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Welcome to Blackbay Price Action Trading Journal

I’m a futures trader documenting my journey trading S&P 500 ES using pure price action.

I started with Mack’s PATS, and over time evolved toward a more Al Brooks–style approach — focusing less on mechanical scalps and more on context, 5-minute structure, and trades that can run when the story supports it.

This site is where I share the reality of trading: the good reads, the bad reads, the missed trades, the mistakes, and the small improvements that actually move the needle over time.

I trade performance accounts with Apex and Take Profit Trader, and I care far more about process and discipline than looking perfect. No signals. No shortcuts. Just a transparent trading journal built around one goal:

To become a better trader, one day at a time.

What you’ll find here
  • Daily trade reviews with context and decision-making

  • Missed-trade reflections (the trades I should have taken)

  • Notes on price action concepts, traps, and market behavior

  • The tools and setups I rely on as I refine my edge

If you’re studying price action, grinding evaluation accounts, or just want a grounded look at what it takes to build consistency in futures trading — welcome.

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LATEST LOGS

February 6, 2026

Day started with a strong bull bar, and bar 2 was a good follow-through bar, but it was closing right at the EMA on the 1H chart. We also had a big overnight gap to the downside. I did not trust the bull here, and the...

February 6, 2026 - ES 5m

February 6, 2026 - ES 5m

February 5, 2026

The day started with a bullish doji, and we had a big overnight gap. When bar 2 printed a big bull breakout bar, I took a chance on a long to fill the gap. The trade did not take off and we had some news coming out, so...

February 5, 2026 - ES 5m

February 5, 2026 - ES 5m

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