Daily Report Card
DRC · 2026-09-17
Daily Grade
B
Goals
No small-cap shorts on Day-1 parabolic / halt-and-reopen names unless the tail is bounded — long put, defined-risk spread, or don't play. First Red Day shorts are a separate playbook: allowed in shares with a defined stop.
Aggression
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Reminder
Long-term: Conviction-size link — sizing must scale with setup quality, not narrative belief; when in doubt, smaller.
Daily Journal
MRNA
B+
open
— / B
Chart
Entry $153.50
Stop $149.25
Target $164.00
Notes
Simple trade. will take the loss if it hits. Also size down way on this. Half size.
GS
B
open
— / B
Chart
Entry $933.00
Stop $920.00
Target $959.00
Notes
Standard bounce trade. even lesser size. 0.25R risk.
Reflection
What I did well
size down when things are not going well and still trade when there is setup.
What I learned
its okay to trade less when I'm distracted.
Actionable takeaway
full focus on trading always. if not then do way way lesser than what you should be doing. Run this as a business not a hobby. Be professional.
Misc
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AI Review
Two swings opened, both with named setups (MRNA Breakout+ORB B+ cat; GS SMA reclaim B cat), defined stops, sized DOWN deliberately citing distraction. Process clean — trades still open, no realized outcome. Self-aware sizing-down while distracted is the profile's disease inverted; exactly right.
- Sized down when distracted = conviction-size link severed correctly, opposite of the disease
- Named setups + defined stops on both — no idea trades, no narrative front-running
- Book heat modest: only 2 full-risk opens besides today (VG, GOOGL); rest de-risked runners
- Watch MRNA stop 149.25 and GS 920 — commit to the L if it hits, per notes