May 27th, 2026
Today was one of the better trading days mentally because I finally followed the strategy exactly the way it was designed. No forcing trades, no early exits, no hesitation. I just followed the rules from start to finish.
What was interesting is that the first trade today basically made up for the trade I missed yesterday because I got nervous and didn’t take it. In a weird way, it all balanced itself out, which was a good reminder that I cannot focus too much on missed opportunities. There will always be another setup.
Overall today was mostly a range-bound and slower market, but the strategy still performed well enough to pull money out of it. That is honestly encouraging because those are usually the kinds of days where I tend to overtrade or get chopped up trying to force momentum that just is not there.
The biggest takeaway today was discipline. The strategy is not designed to catch every move or make trading exciting. It is designed to keep me consistent and emotionally controlled while avoiding as much unnecessary chop as possible.
So far the reset feels much better mentally. The goal now is simply to continue executing the same way every single day and let the results play out over time.
Day 23 Travel Poster
MNQ Chart
Day 23 continued to reinforce why the revised strategy is working better for me mentally. Even on a slower and more range-bound day, I stayed disciplined and followed the rules instead of forcing trades.
The first potential trade came around 7:25, but I passed on it because price action looked weak and was sitting right underneath the second VWAP band. Looking back, I still do not think skipping that one was necessarily a mistake. Another setup appeared around 7:30 that I normally would have taken, but if I had entered, it would have resulted in a loss of about 54 points on each contract. In a way, that almost balanced out the missed trade from yesterday, which was kind of reassuring.
The next trade came right at the market open around 8:30, and this ended up being the best trade of the day. One contract closed for 61.25 points while the runner captured 167.75 points. Trades like that are exactly why sticking to the system matters.
After that, the market became pretty choppy again. One trade later in the session was frustrating because the setup initially looked good, but price unexpectedly flipped back against me. That one ended as a loss of 34.75 points on each contract.
The final trade came around 1:45 PM. I did take the entry, but nothing really developed from it and it finished close to breakeven at around 10.15 points per contract. Of course, right after the trade closed, price immediately pushed higher, which was frustrating to watch.
Still, overall another profitable day and, more importantly, another day of following the process correctly.
Total Profit: $311.78
