I set a goal last Sunday that my intention was to gain 1k this week.  I have never set a goal before for trading. It wasn't a goal that caused me to stress but was an intention.  I came into the day up $850.00  I think that if I didn't have the intention of the goal I might not have taken this trade today even though it was a good setup.  I don't have hard set goals but in the future I am going to trade with more of an intention to go somewhere as opposted to just trading.  I did meet my intention of 1k this week.  The thing is though that it could have been 7k.  I didn't hold any of my longs long enough and that really held me back.  I am getting better as I have basically cut out longing and just focus on shorting.  I will not rule out longing MDBO and will consider some OTC panic dip buys but so far shorting has gotten me this far, and I am not going to stray.  My intention this week is to repeat my 1k week and for all of my short entries to only enter into resistance unless the setup is to short on a key support break.  Thank you all for your ears.