Jared’s Blog
Difficult End To The Week – Trading Blog Ep. 67
11
Aug
This week hasn’t been the easiest week of trading. Today was no exception, I had a very hard time getting on board with the price action. I ended up taking a total of 4 trades - which is more than I usually am willing to take. I took 3 shorts, and 1 long.
Trading The Imbalance – Trading Blog Ep. 66
09
Aug
I have been very bearish on the S&P 500 for a while now. On the HTF charts, there is a lot of downside potential. Today, we ended up getting a massive sell off just as I was expecting. However, it took me a couple of tries to catch it. At first I got short, but then I got stopped out just barely. I ended up re-entering the market, where I made up for the loss & made some profit.
I Pushed My Luck – Trading Blog Ep. 65
07
Aug
After my last 2 trades, I decided to go for a third. Usually after I have a winning trade, I stop trading for the day. However, the setup was way too clean. This trade resulted in a loss & erased my profit for the day & put me in the red. I probably should’ve stopped trading here, but I went for a 4th trade.
Revenge Trading VS. Trying Again – Trading Blog Ep. 64
07
Aug
It’s Monday, the first day of the trading week. Wouldn’t it suck to start the week off with a loss? Well, that’s exactly what happened to me. I tried to get long on the ES & I took a loss. However, I re-entered after the loss, and had a very nice winning trade. The thing is, when most people do this, they are revenge trading.
Trying To Catch The Bottom – Trading Blog Ep. 63
03
Aug
After a bearish day yesterday, I was naturally looking to get long today. The HTF VWAPs are suggesting a bullish correction, so I knew I wanted to be looking for buy positions. I had a couple key levels that lined up perfectly with this bias. The first was a naked POC from my RTH market profile, and the second was a naked HVN from my volume profile.
Catching The Big Short – Trading Blog Ep. 62
02
Aug
I have been extremely bearish on the S&P 500 for a while now. And that bias has finally came to fruition. Today, I took an amazing short position which played out perfectly and was a textbook trade setup. I am extremely happy with the outcome of this trade, as this is the move I have been anticipating for a while.
The End Of a Winning Streak – Trading Blog Ep. 61
01
Aug
I have been on a bit of winning streak lately - you can attribute it to luck, or skill. I like to think skill… but today, that streak came to an end. On the S&P 500 I took 2 trades - one loss, and one winner. The loss was very silly as I took the position before the 10:00 AM news release. I never trade news or like to be in trades during news, so that was a rule that I broke.
Not The Easiest Day – Trading Blog Ep. 60
31
Jul
After a week long break from the markets, I came back to a hectic day. I ended up taking 2 trades today. One of them was a winning trade idea, but my runner got stopped out much beneath my stoploss due to slippage. It was a profitable trade as I closed most of the position in profit, but my runner took a lot more heat then I would have liked.
AMAZING Short Position – Trading Blog Ep. 59
20
Jul
I have been looking for a reason to get short pretty much all week. Today, I finally got the opportunity I have been waiting for. The market was rotational in the overnight trading session, so at first I was just looking to follow this rotation. I got short from the upper extremes & RTH VAL, and took the market down to the lower extremes.
Bearish Bias, Bullish Setup – Trading Blog Ep. 58
18
Jul
The S&P 500 is very over-extended on the HTF charts, so naturally, I am bearish. I came into today looking for possible short opportunities, but you need to remember - what you think will happen, and what WILL happen are 2 different things.