7:47: Just had 2 minute cold shower. Will need to remember to put the heater in bathroom on before shower next time. Took a while to warm up after.
8:54: Just did the 20 minute meditation. Was quite good.
For today: Will be very important to "nail and bail". I am likely to be under a lot of pressure/stress from the SUNE puts that I wrote, so don't want to overstay welcome on day-trading.
8:55: Focus today will be on keeping size on everything (but especially counter-trend) and on giving up trade ideas that aren't working.
10:08: Had an impatient chasing moment on NFLX without any super clear plan. Good trade idea, and then needed to wait for the patience for it to setup better.
Near full size short PBYI which is a solid trade idea. Probably end up getting stopped. Also could maybe have worked in a slightly better average, although it has been hard to get fills on.
11:12: Nice solid morning, despite being down a bit on SUNE options. Was patient on NFLX adds and caught the breakout finally. Moving to protect gains on everything else now though. Only got NFLX and PBYI left, will look to focus on levels in the afternoon rather than anticipating direction. Due for nap at some point soon, but just want to wait until have covered risk on NFLX.
12:08: Had a stubborn PBYI trade, didn't take an obvious stop-loss. Should have had a hard stop-loss in, then revisited the trade later instead. A real shame because I was up a lot on it on the open.
12:09: Food for though. NFLX has moved quite a bit price-wise in my favour yet my options are around breakeven. This is because I entered at a time when liquidity was a bit of a premium (i.e. the opening drive up). Need to remember this for next time.
12:10: Will go have a nap (as part of psych plan) as soon as sized down on PBYI. Want to size down soon as I want to get a withdrawal through for today.
12:26: Yellen came out with dovish statement boosting markets. This helped my positions overall because the stock I'm short (PBYI) didn't react in the slightest, and in fact had a pull. I got a cover on PBYI to size down, but added it back on a pop because of the relative weakness. Stand by this decision even if I end up stopping out. A clean trade, at a level where I'm happy to be short and with relative weakness. The other factor is that I have enough locked in for the day now that I can take a stop on it and still have decent profit locked in.
Just like I did this morning, except that I didn't take the stop.
12:31: Biggest shame off the yellen movement is that I put in a trailer on NUGT of $1 and I got wicked out, now $3 above my trailer.
1:18: Closed PBYI, trade kinda worked but closed for around breakeven - it was being a little fiddly. Unfortunately a bit late to have a nap now as people starting to get up. Done for day aside from NFLX which is half a position.
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