I had a great day today and as a trader realized I need to be smacked in the head over and over for NOT following my rules. "But this time I know I'm right"
So my mistake today was really stupid however, after talking to others, a lot of traders tried similar due to the huge earnings pop on NVDA. I had a BIAS and was sure there would be a pullback (at least I wanted one) and if NVDA was moving up still so would the rest of the semi's. That is where I went wrong. I was determined to force AMD to comply with my BIAS and move up along with NVDA. So when AMD got over 172 and held, which was a Resistance Level I had marked on my chart, I was getting in longs and was going to sit back and count the money until it reached my target level. Here is the kicker. I was taking it even though the rest of the market was moving down and rejecting major levels. (That was my sign but I ignored it) 1 of my rules is to not trade against the NQ/ES and never trade when Nq/ES is approaching a major level.
I had a loss on this trade and I am kinda glad because it will help me to make a better decision the next time. I hope!
My 1st trade was Qcom-
My AMD BAD trade
So my mistake today was really stupid however, after talking to others, a lot of traders tried similar due to the huge earnings pop on NVDA. I had a BIAS and was sure there would be a pullback (at least I wanted one) and if NVDA was moving up still so would the rest of the semi's. That is where I went wrong. I was determined to force AMD to comply with my BIAS and move up along with NVDA. So when AMD got over 172 and held, which was a Resistance Level I had marked on my chart, I was getting in longs and was going to sit back and count the money until it reached my target level. Here is the kicker. I was taking it even though the rest of the market was moving down and rejecting major levels. (That was my sign but I ignored it) 1 of my rules is to not trade against the NQ/ES and never trade when Nq/ES is approaching a major level.
I had a loss on this trade and I am kinda glad because it will help me to make a better decision the next time. I hope!
My 1st trade was Qcom-
My AMD BAD trade
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