Feb 2nd Week

 Still making a bottom it seems. This monday and Tuesday will be crucial in deciding if we want lower again. 

MONDAY

pmkt market up a bit, if we can start making moves higher we look great for more upside again. 

1hr and half into day, were total chop with edge to downside atm. EXPE giving good theme with travel stocks strong and vwap reclaim with all mas under. 

Clear market turn up in and added once.

But failed and droppped cut momo and shortly after og.

reset and reclaimed after now failed breakdown, market broke lower tho need to be cautious and not early

TUESDAY

Big day. failed hard at eod, might be pb for more lower. Have setups both ways, hard to judge edge here but bigger more important names are the better shorts

TSLA at bell, triggered and ripped me. Big L.

And again as it lost it and came backl to retest, saw reject at vwap in and added again but ripped me.

Not patient enough. Needed to wait it out and let fcandles form for me. To eager to get in. Need to reset myself. likely only 1 trade left. 

MSFT

market chopped for hour, reclaimed vwpa then lost it same as MSFT. GOt clear setup under with range break and failed above in and added, out of BP not as big as I would like

expecting market turn lower here entry was as it was starting. 

And got the flush, market looking ugly, wanting to hold out on this one for big moves lower. Will have to be patient. internals are weak failing higher, it seems likely well see a bigger flush today, looking at LOD to take P.

market pull up excellent add chance 

but then we kept ripping, internals also failed to make a new low and started making new highs. just not making it easy out here for me. Exited as it spiked above vwap

WEDNESDAY

One way or the other, market gearing up for something big. Bottom poppers starting to pop and ocil above 9/20, travel names ripping. Energy pulling in. Sentiment changing bullish clearly. 

FUTU coild all morning, kept hitting prev d and bouncing under vwap, went for it on 3rd hold, stalled but failed. Tiny size tiny L.

THURSDAY

CPI hit market hard. Ruined a lot of setups, probably a nothing day

TSLA finally gave me something 3hrs into day. Fantastic setup with retest and engulf higher with strong market.

It still can fail though, and it did, and I didnt cut momo adds fast enough and i paid big for it. 

FRIDAY

Well one of those mornings. Had to rush from feeding and changing baby. Barely sat down in time prepared ready to go

15 min in day is done only +.8R$ two pretty decent scalps on INTC, except its so slow and 0DTE scalpings is not going to get me very far on this name as ANY pullback eliminates all profits.

Took all correctly and managed all correctly so not much to be upset with just has to be how it be. 2 wins. 

Actually made +$150 on the trades but in total I traded 108 contracts for a nice 64$ in commissions,

A bit left, spent on SHOP as market finally turned weak and followed up, SHOP followed eventually too from v tight pattern 

Ripped to stop, but held and then market really turned and failed. Came just shy of LOD break, took half.

Later lost it and took last off on 1min break. Not concerned holding as long as possible here tho may be the time to have done it. Friday done onto next week


THIS week

Troubles were on TSLA. 

Entering too early. Risk too large/unaware. Not cutting momo.

3 Trades here.  -677$

If traded correctly should only be MAX -$450 and thats still a stretch,


Overall it was one of those weeks were there was a lot of chop, and gaps, and news. Not ideal conditions so taking it super slow and being patient was key. Not meant to win every single day, or every trade but I stepped on my own toes with these TSLA mistakes.

Perhaps trading the name itself makes me a little too emotional. I know it makes big quick moves and that excites me. But cant let it get to my head. Have to wait. Have to respect risk. Have to cut losses. 

Other than TSLA trades all else was pretty good. Just a tough week.

Market itself clearly giving direction now... not ideal looking price action but it is clear we have direction. 

I trade longs the best. If this market is going to do what I think it might, im going to have to get used to trading to the downside. And the market trades differently when it moves lower. Things that are weak just get weaker and me waiting for a pullback usually never happens.

So in my case I need to be taking breaks when they hit my levels and lettings it go. If I miss it im more than likely not going to get another chance. 








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