April 23rd, 2026
Today was a very rough day and not enjoyable at all. It ended up being one of my larger loss days, especially coming off a strong week last week. There is no way around it. This week has been pretty dismal, and I am not happy about it.
Day 10 Travel Poster
MNQ Chart
The first trade came at 7:25 and was a bounce off the 9 EMA, but it did not hold. This resulted in a loss of -47.25 for each contract.
The second trade followed shortly after and ended in a smaller loss of -5.25 per contract.
The third trade came at the open and again failed to reach the target, resulting in another loss of -58.25 for each contract. This one was especially frustrating since it came within about one point of the target. I considered whether I should move my stop loss when price touches a standard deviation level, but I do not think I will make that adjustment.
The fourth trade was the only winning trade of the day. It was another long attempt, with the first contract hitting a target of 76 points and the runner closing at 25 points.
The fifth trade was another long attempt that resulted in a loss of -62.25 for each contract, which was a tough one.
The final two trades were losses as price attempted to move back down, ending at -8.25 and -35.25 per contract respectively. I was able to manage these trades slightly better than my system would have, so the losses were not as large as they could have been. Even so, this was easily one of my worst days this year. It is frustrating, especially since I need to start building my account back up and it is now close to 1,000 dollars.
Total Profit: $-523.92
