Hi there, welcome back to my prop firm challenge – this is the recap of Trading Day 26 with my funded performance account. 🔍 Summary: Yesterday was actually a good trading day – even though it ended slightly red. I took two trades: - One break-even - One small loss Technically, yes, it was a red day — but emotionally and strategically, I’m very satisfied. I believe I’ve finally ironed out the last major bugs in my trading system. 📊 Market Context: In the pre-session, I noticed a small buying imbalance and the market was already running above daily VWAP, holding above the previous week’s midpoint — a strong bullish structure. Just before the open, the market spiked sharply to the upside – driven by some Trump-related news. Surprise, surprise... So I waited and watched carefully what would happen when price reached my marked supply zone. I was prepared for a short — but very cautiously, given the strong bullish context. ⚙️ Red Numbers, Green Mindset - Let’s recap the two trades: 🔹 First Trade: Perfect entry setup. Session VWAP was strong. After a couple of tests, I saw my short trigger forming — but I hesitated. Why? Because my account balance is close to crashing, and I didn’t want to take the risk. Looking back, I should have trusted my analysis and taken the proper risk. Everything lined up: - Supply zone hit - Strong sellers detected - Clean top entry - Correct stop placement It was a clear make-or-break trade — and I let fear win. 🔹 Second Trade: Excellent reversal setup. I had two options: 1. Enter the pullback aggressively — but again, hesitation due to account pressure. 2. Wait for confirmation and enter conservatively — which I did. But when you enter on confirmation, your stop must go below the pullback candle — and mine didn’t.The market stopped me out by just one tick before moving in my direction. Classic. Yeah, unlucky. But I’m still proud of my decision-making process. The setups were clean. My thinking was structured.And I’m starting to build trust in my system — even if the results aren’t green yet.

Hi there, welcome back to my prop firm challenge – this is the recap of Trading Day 25 with my funded performance account. 🔍 Summary: Yesterday's trading session brought me one thing above all: An eye-opening moment. I realized that while I’ve been talking a lot about risk management, I still haven’t fully figured it out. Looking at my overall account performance, I noticed that I’ve been risking too much per day. That was the reason why I reduced my daily risk afterwards. But now I’ve discovered the next step: I also need to adjust my risk per trade by adapting my position size. Yesterday I took three trades: - One break-even - Two losing trades But the third trade had the potential to turn the day green — if my position sizing and stop were aligned. Let’s break down the market first and then go into the detail of what went wrong. 📊 Market Context: In the pre-session, I noticed a small buying imbalance and the market was running above the daily VWAP. We were clearly in a stable long environment, above the previous week's midpoint. A pullback to regain strength before continuing higher would’ve been healthy. Heading into the open, the market was in balance — range-bound with two possibilities: 1. Breakout to the upside 2. Breakout to the downside But in the bigger picture, the context remained bullish. ⚠️ The Risk Management Trap: Right now, I’m trading the Micro ES Futures and had to cut my position size due to my losing steak. My PA account is close to crashing, and every decision matters. Yesterday, I took a third trade that was beautifully planned, but failed because of one major mistake. I’ve always believed: “My Risk to Reward Ratio is 1:2 minimum. That’s safe.” “I’m risking 16 ticks, targeting 32. Sounds good.” But here’s what I overlooked: 📉 16 ticks with 5 micros = $100 risk 💸 And $100 is my daily loss limit! So if I already lost $50 earlier in the day, I can’t just take another full-size trade with the same 16-tick stop. What I did instead was tighten my stop to 8–10 ticks, hoping the trade would work.