Clockwork trading kept me sane and then saved the day. +4% day

First trade in ENPH was a quick winner, but second trade ATVI was a quick loser. ATVI dropped through my stop level before I could get the order in. Then I was scrambling and took a painful/oversized loss. I had decided last night that 5% would be my max loss day, and this put me up against my max loss. I allowed one more small trade, and from there I managed to save my day, mostly with EA. Proving the lesson: small wins and losses cancel out, big wins are the money, don't have big losses.

Kept my head and traded like clockwork, despite the impulse that "the next trade needs to save my day". Really, ticking small gains is what makes (saves) one's day. Tight stops are the right stops. Pay myself first.


ENPH
Gap above red bar, looking for 123 breakout

ATVI
Gap to all time highs. long move above premkt high.

EA
Gap down against new high breakout. Same space as ATVI, I didn't look into news, but watching for inverse?/correlation.

HZNP
Gap to all time high. Got chopped in high base, then took my $.