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I hope everyone has a amazing holiday a new year!

For the 2024 trading year I will only trade the last hour of the new york session ... looking to really improve focus and discipline

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1st Day of the new year! Decided to narrow my trading focus down to just mastering the Last Hour of the new York Session on the MNQ/NQ and specialize so I can evaluate and practice effectively!
Today My Bearish Last Hour Bias proved wrong But I stuck to my stop and Breakeven Risk so Losses were minimal. And Learned some of the magnet type of effect VWAP can Have on days like today. (heavy Selling in Nasdaq)
I Have two Funded Accounts with APEX 25K & 50K
(Will Update Balances Daily Moving forward)
EOD Funded Account Balances:
25K PA Account: $24,330.00
50K PA Account: $49,295.00
positives:
1. Traded only last Hour as planned
2. Emotions Stayed in check
3. Took trades with out hesitation.

Improvements:
1. Pay attention to critical levels to switch bias.
2. Don't Replicate trades in same price zone.
3. No distractions for the Hour you are trading.

Key statistics from the day:
Total Profit/Loss: -29 Ticks
Profit factor: 0.00
Sharpe Ratio: -9.14
Sortino Ratio: -30.30
Total Trades: 4
Winning Trades:0
Losing Trades: 1
BreakEven Trades: 3
Average Winner: 0 Ticks
Average Loser: -10 Ticks
Largest Loser:-26 Ticks
Largest Winner: 0 Ticks
Average MAE: 17 Ticks
Average MFE: 37 Ticks

Red Day overall but do have some positives to build off of for the week
Last Hour 122024

2nd Day of the new year! Traded last hour again, So far I really like the process of narrowing down my trading to a specific specialization of time and market.
Today My Bearish Last Hour Bias proved effective as selling had some continuation on both my trades.. (heavy Selling in Nasdaq)
I Have two Funded Accounts with APEX 25K & 50K
(Will Update Balances Daily Moving forward)
EOD Funded Account Balances:
25K PA Account: $24,378.00
50K PA Account: $49,342.00
positives:
1. Traded only last Hour as planned
2. My trading is becoming more logical
3. Responsible stop placement and entry

Improvements:
1. Allow trades to playout.
2. Add to a winning trade this week.
3. Play classical music while you trade.

Key statistics from the day:
Total Profit/Loss: +99 Ticks
Profit factor: 99.00
Sharpe Ratio: 9.40
Sortino Ratio: 1.00
Total Trades: 2
Winning Trades:2
Losing Trades: 0
BreakEven Trade: 0
Average Winner: +50 Ticks
Average Loser: 0 Ticks
Largest Loser:-0 Ticks
Largest Winner: +78 Ticks
Average MAE: 31 Ticks
Average MFE: 58 Ticks

Green Day today, The clear distinction of when I trade has created some peace in my entry and exit and eliminated some fomo and overweighting of individual trades.

1 Minute Chart
Gold Line: 8 EMA
Green Line: 20 EMA
Horizontal Lines: VWAP W/ 3 Standard Definitions
1 Minute Cumulative Delta Chart

Jan 3 Last Hour

3rd Trading Day of the new year! Traded last hour again, today the market was rangebound throughout the day. Price stayed above the open and below (1 Min) VWAP for the entire final hour that I traded. giving me a Bullish bias expecting VWAP to behave as a magnet for price.
I Have two Funded Accounts with APEX 25K & 50K
(Will Update Balances Daily Moving forward)
EOD Funded Account Balances:
25K PA Account: $24,501.00
50K PA Account: $49,360.00
Personal Ninja Trader Account Balance: $619.76
positives:
1. Traded only last Hour as planned
2. Traded my own account today.
3. Responsible stop placement and entry

Improvements:
1. Allow trades to playout.
2. Only Exit on close of bar (working on patience)
3. Play classical music while you trade.

Key statistics from the day:
Total Profit/Loss: +40 Ticks
Profit factor: 99.00
Sharpe Ratio: 9.28
Sortino Ratio: 1.00
Total Trades: 2
Winning Trades:2
Losing Trades: 0
BreakEven Trade: 0
Average Winner: +20 Ticks
Average Loser: 0 Ticks
Largest Loser:-0 Ticks
Largest Winner: +24 Ticks
Average MAE: 4 Ticks
Average MFE: 24 Ticks

Green Day today, First day trading my own funds in quite some time, interesting psychological adjustment, Enjoying this process though.

1 Minute Chart
Gold Line: 8 EMA
Green Line: 20 EMA
Horizontal Lines: VWAP W/ 3 Standard Definitions
1 Minute Cumulative Delta Chart
Jan 4 Last Hour

4th Trading Day of the new year! Traded last hour again, today the market was still rangebound and my last hour bear bias proved to be in accurate, however responsible risk management and bias pivot proved to be able to turn today from a red day to green day.
I Have two Funded Accounts with APEX 25K & 50K
(Will Update Balances Daily Moving forward)
EOD Funded Account Balances:
25K PA Account: $24,519.00
50K PA Account: $49,378.00
Personal Ninja Trader Account Balance: $640.76
positives:
1. Traded only last Hour as planned
2. Traded my own account and accepted loss and risk without tilt
3. Switched from short to long without mental struggle.

Improvements:
1. Still struggling adding to winning trades.
2. A winning trade ran longer but I closed at 2R
3. Play classical music while you trade (still need to start this habit! Lol)

Key statistics from the day:
Total Profit/Loss: +42 Ticks
Profit factor: 1.66
Sharpe Ratio: 9.28
Sortino Ratio: 1.00
Total Trades: 2
Winning Trades:1
Losing Trades: 2
BreakEven Trade: 0
Average Winner: +106 Ticks
Average Loser: -32 Ticks
Largest Loser:-40 Ticks
Largest Winner: +106 Ticks
Average MAE: 29 Ticks
Average MFE: 49 Ticks

Green Day today, this professional approach to trading has heightened my focus and really helped me see the bigger picture in my daytrading. I do not need to catch every move to be profitable and staring at the screens all day is not that helpful.

1 Minute Chart
Gold Line: 8 EMA
Green Line: 20 EMA
Horizontal Lines: VWAP W/ 3 Standard Definitions
1 Minute Cumulative Delta Chart
Jan 5 Last Hour

5th Trading Day of the new year! Traded last hour again! I am really liking the structure this is providing to my trading. Today was huge bull breakout day but the last hour was a little choppy 3 trades placed total. Never felt any tilt or fear, the one thing that I must be on guard for is the hourly range, and price location that can help me take profits in a more responsible manner.
I Have two Funded Accounts with APEX 25K & 50K
(Will Update Balances Daily Moving forward)
EOD Funded Account Balances:
25K PA Account: $24,526.00
50K PA Account: $49,385.00
Personal Ninja Trader Account Balance: $618.94 (Today was a green day but I was charged a 25$ Inactivity fee by ninja trader, so my balance adjusted)
positives:
1. Traded only last Hour as planned
2. Traded with discipline and accepted loss without negative self talk
3. Had a logical reason for entering the market and stuck with it.

Improvements:
1. I need to add to a winner this week
2. Adapt my profit objectives to market context!
3. Play classical music while you trade (still need to start this habit! Lol)!!!!!

Key statistics from the day:
Total Profit/Loss: +21 Ticks
Profit factor: 1.81
Sharpe Ratio: 9.24
Sortino Ratio: 1.00
Total Trades: 3
Winning Trades:1
Losing Trades: 1
BreakEven Trade: 1
Average Winner: +47 Ticks
Average Loser: -26 Ticks
Largest Loser:-26 Ticks
Largest Winner: +47 Ticks
Average MAE: 17 Ticks
Average MFE: 33 Ticks

Green Day today, this last hour trading has added some peace to my trading and I also feel like I have some of the answers to the test seeing what the market has done all day.

1 Minute Chart
Green/Red Line: 14 EMA Slope
Horizontal Lines: VWAP W/ 3 Standard Definitions
Jan 8 Last Hour

6th Trading Day of the new year! Traded last hour again! Today I just hesitated with longs a little to much which caused some wider than normal stops (10 Points) But still had structure in my trading and used disciple never moved a stop or added to a losing trade.
I Have two Funded Accounts with APEX 25K & 50K
(Will Update Balances Daily Moving forward)
EOD Funded Account Balances:
25K PA Account: $24,461.00
50K PA Account: $49,320.00
Personal Ninja Trader Account Balance: $554.56
positives:
1. Traded only last Hour as planned
2. Did not add to losing trades
3. Accepted that I was wrong in my last hour assessment no losses got out of hand (All within 11 Points)

Improvements:
1. Keep my risk more controlled.
2. I will start trading the last 30 minutes realizing that is when volatility really picks up
3. Play classical music while you trade (still need to start this habit! Lol)!!!!!

Key statistics from the day:
Total Profit/Loss: -119 Ticks
Profit factor: 0.00
Sharpe Ratio:-8.96
Sortino Ratio: -29.72
Total Trades: 4
Winning Trades:0
Losing Trades: 3
BreakEven Trade: 1
Average Winner: 0 Ticks
Average Loser: -30 Ticks
Largest Loser:-45 Ticks
Largest Winner: +0 Ticks
Average MAE: 30 Ticks
Average MFE: 15 Ticks

Red day overall today, but I did not revenge trade or over trade, once I realized my bias is just on the wrong side, I stopped trading and created my journal post.

15 Second Chart
Green/Red Line: 20 EMA Slope
Horizontal Lines: VWAP W/ 3 Standard Definitions
Jan 9 Last Hour

7th Trading Day of the new year! Traded last hour again! Today I added tick index and Trin index to my trading desktop just to view sentiment as I Scalp, I find myself liking the Tick index more than the TRIN indicator though, I think the simplicity of it I enjoy.
I Have two Funded Accounts with APEX 25K & 50K
(Will Update Balances Daily Moving forward)
EOD Funded Account Balances:
25K PA Account: $24,467.00
50K PA Account: $49,326.00
Personal Ninja Trader Account Balance: $560.40
positives:
1. Traded only last Hour as planned
2. Winning trades pay for my losing trades.
3. Getting much better consistently keeping my stop where it needs to be. And accepting the outcome.

Improvements:
1. Taking a 5 minute break after being stopped out.
2. Continue to let my winners run.
3. Play classical music while you trade (still need to start this habit! Lol)!!!!!

Key statistics from the day:
Total Profit/Loss: +19 Ticks
Profit factor: 1.32
Sharpe Ratio:9.23
Sortino Ratio: 1.00
Total Trades: 3
Winning Trades:1
Losing Trades: 2
BreakEven Trade: 0
Average Winner: 79 Ticks
Average Loser: -30 Ticks
Largest Loser:-33 Ticks
Largest Winner: +79 Ticks
Average MAE: 26 Ticks
Average MFE: 36 Ticks

Small Green day today but the Last hour trading is really creating the right amount of urgency in my trading and keeping me focus on the bigger picture. The inclusion of the TICK Index is a nice add the TRIN index however is not for me.

1 Minute Chart Chart
Green/Red Line: 20 EMA Slope
Horizontal Lines: VWAP W/ 3 Standard Definitions
Jan 10 Last Hour

8th Trading Day of the new year! Traded last hour again! No trades today as it appeared I missed the huge move of the day so I could not accept the risk of trading the last hour.
I Have two Funded Accounts with APEX 25K & 50K
(Will Update Balances Daily Moving forward)
EOD Funded Account Balances:
25K PA Account: $24,467.00
50K PA Account: $49,326.00
Personal Ninja Trader Account Balance: $560.40
positives:
1. Was not prepared to trade today so I did not.
2. Accepted that I need to be better at my pre-trade preparation
3. Did not try to chase profits because other traders made a profit today.

Improvements:
1. Create a pre-trade gameplan daily that I will post here.
2. Accept that I need to be prepared to be confident.
3. Play classical music while you trade (still need to start this habit! Lol)!!!!!

Key statistics from the day:
Total Profit/Loss: +0 Ticks
Profit factor: 0
Sharpe Ratio:0
Sortino Ratio: 0
Total Trades: 0
Winning Trades:0
Losing Trades: 0
BreakEven Trade: 0
Average Winner: 0 Ticks
Average Loser: -0 Ticks
Largest Loser:-0 Ticks
Largest Winner: +0 Ticks
Average MAE: 0 Ticks
Average MFE: 0 Ticks

Flat day for me but i did enjoy the realization that I must be more prepared.

1 Minute Chart Chart
Green/Red Line: 20 EMA Slope
Horizontal Lines: VWAP W/ 3 Standard Definitions
Jan 11 Last Hour