Back Account: +$1002.
Overall am mildly happy with the day, there was some good trades and some bad trades. The trade of the day would have to go to the TSLA short, fading the gap up from the enormous profit target; the approx $200 from this trade came from a small position size which makes it pretty solid!
AVEO was a 100%+ gap up and I basically completely missed it. I was short size premarket on main account and got nervous around the open; thinking I might get a chance to add on opening pop. The opening pop never came and so of course I missed it. I actually tried to reshort but missed it. I have done a playbook entry on my errors and how it should have been played. I think there's about 3 important takeaways from it:
(1) When looking to take some off/being nervous as a general guideline just look to size down to 1/2 or 1/3 instead of taking the whole lot off.
(2) Don't overthink things. AVEO is probably the most likely of all these 100%+ gappers to fade given the thick float.
(3) These big faders will offer re-entry opportunities into pops/resistance. I did a better job of this than I have in the past; but can't be afraid to (what seems seems like a chase) short mild pops so long as below vwap.
Positives for the day:
(1) Some really solid ideas. BLUE was an excellent idea (poorly executed - in negatives below); same with TSLA. AVEO was a great read, poorly executed.
(2) Sizing appropriately ensured profitable day (once again).
(3) Despite mentioning that can't be afraid to short these massive gappers lower, I didn't get fomo on it and didn't chase it lower, I waited for spots. Despite missing some opportunities I am overall happy with this. As mentioned it was already an improvement.
Negatives:
(1) Some chasing still! BLUE was a chase entry should have been about 50c on 100 shares better. And there was some mild chasing going on with others.
(2) Lost a lot on some "feeler positions". Along with the idea that with all these excellent faders short there's going to be a long float rotation play I initiated feeler longs on ITEK, ICLD, VPCO, RTTR, and OHRP (all low float plays) just to keep better track of them and although I added to some on average I think I lost about $20-$30 on each feeler, which is too random and too much for a feeler. Ironically the only one of the feelers that kinda worked was OHRP and I closed that right at the lows.
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