January 5, 2026 (1 Trade) (+$95.00)
Overall Grade: A
Day Summary: Today I actually woke up a little rushed and didn't feel 100% comfortable going into the session. However, due to that, I reminded myself to be patient and that it would be fine if I didn't take any trades today. Sure enough, that allowed me to detach and see what the chart was showing my, based on 30MIN liquidity target and knowing that we had been trending up over night. So I waited until after 10am news, and then executed my system in the direction of the price action which is exactly what I need to be doing. I then, upon entering, immediately accepted that this trade was going to go to STOP or TP, which allowed me to let it play out, even though there were still emotions present that I wanted to me close early. And because of that, I allowed my full position size to go to full preset TP. That is a great improvement and accomplishment and a great tone to set for 2026.
*Big News over the weekend. US Capture of Venezuelan "President" Nicolás Maduro (January 3, 2026)*
DAILY - ES
5 MIN - ES
TRADES
Trade 1 - Long 2 MES @ Price Action + 21 EMA Trap + Key Level(s)
Grade: A
- entry was pretty good, perfect entry would have been at the 21 EMA and key levels but we can't always be perfect
- playbook set up - good
- went for the first leg of the continued uptrend (from 8am and overnigt in general) after 10am news
- trading with the trend - good
- this was a difficult hold, especially through the chop, but I held my full position size to preset TP which is so awesome and a big step of progress for me.
- The hold was hard but the trade felt easy and that is how trading is supposed to be when you are doing it right. Staying detached and executing the system.