Daily Log - August 22, 2025
Losing Day - Total Net PnL: -$4,167.10
Note:
Got to the chart a bit late. Price had been rallying all morning—likely off Jackson Hole / Trump headlines—but I didn’t see many clean ways to get on board. By the time I started watching, price slipped into a small consolidation.
It then looked like price might be reversing… or just correcting before another push higher — hard to tell. I decided to treat it as a wider range and wait for cleaner tests at the edges rather than chase in the middle.
Later, the intraday downtrend played out and price pushed strongly above the EMA. On my second chart a great HL formed and I took it. The problem was I was buying right into the recent highs, and there was also a chance the downtrend could make a second leg down to the range low. Context felt bullish so I took the shot, but it didn’t work — loser.
The rest of the day the market made a measured leg down to the range.
Biggest Lesson:
Even though the trade I took wasn’t great, I’m starting to take more trades — that by itself is a win. Now it’s about keeping at it, and I’ll catch the winners too. (Ref: Mark Douglas.)
Overall Daily Experience:
🔴 Poor – Off day mentally or technically
Mindset & Emotions:
😐 Bored but Focused
Execution Behavior:
✅ Followed Plan
Todays Mistakes:
📏 Not enough room to recent high or low
Distractions:
🚫 No Distractions
Discipline:
Focus Level:
Sleep Quality:
Market Condition:
📈 Strong Trend, 🌪️ Choppy Action, ⛔ Not Many Setups
Special Event Day:
🗣️ US President Speech, 🗣️ Fed Chair Speech
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August 22, 2025 - ES 2000 Tick chart
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