November 10, 2026 (+$18.75) | Cut 'Em Quick


November 10, 2026 (2 Trades) (+$18.75)

Overall Grade: B-

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Day Summary: Today was a uncomfortable trading day for me. I traded my set up both times on my live account but had about 15 trades on my eval accounts in between them and that really put me into a bad headspace. I need to treat the eval accounts more like I live account because those behaviors transfer over. I did do a good job of cutting my lose quickly on Trade 1 because that did allow me to make back everything and some on just a green scalp to finish the day.


DAILY - ES

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5 MIN - ES

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TRADES

Trade 1 - Long 1 MES @ 21 EMA Trap + Price Action + Good Entry + Cut Loss Quick

Grade: B+

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  1. playbook set up - yes
  2. trading with current price action - yes
  3. trading with current trend - no
  4. good entry - buying low
  5. good job giving it a chance but ultimately realized that this trade should be working quickly if it was going to work, so I was able to cut my loss quick


Trade 2 - Short 1 MES @ 21 EMA Trap + Scalp + Intuition + Late To The Party

Grade: B-

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  1. playbook set up - yes
  2. trading with price action - yes
  3. trading with trend - yes
  4. entry was good on the 2000 tick chart - selling high
  5. entry was poor because I was shorting low on the HTF's
  6. recognized that I was Late To The Party and decided to scalp this one - good recognition


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FAQ

The overall result of the trading day was a gain of $18.75.

The author faced challenges with mindset due to trading on evaluation accounts, which affected their performance.

The author cut their losses quickly on the first trade, allowing them to recover and finish the day positively.

The author recognized they were 'Late To The Party' and decided to scalp the second trade, despite a poor entry point.

The author assigned a grade of B+ to the first trade and a grade of B to the second trade.

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