5-min VPOC R-lvl (Note: I saw the ASK orders on L2 for $69.53, I missed out on 30C move, place your orders in front of those big ASKS especially on a stock that is so strong to the upside). T4: Long bias, entry ($69.44) on L2 strength and big asks for HOD break, P1 of 50% at 1-min VPOC, P2 of 100% at HOD in front of big ask (I was 2C off of HOD on that push – nicely done!). T5: Short bias, retracement short, entry $69.43, P1 of 50% at daily level $69.33, P2 of 100% at intraday level $69.16. Trade Management: No issues, I was in the zone on this trade a la Mark Douglas. I played the trend both directions, once I gave back profits I quit trading the symbol, did not break #SYO. NI – Humble brag, nothing. This trade was as good as it gets. I took a couple of premature partials on shorts but in my defense this stock was very strong to upside. See note in red for other NI. Final Review: Goal for Day: 6/9 - FAIL 1. Only trade the opening 5-mins if consistently trading symbol and confident with its move – FAIL 2. Partial/average down or exit swing positions (according to pre-plan) – PASS 3. Work on better entries - PASS 4. Only trade the symbols on your WL - PASS 5. Trade without P/L on screen or in mind – PASS 6. On green symbol stop trading it for the day if lost any amount of green P/L – PASS 7. 3SYO – PASS 8. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB – FAIL 9. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes) – FAIL #5 and #8 are game changers for my confidence and trade management Things I did well: Getting better executing better entries and stopping out when entry is not great (bottom reversals), Good recognition of trend trading on AMD, took it short long and short using trend lines beautifully. Things I did poorly: Trading the chop-fest open on SPCE lowered my confidence, I caught the reversal but was shy to take more position because of opening trade. Need better recognition of when to trade the open and when not to (ended -$15 on that trade, I consider that BE).

DAY – 9 (7.23.2020) Trades: 4 Symbols: 3; 3 (DT: BA, SPCE, JPM; Swing: IBM, IWM, WKHS) Psychology: Slept okay – got up later to mitigate this, my normal 6:30 am wake-up felt ‘off’ so I slept 1 more hour – good decision. I did not allow breaking my routine to affect me (traded symbols I know). Confidence up, mental plan – good (intentionally same as 7.22.20). Goal for the day: Swing Trades – Manage partials/exits and average downs according to pre-set plan. Day Trades – Look for continuation on SPCE, AMD and BA without bias. Trade symbols on ‘Favorites’ WL only. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes). Market: Earnings season continues (reporting: TWTR, T, INTC, AAL, and LUV), Weekly job claims reported today – did not affect the market. SPY sold off for 3 hours, much needed (IMO) after 3-4 bullish days. All sectors red except for Consumer Defensive (+0.48%). Watch for a big bounce tomorrow to the upside! WL: SWING TRADES: IBM: No change, still holding 33% of position for the break of $130. Catalyst: 2 upgrades: Argus Research (buy from hold, $155) and Zacks Investment Research ($134 from $131, remains neutral). BA Picked up a few shares at an average price of $176.21. Catalyst: American Airlines (AAL) to take delivery 737 Max fleet, US Exim bank approves its first big aircraft-related deals in five years, including a guarantee on a $459M facility for receivables owed to engine maker General Electric by Boeing under a new Cares Act authorization. The bank also is supporting a deal for $498M in Boeing jets being acquired by Turkish Airlines. IWM Sold remainder of position at pre-set limit order (target price = $150), HOD was $150.20 on wick turned shooting star. Total profit on trade was 2.5X goal. WKHS Sold 33% of position at undesired price in order to drop my average price below $15, previous average was $15.34. It has sold off from its high of $23 but held the $14.5 level quite well, big money is defending that level (every time tested volume spikes 2X during intraday trading to defend the level, see black dashed line). DAY TRADES: SPCE Overall grade = A, winner, 9.2R, 2.1R, 0.3R (Potential: 3.3R) Catalyst: Space travel sector is hot, C-suite improvement, commercialization upcoming. Strategy: 5-min ORB/ABCD (2), Parabolic Reversal T1: Long bias, entry after first 5-min candle held VWAP and a previous HOD ($26.32), P1 of 30C at B position of ABCD, P2 at same as P1 on another push, added shares on PB and hold of previous HOD level, P3 at daily level ($26.95) in front of big ask, P4 at next daily level/HOD ($27.47). Re-entry on PB to hold 20 EMA (2nd ABCD pattern), P1 at daily level ($27.47). T2: Entry on 200 SMA test and hold, P1 at 20 EMA on 5-min chart, stopped out at loss of S-lvl ($26.95), Re-entered at PDC – SPY started selling off, I was ‘stuck’, I averaged down multiple times to an accumulation of 1000 shares (still within risk tolerance). I averaged down at key levels and in the end came out a winner trade – very proud of the TM and psychology efforts during this trade – boosts my confidence. Additionally, I would have been okay holding this trade over night or longer-term swing. Trade Management: Overall, very good. T1: Good recognition of levels held (MAs or supports), good job of taking small positions and waiting for confirmation of move before loading up position – unfortunately on 2nd ABCD pattern I missed the opportunity to ‘load up’ and had small position for profit level. T2: Good job of managing average down, did not panic – got out 0.3R on good TM and sound psychology. NI – If you ‘knew’ the EMA was a strong support during the move, should have re-entered with full position instead of small position and wait for confirmation – practice and experience will change this. Still need to trust the move more by watching all 4 charts and VPA. JPM Overall grade = A+, winner, 7.4R Catalyst: Strength on earnings report, on my Favorites WL. Strategy: Climactic Reversal Long bias, tried to enter twice (3SYO rule was now in effect), make the last entry count. Entry was $98.20. First entry on $98.11 was better and help (panic bail), P1 of 50% at VWAP/9 EMA on 15-min, P2 of 33% at 50 SMA on 5-min, P3 of 50% at PDC, P4 at max goal (daily level, 5X previous touches). Trade Management: No issues, I was in the zone on this trade a la Mark Douglas. NI – Humble brag, nothing to improve. This trade was as good as it gets. Nit-picking: not bailing on my first entry, maybe not taking 50% of on first partial – hard to say, its nice to lock in profits. BA Overall grade = D, loser, Potential: 8.8R Catalyst: Delays on deliveries, 747 funeral, 737 Max grounding. Big money must be holding this symbol up. Strategy: Asymmetrical Triangle T1: Long bias, took a couple off scalp-type entries for VWAP hold and break of EMAs – small winner, bad trade. Recognized triangle, entry was at the bottom of the triangle (risky), VWAP SL just in case, stopped out. Trade Management: Was good, knowing I was entering early kept the SL tight, should have stayed with it, bottom reversal came off of previous day intraday level, missed potential 4.2R trade. NI – Stay with move longer, flipping back and forth between symbols doesn’t allow you to see a good set-up ---- be patient! Final Review: Goal for Day: 8/9 - FAIL 1. Only trade the opening 5-mins if consistently trading symbol and confident with its move – PASS 2. Partial/average down or exit swing positions (according to pre-plan) – PASS 3. Work on better entries - PASS 4. Only trade the symbols on your WL - PASS 5. Trade without P/L on screen or in mind – PASS 6. On green symbol stop trading it for the day if lost any amount of green P/L – PASS 7. 3SYO – PASS 8. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB – PASS 9. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes) - FAIL (3/4 trades) #5 and #8 are game changers for my confidence and trade management. Things I did well: Getting better executing better entries and stopping out when entry is not great (bottom reversals), excellent TM on ‘stuck’ trade – averaged down well. ABCD patterns are becoming my go-to trade – building confidence. Things I did poorly: Still taking panic bail-outs during ORBs, lacking confidence in move and confirmation of move (larger position should occur on the confirmation) – improving. Still not staying with some moves long enough -BA set up nicely and clicked to next symbol too soon, exercise patience.

DAY – 8 (7.22.2020) Trades: 9 Symbols: 5 (DT: AMD, BA, SPCE, JPM; Swing: IBM) Psychology: Slept okay – got up later to mitigate this, my normal 6:30 am wake-up felt ‘off’ so I slept 1 more hour – good decision. I did not allow breaking my routine to affect me (traded symbols I know). Confidence up, mental plan – good. Goal for the day: Swing Trades – Manage partials/exits and average downs according to pre-set plan. Day Trades – Look for continuation on SPCE and BA without bias. Trade symbols on ‘favorites’ WL only. Find 1 or 2 symbols during pre-market to possibly trade. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes). Market: Earnings season – TSLA reported after the CB, positive – did not affect other EVs. SPY was bullish. Energy was weak after yesterday’s ~4% rally, Technology and Healthcare rallied after negative gains yesterday (AMD was on fire, +8.40%. MRNA: a quiet +2.92%). WL: SWING TRADES: IBM: Entered swing position on yesterday’s $5 dollar sell-off. Sold 60% of shares on $2 dollar rally, still holding some shares the break of $130. Argus Research upgraded from hold to buy, target price = $155. First upgrade/downgrade since 4.21.20 DAY TRADES: SPCE Overall grade = B, winner, 2.3R, Potential: 7.9R, Actual: 4.6R Catalyst: Significant gains yesterday due to COVID results, looking for profit taking today. Strategy: 1-min ORB/ABCD, 5-min ORB/ABCD Long bias, entry at daily level ($24.6), P1 of 33% at TFL ($24.9), added 50 shares on PB, average still below 50 SMA on 5-min chart, P2 of 20% daily level, P3 of 42% after PB taken at same daily level, added 50 shares at C position of ABCD on PB (average price now at VWAP), P4 of 100% at daily level, all out. Re-entry for 5-min ABCD, entry at VWAP (average price still below key daily level), P1 of 25% at intraday level (1-min chart), P2 of 33% a t intraday level, P4 at 5-min VPOC, P5 was a stop-out at $25.08 intraday level on PB testing 50 SMA on 5-min. It continued to my final target on $26 without me. Trade Management: Entries and adds were well thought out at key levels being held and keep average price below VWAP and 50 SMA. Still had a couple of premature partials during mini consolidations. NI – If you ‘knew’ the 50 SMA was a strong support during the move, should have re-entered after stop-out – pay attention to MA hold and re-enter on confirmation of move. It came all the way back down to $24.6 a level you chose on first entry as strong support (green line). AMD Overall grade = B, winner, 6.5R, 3.8R, 4.9R Catalyst: AMD on fire today, Hedge Fund money pushing it up. Strategy: Break for HOD, Bull Pennant, Top Reversal T1: Long bias, Entry on PB to VPOC S-lvl test, P1 of 100% at new HOD. T2: Long bias, entry on indecision candle on low volume at 12:08 on 2-min chart (purple box), P1 of 40% at VPOC on 5-min chart, P2 stopped out at BE. T3: Short bias, for mid after noon sell-off. Entry at top 5-min chart VPOC, P1 at 20C drop, P2 stopped out at BE – AMD too strong to sell-off today! Trade Management: Beak of HOD trade, need to be more patient and let move develop, especially with the strength of AMD today, larger SL. Pennant trade, having been working on this set-up, entry was good, got best partial available but these are tough, after a parabolic move most stocks consolidation (distribution phase). NI: Overall good, but need to recognize strength lead by MMs and ‘BIG’ money and ride their coat tail on days like today. JPM Overall grade = A, winner, potential: 9.2R Catalyst: Strength on earnings report. Strategy: Climactic Reversal Long bias, noticed sell-off until noon. Caught exit upward of climactic reversal but bailed due to low volume and lack of momentum. I passed on a potential 9.2R trade – THESE ARE PERFECT SET IT AND FORGET IT Trade Management: No issues, I chose to bail, watching grass grow. NI – Stay with move longer, perfect opportunity to ‘set it and forget it’. Especially on symbol I am familiar with and love trading. A symbol I have no problems taking on a swing if it drops – assuming I don’t use a SL. Missed a potential 9.2R BA Overall grade = B, winner, 5.5R, 2.8R Catalyst: Delays on deliveries, 747 funeral, 737 Max grounding. Big money must be holding this symbol up. Strategy: Climactic Reversal, Short Scalp T1: Long bias, entry at 200 SMA on 1-min/100 SMA on 2-min (well confirmed entry), SL= $179.40. P1 of 75% at VWAP/daily level (180.04), P2 at VPOC on 15-min chart. T2: Short bias, entry on red to green candle (1-min 12:20 candle), P1 of 100% at 5-min pivot point ($179.02). Trade Management: Although the reversal failed I got a good partial and recognized the weakness to exit the trade with max P/L. Trade 2, pay attention to ‘reversing’ position opportunity. NI – Stay with move longer, see opportunities to reverse position for more P/L. Final Review: Goal for Day: 8/8 - PASS 1. Only trade the opening 5-mins if consistently trading symbol and confident with its move – PASS 2. Partial on swing positions (according to pre-plan) – PASS 3. Work on better entries - PASS 4. Only trade the symbols on your WL - PASS 5. Trade without P/L on screen or in mind – PASS 6. On green symbol stop trading it for the day if lost any amount of green P/L – PASS 7. 3SYO – PASS 8. Enter trades with small position, upon confirmation of ‘move’ add to position on PB – PASS 9. Keep track of each trade on Daily Trade Log (action, entry $ or P-%, chart, notes) - PASS #5 and #8 are game changers for my confidence and trade management Things I did well: Getting better at trading shorts. Did well on reversing position. Getting better with first 5-min and ORBs. Pass all my goals, first 100% in a while. Good job of not entering any trades on call-out FOMO. Things I did poorly: Still taking some ‘panic’ partials, some were related to lack of momentum/low volume. Still taking panic bail-outs during ORBs, lacking confidence in move and confirmation of move (larger position should occur on the confirmation). Did not take advantage of set it and forget it trade – JPM (9.2R)

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I tried a swing on CPB Campbell Soup and it was like watching the grass grow, I think this symbol is similar (gut but baseless speculation). Also look at how the volume typically comes in on downward moves, I do not like this one at all - call it bad juju but my intuition has served me well over the years. Take a look at VXRT and tell me your thoughts. I had it for a long at $8 dollars and did not take it and now its at $14-$16. Also take a look at WKHS as the next EV giant in the small, short distance delivery trucking. I had NKLA at $15 and sold at $30, one month later it went to $90 ( from $1 to $30 it traded as VTIQ --SPAC symbol.