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A Valid Setup Can Still Lose – Rule Based Trading

A Valid Setup Can Still Lose – Rule Based Trading

by My Trading Desk | Jun 10, 2026 | Trade Reviews

This rule based trading journal is my end-of-day note for Wednesday 10 June 2026. One trade today. A short PE option. It stayed open for about 73 minutes and closed as a loss. The lesson is not that the rules failed. The lesson is that a valid setup can still lose....
The Trade Did Not Owe Me A Result After Two Hours

The Trade Did Not Owe Me A Result After Two Hours

by My Trading Desk | Jun 9, 2026 | Trade Reviews

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...
54 Minutes, No Follow-Through – Intraday Trading Journal

54 Minutes, No Follow-Through – Intraday Trading Journal

by My Trading Desk | Jun 8, 2026 | Trade Reviews

This intraday trading journal is my end-of-day note for Monday 08 June 2026. One trade today. A short PE option. It stayed open for about 54 minutes and closed as a loss. Thursday’s stop loss day lasted about 21 minutes. Today’s trade lasted more than...
Trading Bot Development Starts Before The Trade

Trading Bot Development Starts Before The Trade

by My Trading Desk | Jun 6, 2026 | Automation

Trading bot development should not start with the order button. Before my own trading automation project was allowed near live trading, I spent a long time trading the rules manually and writing down what had to be checked. The first serious version was not built to...
The Second Trade Protected The Day – Trading Journal

The Second Trade Protected The Day – Trading Journal

by My Trading Desk | Jun 5, 2026 | Trading Journal

This trading journal is my end-of-day note for Friday 05 June 2026. There were two F&O trades today. Both were short CE trades. The first one lasted about 15 minutes and closed as a loss. The second one stayed open for about 118 minutes and finished close to...
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