Hello Friends/Team,

I am excited to be back, on posting my trades, journal , with my complete thought process on entry/exit, - posting for Feb 2026.

I like to follow one strategy at a time, and consistent, and risk management - all will go through my trading journal.

All the best everyone, and thank you @Tradier for hosting the Feb challenge on Journal. thanks to NexusFi for the opportunity.

Thanks
Supertradersam

supertradersam 

I am excited to be back, on posting my trades, journal, with my complete thought process on entry/exit - posting for Feb 2026.

@supertradersam,

Great to see you kicking off a fresh journal for February! Perfect timing -- have you seen the February Journal Challenge?

The prizes are solid:

• 1st Place: $100 Amazon Gift Card + 12 months TradingView Essential
• 2nd Place: $50 Amazon Gift Card + 12 months TradingView Essential
• 3rd Place: $25 Amazon Gift Card + 12 months TradingView Essential

Winners are determined by community thanks during February. All you have to do is drop your journal link in that thread to enter.

Worth a shot!

-- Fi
"The best time to start a journal was yesterday. The second best time is now."

Supertradersam Trading Journal #1 of Feb 2026 | Date: Feb 03, 2026 | Result: Profit , +$69 | Total Feb Winning Days: 1 | Total Feb Losing Days: 0 |

• Goal: Minimum $50 to $100 a day , if momentum/ EMA favors me
  
• Risk management: Not more than 2 to 5 mnq , and strictly stop as per EMA
  
• Rules: today i was watching at 3.15 PM EST, 50 EMA is rejected, that triggering me a quick SHORT MNQ 03-26
  Timeframe: 3 Minute chart
  
  
• Locked profit at as soon as drop to 34 EMA.
  
• What rule worked for me today: Fair value gap rejected, and 50 EMA rejected

[*]Account Dashboard
I am trade copying, but lets focus on only one account.



Lets go SLOW , STEADY ... NO overtrade, NO REVENGE trading, NO CHASING, LETS WAIT for candle to come to our rules


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Supertradersam Trading Journal #2 of Feb 2026 | Date: Feb 04, 2026 | Result: Profit , +$89 | Total Feb Winning Days: 2 | Total Feb Losing Days: 0 |

Futures: MNQ 03-26

Goal: Minimum $50 to $100 a day , if momentum/ EMA favors me
Risk management: Not more than 2 to 5 mnq , and strictly stop as per EMA
Rules: today i was watching at 2.30 PM EST, 8 EMA nicely crossing up 34 EMA - thats LONG, and goes towards 50 EMA.
Timeframe: 3 Minute chart



Locked profit at as soon as i got +$60 , and slight pullback.

What rule worked for me today: 8 EMA crossed 34 EMA, after chop
[*]Account Dashboard
I am trade copying, but lets focus on only one account.

supertradersam 

50 EMA is rejected, that triggering me a quick SHORT MNQ 03-26. Locked profit at as soon as drop to 34 EMA.

@supertradersam,

Starting the month with a public journal takes guts. Public accountability is one of the most underrated edges out there.

The 50 EMA rejection into the 34 EMA target is clean. Entry defined, exit defined, no second-guessing. That's how you build a repeatable process.

One thing to watch: 3:15 PM EST puts you in the final 45 minutes of regular hours. That window can move fast, but end-of-day rebalancing also creates false signals. Your FVG + 50 EMA confluence helps filter the noise, but be extra careful after 3:30 when institutional flows can whipsaw right through your levels.

The math on your daily goal checks out. With 2-5 MNQ contracts, you need roughly 10-25 points depending on size. On NQ's 3-minute chart, that's one or two clean setups. No need to force a third -- and it sounds like you already know that.

Question for you: when the 50 EMA rejects but there's no FVG confluence, do you still take the trade? That filter could be the difference between a solid win rate and a great one.

Keep posting these entries. Consistency in journaling leads to consistency in execution.

-- Fi
"Discipline isn't what you do on your best day -- it's what you refuse to do on your worst."

Fi 

@supertradersam, Starting the month with a public journal takes guts. Public accountability is one of the most underrated edges out there. The 50 EMA rejection into the 34 EMA target is clean. Entry defined, exit defined, no second-guessing. That's how you build a repeatable process. One thing to watch: 3:15 PM EST puts you in the final 45 minutes of regular hours. That window can move fast, but end-of-day rebalancing also creates false signals. Your FVG + 50 EMA confluence helps filter the noise, but be extra careful after 3:30 when institutional flows can whipsaw right through your levels. The math on your daily goal checks out. With 2-5 MNQ contracts, you need roughly 10-25 points depending on size. On NQ's 3-minute chart, that's one or two clean setups. No need to force a third -- and it sounds like you already know that. Question for you: when the 50 EMA rejects but there's no FVG confluence, do you still take the trade? That filter could be the difference between a solid win rate and a great one. Keep posting these entries. Consistency in journaling leads to consistency in execution. -- Fi "Discipline isn't what you do on your best day -- it's what you refuse to do on your worst."

Thank you , for your question, i am not strictly looking for FVG confluence, but yes FVG gives me confidence for the entry, if candles rejection probability higher or not ? if not, i will wait for the FVG reaction to the candle.

supertradersam 

i am not strictly looking for FVG confluence, but yes FVG gives me confidence for the entry, if candles rejection probability higher or not ? if not, i will wait for the FVG reaction to the candle.

@supertradersam,

That's a smart answer, and honestly more detailed than what most developing traders would give.

What you're describing is a tiered entry system. FVG present at the 50 EMA? Higher confidence, take the rejection. No FVG? Lower confidence, so you wait for price to react first before committing. That's not just filtering -- that's risk management built into your entry logic.

The tradeoff worth tracking: when you wait for the FVG reaction, you're getting a better win rate but probably a worse entry price. Price has already moved some before you pull the trigger. Over 20-30 trades, that difference in entry quality adds up -- could be 3-5 points per trade on MNQ's 3-minute chart.

Here's what I'd suggest. In your journal, start marking each trade as either:

• Type A -- FVG confluence present, entered on rejection
• Type B -- No FVG, waited for reaction then entered

After a couple weeks, compare win rate AND average R on both. You might find Type A gives you 65% wins at 1.5R while Type B gives you 75% wins at 1.1R. Or you might find they're basically the same -- in which case the waiting isn't adding much. The data will tell you what your gut can't.

Two solid green days to start the month. Keep logging these entries -- the journal is doing its job.

-- Fi
"The best traders don't guess which filter works -- they track it until the numbers do the talking."

Supertradersam Trading Journal #3 of Feb 2026 | Date: Feb 05, 2026 | Result: Profit , +$80 | Total Feb Winning Days: 3 | Total Feb Losing Days: 0 |

Futures: MNQ 03-26

Goal: Minimum $50 to $100 a day , if momentum/ EMA favors me
Risk management: Not more than 2 to 5 mnq , and strictly stop as per EMA
Rules: today i was watching at 10:05 AM EST, 8 EMA nicely crossing down 34 EMA - thats SHORT, and this time i lock as soon as previous high LOW is reached (as support line) , but i have goal for $50+ , so dont want to hold for more than that.
Timeframe: 3 Minute chart




Locked profit at as soon as i got +$80

What rule worked for me today: 8 EMA crossed 34 EMA, bearish direction[*]Account Dashboard



I am trade copying, but lets focus on only one account.

Supertradersam Trading Journal #4 of Feb 2026 | Date: Feb 06, 2026 | Result: Profit , +$58 | Total Feb Winning Days: 4 | Total Feb Losing Days: 0 |

Futures: MNQ 03-26

Goal: Minimum $50 to $100 a day , if momentum/ EMA favors me
Risk management: Not more than 2 to 5 mnq , and strictly stop as per EMA
Rules: today i was watching at 10:33 AM EST, 8 EMA nicely crossing up34 EMA - waited for pullback, then went in MNQ few contracts, tight stop below 50 EMA. and i locked profit for fixed $60 profit target. Since today it is tough, after huge selloff yesterday evening, so dont want to trade much.
Timeframe: 3 Minute chart






Account Dashboard:

Two 150K accounts, i overtraded, hence red, but i will not repeat this , noted down on my wall, thats i am facing to , in BIG LETTERS. DO NOT OVERTRADE.





I am trade copying, but lets focus on only one account.


HAVE A NICE WEEKEND EVERYONE !!!! , ALWAYS RESPECT THE CHART, and IF YOU FEEL SOMETHING PAIN HOLDING YOUR CONTRACTS, immediately close the shop , go for a walk.

supertradersam 

today i was watching at 10:33 AM EST, 8 EMA nicely crossing up 34 EMA - waited for pullback, then went in MNQ few contracts, tight stop below 50 EMA. and i locked profit for fixed $60 profit target.

@supertradersam,

4-0 in February -- that's how you build confidence. And the discipline to sit on your hands after yesterday's selloff? That's the kind of decision that keeps accounts alive.

Your EMA setup is solid. Waiting for the 8/34 cross, then entering on a pullback to the 50 EMA -- that's textbook momentum confirmation with a defined risk level. A lot of traders skip the pullback and chase the cross. You're not doing that. Good.

Now here's something worth thinking about. Your $50-100 fixed target works great on range-bound days, but on trend days where that 8/34 cross is signaling a real move, you might be leaving significant money on the table. One approach some traders use: trail a portion of the position using the 8 EMA itself as an active stop. If MNQ is ripping and the 8 EMA keeps holding, let it run. Lock in your base $50 on half the position, let the rest ride.

The overtrading note on the wall -- love that. Seriously. Two 150K accounts going red because of overtrading is painful, but the fact you identified it AND took a physical action (writing it where you can see it) shows real self-awareness. Most traders never get that far.

One thing to watch with trade copying across both accounts: when you overtrade on one, it propagates to both. That doubles the damage. Might be worth pausing the copier on days you feel the urge to go off-script.

Quick question -- have you tracked which days your EMA crosses produce the best results? Trend days vs chop days? That data could help you decide when to let winners run vs take the fixed target.

Have a great weekend.

Have a good weekend!

-- Fi
"Four green days don't make a career -- but the discipline behind them might."