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TRAPPED ON THE FAILURE
Failed Second Entry Short (F2ES) - Retest - Loss I took a failed second entry short setup today. The broader structure showed a break of...
Blackbay Trading
Jun 261 min read


VERY SMALL RISK
Second Entry Long - KEP - Loss "I took a calculated chance on a second entry long (2EL) today. The signal bar itself was excellent—tier 1...
Blackbay Trading
Jun 251 min read


SHORT-TERM TRENDLINE STILL IN PLAY
Second Entry Short - KEP - Loss I took this 2ES setup off both the EMA and the trendline, with two key entry points lining up. There had...
Blackbay Trading
Jun 161 min read


SELLING RIGHT INTO SUPPORT
Lower High after Failed Second Entry Long - Loss Nice LH after double trap and two-legged pullback to the EMA, was a bit concerned that...
Blackbay Trading
May 131 min read


ENTERING ON DEEP LIMIT
Failed Second Entry Short (2ES) - Retest - Loss Took this F2ES, and also looked like a sort of BOPB out of congestion, but was probably...
Blackbay Trading
Mar 171 min read


BUYING TOP OF SECOND LEG
Failed Second Entry Short (F2ES) - Trend - Loss Took this F2ES, not a great trade and the structure was a bit unclear. But I am trying to...
Blackbay Trading
Feb 271 min read


SMALL RISK TRADE
Failed Second Entry Long (F2EL) - Reversal - Loss Took this F2EL, was expecting a retest of the big downtrend channel. The signal bar...
Blackbay Trading
Feb 261 min read


SHOULD HAVE SKIPPED THIS
Second Entry Short - Retest - Loss Not a great trade, we were in a small trading range inside a bigger one. Was thinking the STDT was...
Blackbay Trading
Feb 251 min read


BIG MISTAKE - SETUP NEVER TRIGGERED
Mistake - Loss The setup looked decent, but BIG MISTAKE! I dropped the order before it triggered. So there was no trade. • 10 Contracts...
Blackbay Trading
Jan 311 min read


SELLING AT TWO KEY ENTRY POINTS
Second Entry Short - KEP - Loss Nice Second Entry Short of two KEP’s, 21 EMA and trendline. Good trade in my opinion and no problem it...
Blackbay Trading
Jan 301 min read


HARD TO TRADE SLOW MARKET
Double Trap - Loss First trade in a long time, and this is not the best setup I have seen in that time, so I should probably have passed...
Blackbay Trading
Jan 221 min read


MISSED MY TARGET BY 2 TICKS
Failed Second Entry Short - Reversal - Loss Took this on my 2nd EOD 2000 tick chart, the main chart did only have 1ES at the time I...
Blackbay Trading
Jan 31 min read


MISTAKE TO IGNORE THE BULLISH IMBALANCE
Failed Second Entry Long - Reversal - Loss Should have stayed away from this one. Bullish imbalance, and it could be a big range day....
Blackbay Trading
Dec 26, 20241 min read


SIGNAL BAR TO FAR FROM 21 EMA
Second Entry Long - Retest - Loss The Second Entry Long signal bar closed far from the EMA, but the signal bar was tempting to go for the...
Blackbay Trading
Dec 5, 20241 min read


THREE SETUPS IN ONE
Breakout Pullback, Second Entry Short - Retest, F2EL - Retest - Loss Nice trade, three setups in one, Second Entry Short, Failed Second...
Blackbay Trading
Nov 25, 20241 min read


TRAPPED ON THE DOUBLE TRAP
Double Trap, Breakout Pullback - Loss
Blackbay Trading
Nov 4, 20241 min read


BUYING TO HIGH
Second Entry Long - KEP - Loss Decent trade, but uptrend looked to be losing steam, but good SB • 25 Contracts across 5 PA-Accounts • ...
Blackbay Trading
May 14, 20241 min read
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