November 6th, 2026

A Difficult Day After a Massive Selloff

Coming off Friday’s massive downward move, I wasn’t expecting much from the market today. It ended up being a relatively uneventful session, with only three trading opportunities. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a particularly good day.

The first opportunity came at 7:40 AM. It met all my strategy criteria, so I took the trade. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out, resulting in a 45-point loss per contract.

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Big Candles, Big Decisions

The market opened with another massive candle, something that has become increasingly difficult to trade emotionally. These large moves can produce significant losses, but they can also create excellent opportunities.

The opening trade would have been profitable, delivering 80 points on the first contract and another 5 points on the runner. Unfortunately, I skipped it.

The final opportunity was another trade I didn’t take. This time, skipping it worked in my favor, as it would have resulted in a 107-point loss per contract.

In reality, following my strategy completely would have left me down roughly $500 instead of the approximately $200 I actually lost.

The Danger of Protecting Profits

The biggest challenge today wasn’t the market itself. It was my mindset.

After yesterday’s massive winning session, I wanted to protect those profits. I was hesitant to risk giving back what I had just earned.

Ironically, avoiding trades helped me financially today. I also managed to recover much of the ground I had lost earlier in the week, bringing my results closer to where they could have been had I executed Monday’s missed opportunity.

But that doesn’t mean today’s decisions were correct.

Today’s Lesson: Process Over Outcome

Skipping trades might have saved me money today, but it reinforces a dangerous habit. I cannot know in advance which trades will win and which will lose.

The next opportunity I skip could be the one that makes the entire week profitable.

Day 106 was a reminder that a better financial outcome doesn’t always mean better execution. My goal isn’t to avoid every losing trade. It’s to follow my tested strategy consistently, respect my risk limits, and stop allowing yesterday’s profits to influence today’s decisions.

Tomorrow is another opportunity to improve.

Total Profit: -$204.40

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