This trading journal is my end-of-day note for Friday 12 June 2026. One trade was completed publicly: a short CE option. It stayed open for about 42 minutes and closed as a loss.
That loss was not the main mistake. The bigger mistake came later, when I interrupted the second trade and followed my own analysis. That analysis was wrong.
Today could have ended better. That is the part I want to remember.
Quick Note
- Completed public trade: short CE option
- Time in first trade: about 42 minutes
- Second-trade note: I interrupted the planned process
- Day result: loss day
- Market condition: failed continuation after entry
- Discipline status: needs review
- Main memory: my own analysis cost the day
Session Story
The day started with one completed trade. The setup came during the mid-session part of the day, and it was on the call side.
I shorted a CE option after the setup appeared. I am keeping this public-safe, so I am not sharing exact levels, strikes, prices, or private setup rules.
That trade had enough time to work. It sat for about 42 minutes. It did not follow through, and it closed as a loss.
At that point, the day was still manageable. One losing trade does not need to become a bad day.
Trade Log
What I traded was simple enough to record: one short CE option, mid-session, about 42 minutes, loss.
What happened after entry was also simple. The move never really got going. Follow-through was weak, price pushed back, and the stop loss handled the exit inside the planned risk.
That is the factual trade log. The personal mistake came after that.
Market Read
The first trade failed because price pushed back after entry. It was a reversal or failed-continuation type of session, so that part was not shocking.
A short CE can lose. A valid-looking idea can still fail. I have written that before, and today was another reminder.
But the market was not the only thing I needed to review. My own decision after the first trade mattered more.
The cleaner version is simple: the first trade lost, then I got involved in the second trade when I should have left the process alone.
The 42-Minute Trade
The first trade stayed open for about 42 minutes.
It was not like the 122-minute wait earlier this week. It was not like yesterday’s winning trade either. This was a shorter failed trade where the result was clear.
The trade did not get going. The stop did its job. The loss was there, but it was not out of control.
If the day had ended there, the review would have been boring: one short CE, about 42 minutes, loss accepted.
But that is not the real story.
The Second Trade Mistake
The mistake was not that the first trade lost.
The mistake was that I interrupted the second trade.
I was following my own analysis. In that moment, I thought I was reading the day correctly. I was wrong.
That is the uncomfortable part of today’s trading journal. The system had its work, and I stepped in. If I had left the trade alone, the day could have finished in profit.
I do not need to share the private mechanics of that second trade. I do need to write the truth: my interference cost me.
Risk Notes
The first trade risk stayed inside the planned limit. That part matters.
But risk control is not only about where the stop loss sits. It is also about whether I leave the plan alone when it is doing its work.
- The first completed trade was a short CE.
- It lasted about 42 minutes.
- It closed as a loss.
- The second-trade issue came from my manual interruption.
- The private details stay private.
- No signal, prediction, or setup detail comes from this review.
What I Learned
The lesson is not complicated.
I did not need to be smarter than the process today.
The first loss was acceptable. The interruption after that was the mistake.
This is the sentence I want to remember six months from now: the market did not beat me as much as my own interference did.
That is why I keep this trading journal. Not to make every day look clean, but to catch the moments where I got in my own way.
Related Reading
- Trading Journal – more public MyTradingDesk trade reviews.
- The Rule Is The Edge – my book about rules, patience and not turning every opinion into a trade.
- Free Risk Management Starter Checklist – a simple way to check process before and after a session.
Useful Resource
If today’s note connects to one resource, it is the Free Risk Management Starter Checklist. I use review tools because memory is too soft after the market closes. A checklist makes the mistake harder to hide from.
Final Journal Note
One short CE loss. About 42 minutes.
Then the real mistake: I interrupted the second trade and followed my own analysis. It went wrong.
Today could have ended in profit. It did not.
The trade result matters, but the bigger note is simpler: leave the plan alone when the plan is doing its job.
Simple Questions
What happened in this trading journal?
The first completed trade was a short CE option. It stayed open for about 42 minutes and closed as a loss. The bigger mistake came later, when I interrupted the second trade.
What made today different?
The day was not only about a losing trade. It was about my own manual interference after the first loss.
Why not publish the private second-trade details?
The public journal should be honest without exposing private setup details, exact rule logic, levels, strikes, prices, or automation details.
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 am I recording this lesson?
I am recording it because the loss was not the whole story. The main lesson was that I stepped in, followed my own analysis, and made the day worse.