Goals: Reworking and Refining - September 2025
Adjustments on how I am currently trading.
Main Goals For September
Every trade MUST have a clear Entry (E) / Stop Loss (SL) / Profit Target (PT)
When setup presents itself, you must execute the trade!
This is it! Like in my last post, I know I have edge! It comes down to execution. If I can execute properly with clear E/SL/PT, I know my equity curve will go up over time. This also applies with pulling the trigger on a setup that appears. I need to execute the trade when I see it happening.
Reworking a Few Things
1. Only trade clearly defined setups.
In hindsight, doing what I was doing and randomly “hyper scalping” was the incorrect move. Not just because I don’t think my temperament is meant for it but I had no clue what I was doing. I need to build a foundational understanding of my setups and tiny scalps are not my style. This is why my main focus will be:
All Day Runners (Pre 12am) / Gap and Go’s
Liquidity Traps
I will be sticking to these 2 plays with secondary plays consisting of Midday Runners and Fade Then First Green Day plays. But on a fundamental level the ADR and LT’s are the main focus. I also think they complement each other as in order to have a liquidity trap type of play, you need a Gap and Go setup to play out first. This way I am understanding each step of the long move on lower float tickers.
2. Daily Process Update:
What this means is that my days have been and will continue to be standardized in terms of what I am doing on a reviewing basis. This means, daily I will be…
Logging my trades within TraderVue
Journaling my trades within Notion
Screen recording my trades, clipping and categorizing those clips
Updating my Runner List and database with in play tickers on the day
Adjustments To Reminders / Aphorisms to Self Section:
Taking away icebreaker trades
I am losing (even tiny amounts of R) because of this and I am not seeing a real benefit from this. I am still hesitant to pull the trigger even with this type of idea implemented.
No edge in Premarket - Don’t trade PM until have a better understanding of edge here
Take out breakout trade restrictions
Breakouts are a type of entry system. If I am looking at one of my setups and its forming a flag pattern as an example, technically this is a breakout. I should trade this if the total setup is showing a breakout pattern.
I’m still sticking with $1 per 1R until I become consistent.
Read my last goals post for more context on the journey:
-F4VS
