What bothers me about today is not that I took a loss. Even that I took my maximum loss. What bothers me is that I knew it wasn’t a good day to trade as soon as I opened up the charts. DTS told me it wasn’t a good day and yet I tried to trade it anyway. What I should’ve done is just close the room and go do something else. But I didn’t. I could’ve saved myself the $1495 loss.

 

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May 10, Day 28

E- Bought NQ 1@2972.75
Sold NQ 1@2964.25
$170 loss

F- Bought NQ 3@2972.75
Sold NQ 3@2967.50
$315 loss

H- Bought NQ 1@2972.75
Sold NQ 1@2973.25
$50 profit

F- Sold CL 1@9406
Bought CL 1@9386
$200 profit

H- Bought YM 2@15079
Sold YM 2@15049
$300 loss

F- Bought YM 2@15079
Sold YM 2@15042
$370 loss

H- Sold NQ 2@2960.00
Bought NQ 2@2966.75
$270 loss

H- Sold NQ 4@2962.75
Bought NQ 4@2966.75
$320 loss

 

 

 

 

 

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