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Ha-ha... Yes, I did look and saw even numbers on the last few. I guess commissions aren't even so I ASSUMED that you didn't plug them in. GOOD JOB!
You know, counting the days between BE and losses are HUGE. If I had a choice between taking BE and the difference on my Negative days from BE to the difference on my positive days then I think it would be a tough choice! haha...
TF opened with a foot on 440. I was late getting set up and didn't go for it. There was also huge divergence which I did not notice. I didn't feel good about the indicators...no clear trade set ups. But I did place a short right at the end of my trading period. WHY? Because price had reached the day's high and a double top from last month. 610 was up gently on the rail. Bottom line; I forced myself on the market...or I need 2 point stops. This is the second day I've done this.
Days like today are where you learn the most. I believe you were experimenting with stops some right?
I believe there is no need to do that live as visual backtesting will give you plenty of those.
This is all part of the journey and you are getting better and I can see it. Just a matter of making your losses smaller and your profits larger right?
I could hear the emotions in your voice at the end. Atypical for you. Flush this day behind you after you have your lessons and use it as a stepping stone.
Be prepared and relaxed by the time the market opens and the bell rings. Today I was not. Still, I HAD to trade, while thinking "wait." Two quick stop outs, then a good trade to break even. BUT I WANTED MORE. Went click crazy. This is just like sports. You think you've got your swing grove working and ZAP, you're playing like a spastic.
Must have been an easy trading day 'cause I see many NFT'ers have uploaded videos.
Missed a decent foot at the opening. It's in my trading plan.
Took short at 8:55 Central Time. Moved my stop loss down and it got tapped. Leaving stop would have provided trade of the day. I need a goal for handling stop losses. Any suggestions please?
Got in late on another nice foot. Did not detect an indicator signal in a timely fashion. Gave to gifts and finally caught the long. I repeated history, moving stop loss up and it getting tapped before price headed higher.
Was happy I tightened up my plan, in writing, and was diligent to execute it. Still, one of my trades was made outside the plan.
There was also huge 
Bottom line; I forced myself on the market...or I need 2 point stops. This is the second day I've done this.
The book The Daily Trading Coach is helping me. 
