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Intraday Trading Journal: Correct Bias, Small Loss Day

The market opened on a positive note today and continued its upward momentum during the first hour of trading. Buyers remained in control initially, pushing price to a new intraday high. Market...

Trading a Volatile Market: Discipline Over Outcome

Trading a Volatile, Non-Directional Market Today’s trading session was defined by high volatility and the absence of clear directional intent. Price moved aggressively but failed to sustain momentum...

Trading Success: Navigating a Clean Gap-Up Market Opening and Managing

Trading Success: Navigating a Clean Gap-Up Market Opening and Managing Positions for Maximum Profit Potential One of the most exciting moments for a trader is when the market opens with a clean...

Discipline Over Targets: A 2.1R Trade That Still Ended Right

Trading is not about squeezing every possible point out of the market. It is about executing your process with consistency — regardless of the outcome. Today’s session was a perfect example of that...

Trailing Stops vs Targets: Closing a 1R Trade at Day’s

When the Market Gives Less Than the Target Today’s session required full engagement from start to finish. The market presented a valid trade, and once I was in, there was no choice but to stay with it...

Discipline During Drawdown: A Rule-Followed Profitable Trade

The market opened with a gap down today, immediately offering a potential opportunity to short a call option. Based on my predefined levels and structure, the setup aligned with my trading rules and...

Trading Journal Reflection: Navigating the Discrepancies Between Backtests and Live

When Live Markets Expose the Truth Backtests Can’t Today’s session was a reminder of a reality every experienced trader eventually confronts. The market opened with a gap down and immediately...

Trading Discipline in Drawdown: The Power of Stop Losses and

Trading is never about avoiding losses — it’s about surviving long enough to see the good phases return. Today was a reminder of how essential discipline is during drawdowns, and how stop losses keep...

Surviving the Storm: Navigating Through Drawdowns and Losing Streaks in

Today marks a tough milestone — I am officially in a drawdown. I took three trades: one on the call side and two on the put side. All three hit stop loss. That brings my current count to seven...