I appreciate the kind words on my writing and these Journal posts, Cory. Now it’s just a matter of trying to keep it going consistently!

That third trade was a tough one. As discussed during the session, I did want that to run higher but I was very wary of things snapping back because of the way the market had been moving with those deeper pullbacks all morning. It still came a bit more suddenly than expected but once I saw that rapid selling coming in I was looking for ways to get out rather than ride it. As you can see I did try and give it a moment or two to make another push and at least get those extra few ticks but when it wasn’t happening it seemed best to take what was certain rather than what might occur.

Usually trusting my intuition this way works out due to lots of screen time and experience but not always. There’s absolutely times when I cut things a bit too early and miss the later run and some examples can be seen in prior Journal posts. But in the end occasionally making those intuitive reads seems more helpful than harmful and that shows in the actual stats so it comes down to the usual approach of not letting perfection get in the way of profitability.

Thanks and hope your trading goes well the rest of the week too!

Keep up the great work with the posts; despite what you say, I think you got a positive, entertaining, and informative “edge” to your writing.

Best of luck trading this week!