Daily Report Card
DRC · 2026-09-21
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.
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Reminder
Long-term: Conviction→size link — narrative should never inflate size beyond what the setup grade earns.
Daily Journal
TEAM
B
open
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Chart
Entry $197.07
Stop $191.47
Target $208.27
Notes
Standard swing trade. will eat the loss on this if this didnt play out. Half size
VRNS
B
open
— / B
Chart
Entry $47.77
Stop $46.25
Target $52.00
Notes
This one is an idea trade but not totally invented. This is just a fractral variation of Lance inverse bouncy ball in a daily chart which i rarely take and i didnt add in category thats why i name it idea trade. Wider stop on this on the previous pivot and half size. WIll eat the loss if this didnt pan out what i've imagined.
Reflection
What I did well
TP MRNA. Writing my DRC
What I learned
Maybe I shouldn't buy TEAM or VRNS but you know this is a ticker selection game. I follow my rules. Sometimes I don't know when am I being fooled by randomness so I just have to trust my instinct that I build over the years. that said Trader instincts is a wonky concept. I don't fully trust myself but I know to get out asap when I'm wrong and that is the most important part. I always ask myself in a position can I make at least 2-3R on the trade itself. And this is the basis on all my trade approach.
Actionable takeaway
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AI Review
Two half-size swing entries with articulated plans and defined loss tolerance; both open, process intact. Runners keep getting de-risked (MRNA trim + BE) — edge expressing correctly. Self-awareness in reflections is healthy: named the Idea Trade honestly, sized it down, wider stop, pre-committed to eating the loss.
- Idea Trade flagged and half-sized — good discipline; hold the exit trigger the moment thesis breaks.
- 5 full-risk opens (VG, GOOGL, GS, TEAM, VRNS) — heat still in band.
- Free-rolled runners (SNOW, CRCL, CRWD, EL, CRM, MRNA) are edge, not clutter — judge only on exit efficiency.