2.19.25

We had a buy idea here that was nice and traded about 80 points.

Took another -$300 loss today unfortunately. Haven't been having the best mental / emotional framework since we have been taking some losses. I also just have alot going on personally and have been busy which has made it more difficult for me to have a solid plan for trading. I have been working on being consistent because I do see that everyday I am learning despite the losses.

We are currently up about $900 on the 53K challenge, and it's been a struggle for me to achieve it mentally. I have done it 3 previous times, and It was when I was really relaxed when I was trading those challenges and I was very objective.

I am realizing that I am forcing my trades to trade past 200-500 points, and its what has been causing me to struggle. MNQ + NQ are able to give 300 points even 1,000 points in a day. But we don't need to catch the entire move, we just need to be objective with our target and also mindful of the time needed for it to get there.

As we can see on this trade I was targeting the Monthly highs, and yes, NQ can give us a crazy move like that but typically it only happens during heavy news.

I will be going away on a trip this weekend and I believe it will do me some good to rest, take a couple of days off work and really enjoy myself with my partner. It is honestly what I need and looking forward to the most.

I will come back next week refreshed and rested with a fresh set of eyes for me to share my insights with you all. We were rebilled for another month for our current 53k challenge so I have till March 15th to pass this before the next renewal.

If we were to be nimble and keep it objectively and lets say only trade 2 days a week with really good setups. we would be looking at a target of 80 - 100 points with several contracts for weight on our trade. I need to build confidence on the trades that truly matter.

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