by My Trading Desk | Jul 16, 2026 | Trade Reviews
I took two trades today. Both losses. The first ran 103 minutes before the level break failed. The second stopped out in 33 minutes. Both closed clean. I wrote four words in the rules journal: “All rules were followed.” That is the shortest note I have...
by My Trading Desk | Jul 15, 2026 | Trade Reviews
One trade today. Mid-session. Short CE. Held for 135 minutes. It won. All rules followed. Discipline 10.0. That is the session. But the rules journal note says something worth keeping: “Marked participants were fighting for particular levels.” That line...
by My Trading Desk | Jul 14, 2026 | Trade Reviews
Two trades today. One loss. One breakeven. The numbers are unremarkable. But the session was not. The market had high waves – price swinging in wide arcs that made every chart look slightly different. I had to check multiple data sources to verify that my bot...
by My Trading Desk | Jul 13, 2026 | Trade Reviews
One trade today. Short PE in the opening phase. It ran for 149 minutes and closed at target. The rules journal note said seven words: “No extra work was needed.” That is the session. That is exactly what a trading journal entry should look like on a day...
by My Trading Desk | Jul 11, 2026 | Blog
For over a month, I have documented exactly one trade after another. And here is what I learned: the strategy never changed. The trading process changed constantly. A trading strategy tells you what to trade. A trading process tells you what to do when the trade goes...
