This options trading review is my end-of-day note for Tuesday 09 June 2026. One trade today. A short CE option. It stayed open for about 122 minutes and closed as a loss.
The sentence I want to keep is simple: the risk today was giving the trade extra meaning just because I had already waited so long.
Quick Note
- Trades taken: 1
- Trade: short CE option
- Time in trade: about 122 minutes
- Day result: loss day
- Market condition: failed continuation after the marked area
- Discipline status: rules followed
- Main memory: waiting created emotional attachment risk
Session Story
The day gave one completed trade for this journal. It was not a clean trend day for me. It was the kind of session where the move had to keep proving itself after entry.
That is why I do not want to write this as a dramatic loss. It was simpler than that. A trade qualified, stayed open for a long time, and then failed.
The trade itself was not the only thing under review. My patience was under review too.
Market Read
The trade came in the late morning. The setup was on the call side, so I shorted a CE option.
I am keeping this public-safe. No exact levels, strikes, prices, or private setup rules are needed here.
The clean version is enough: the trade qualified, I took the short CE, and then the trade had to prove itself.
After entry, the market did not give the clean push I wanted. It moved, paused, and then started pushing back against the short call idea. That was the main read for me.
The Two-Hour Wait
This was not a quick loss. The trade stayed open for about 122 minutes.
That is the part that made today different. When a trade sits that long, it can start to feel like it deserves more patience.
But the chart does not care how long I have waited. The move still has to support the trade.
Today, it did not support it well enough.
That was the real test. Not the entry. Not the title of the setup. The test was whether I could sit through the trade without giving it extra meaning just because it was taking time.
I had already spent a large part of the session in the trade. That did not mean the trade had earned more trust.
When It Pushed Back
For a while, the trade stayed alive. It had moments where it looked like it might still settle down.
Then price pushed back against the short CE idea. The trade did not break cleanly in my favour. It kept making the review harder, not clearer.
That is usually the sign I need to respect the exit plan instead of turning the trade into an argument.
The exit rules handled it, and the trade closed as a loss.
Risk Notes
The loss stayed inside the planned risk. I did not need to reveal private numbers for this public journal.
The important part is that the loss stayed reviewable. It was not a signal. It was not a prediction. It was one failed F&O trade in one session.
- The trade was a short CE.
- The position stayed open for about 122 minutes.
- The trade closed as a loss.
- The stop loss and exit plan kept the day controlled.
- No buy or sell advice comes from this review.
What I Learned
The main mistake after a long wait is giving the trade emotional value.
A trade is not better because I waited two hours. It is better only if price behaviour supports the idea.
Today, the short CE had enough time to show strength. It did not.
That is enough for the journal.
This is also why I keep writing these notes. A normal trade can feel bigger in the moment than it really is. The journal brings it back to size.
So the lesson is not just about duration. It is about attachment. I do not want a trade to gain importance only because I have sat with it for a long time.
Related Reading
- Trading Journal – more public MyTradingDesk trade reviews.
- The Rule Is The Edge – my rule-based trading book.
- Free Risk Management Starter Checklist – a simple pre-session and post-session risk check.
Useful Resource
If there is one useful follow-up from a day like this, it is the checklist habit. The free Risk Management Starter Checklist is there for that simple review process.
Final Journal Note
One trade. Short CE. About 122 minutes. Loss day.
The trade lasted longer than yesterday’s loss, but the lesson was different. Yesterday was about time not proving the idea. Today was about not getting attached to the idea after waiting.
Waiting was not the edge today.
That is the note I want to carry into the next session.
Simple Questions
What happened in this options trading review?
There was one short CE option trade. It stayed open for about 122 minutes and closed as a loss.
Why did the trade fail?
The trade had time, but price pushed back against the short CE idea. The move never supported the trade cleanly enough.
What is the main lesson from today?
A long wait can create emotional attachment. The trade still needs price behaviour to support the idea.
Is this a trading signal?
No. This is a public trading journal entry. It does not give buy or sell advice, exact levels, strikes, prices, or private rules.
Why keep reviewing losing trades?
Reviewing losing trades helps me see whether I followed the plan, kept risk controlled, and avoided turning one trade into a bigger problem.