September 18th, 2026
Today was Friday, and overall it wasn’t a particularly great trading day. My strategy probably finished around breakeven or slightly negative on paper, but nothing dramatic. Personally, I ended the day up about $16, so I still finished positive.
The main issue was the morning price action. During the first 20 minutes, price was mostly bouncing around without much direction. It pushed higher initially, then suddenly slammed lower, but once it got down there, it struggled to continue. It tried a few times to break lower but couldn’t, and eventually reversed all the way back up.
The difficult part for my strategy was that price kept crossing back and forth through the middle of the range. Since those crossings are part of what triggers my entries, a day like this naturally creates more opportunities for false signals.
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The first trade was a good one. It produced about +34 points, while the runner eventually stopped at +5 points.
The next trade was a loser after price bounced off the Fibonacci level, resulting in roughly -21 points per contract.
After that, there was another small winner of about +5 points on each contract.
There was also a trade around 9:40 that I personally didn’t take, although technically it would qualify under my current rules. Price moved below all of the Fibonacci lines, and I’m still a little wary of taking those setups because they seem riskier. Had I taken it, it would have resulted in approximately a -33 point loss.
Around 10:40–10:50, another valid setup appeared. It initially looked promising, but because price never reached the full downside target, both contracts would have ended around +5 points each.
That was really the theme of the day. Price respected and bounced around the Fibonacci levels, but it never developed into a strong directional move. Instead, it slowly climbed higher throughout the session, which meant many trades simply never reached their full potential.
The next notable setup came around 1:50 PM. Price reached the Fibonacci level and would have produced roughly 25–30 points on the first contract, while the runner would have eventually stopped around +5 points.
Interestingly, the best trade of the day didn’t arrive until around 2:30–2:40 PM. By that point, though, it was too late for me. I generally don’t want to be entering new trades that late in the session, so realistically I would not have taken it.
Overall, this wasn’t necessarily a confusing day—it was more of a slow, indecisive session where price repeatedly interacted with the Fibonacci levels without producing sustained follow-through. There were opportunities, but they were scattered throughout the day and most of them didn’t develop into large moves.
The positive takeaway is that I still finished the day slightly profitable, and more importantly, I finished the week profitable.
Not every day needs to produce a huge winner. Some days are simply about surviving the chop, following the rules, and protecting the week.
Total Profit: $16
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