Not proud of this one, -17% loss first real money trade. 20/20 hindsight mistakes: Didn't do the SSS in my head completely, position size too big for speculative, not enough volume on HOD breaks, each HOD break lower volume, unfamiliar pattern, no catalyst, STT Twitter scan warned of a pump after closing the trade, wanting to trade on the Friday, not checking the $SPY $DIA etc... before trading and worst of all was I got arrogant. I'll remember to hold this up an example of what not to do.

Entry comments: In before the EOD. Multiple HOD breaks, history of 1st green days continuing the following day, 3:1 risk/reward. High float and $900 million market cap so not my ideal trade but it was an 80+ on the SSS and seems like a high odds setup, decided I have the paper trading account beside the IB account for learning and experimentation so this can be consider speculative on this NYSE stock. Goal is low to mid 8's in the morning.

Exit comments: Low 7's was my stop but premarket it's gapped down, I thought the NYSE was like OTC's with no pre-market or afterhours trading but BE started trading at 4am. Lots to learn here and glad it was with a paper trade.

Entry comments: HOD break on this former runner. Buy set @ 7.70 but executed @ 7.00. Small position as practice makes perfect and more trades count as speculative at my level of experience.

Exit comments: Couldn't hold over $8 for as long as I wanted, realistically a red trade since I set my limit @ 7.70 and with the $SPY red on the day thus far better trade safe than sorry. Tim says I think like 4 out of 5 stocks follow the market. Now 7.25, cut losses quickly rule #1

Big wall of sellers at 0.75, sell was set at 0.74. Nice % gain but volume was petering out so wasn't too pushing on holding and hoping.

Entry comments: Bought as it showed up on my scanner as spiking and is a former runner. Ideally should have waited to get in on a pullback but instead tried to ride a non existent wave of to the top. It's consolidating now and I'm considering to cut my 10 cent a share loss.

Exit comments: Looking risky as it creeps towards VWAP on reducing volume, even now it's perking up in price away from VWAP but also on low volume. The stock didn't do what i wanted in my plan so I was right to cut losses. Despite my study I still need experience but that's what paper trading is for.

Entry comments: Bought on a swing back over VWAP showing that there is in fact buying pressure likely keeping aggressive shorts on their toes. This ones a mover, already LUDP halted twice for volatility. Goal is 20% with risk in low 1.20's. Hoping for a turnaround in my trading after taking it easy and trying to be selective.

Exit comments: Not confident in it's consolidation and sold precisely before a big jump up to 1.49 which would have put me into a green trade at least but it wouldn't have been a "true" green trade. Getting shook out is based on my previous experiences with other trades in similar positions where I got rekt on almost all of them. This decision was based on what little experience I have gained in the last 1.5 months or so, not upset with it.

Entry comments: 100 share informational inefficiency experiment. Idea is to target the pressure created by people thinking "Man I should have been around to buy before the weekend since earnings were good" as it had very positive earnings released intraday. Key resistance is at $5.92, risk & get out clause @ $6.01 if no morning spike.

Exit comments: Should have reread my plan in the entry comment this morning and remembered it because I was dead on with that risk assessment. Instead I changed my plan on the fly to a resistance level I saw in Oracle on Friday which was the wrong way to do it, should have listened to myself. Glad it was small size of 100 shares but my goal is green trade after green trade and regardless of size a red trade is still a red trade.

Making the same mistakes over and over. When I started October I had the right idea of super analyzing trades before I go in willy nilly but that petered out. Discipline in bouts is not the same as sustained discipline. No more overtrading, no more "quickie" style planning but that's easier to say than do. Glad I started out paper trading.

Entry comments: Holding it's breakout and hanging above vwap. Risk is 1.65 with a goal of retesting the high @ 1.89 on volume if it gets that far. $COWPP halted so market enviroment score not super high, being careful.

Exit comments: Flew past my risk very quickly so slightly larger % loss than if I had held tight for another minute or two but you never know how big a crack below support AND VWAP can go so safe safe safe. My biggest issues with this trade is recurring for me, not paying enough attention to volume. The 52 week high was @ 1.70, fair enough but the volume candles didn't indicate that anyone cared about that. Really must start taking that to heart because at this point it's just sad that i'm not. Edit: typo

Very silly trade, just chased it. Get in at any cost on Oracle saying resistance was at 3.43 and when it broke that I was late to the party because I'm trying to juggle multiple things at once. Not to mention being influenced by the r/g mentioned in the chatroom. Time to step back I think for today.