fml in NFLX today.

I can't even annotate the chart. I got sucked into this f*er again. On an inside day, wtf. I traded today's options, both ways, oversized positions, stopped both sides multiple times, ate a horse.
Update: went into it omg on the pm surge (see 15 min chart) and recovered some part of my day... ugh.

Lessons of the day, learned for the thousandth time.
Don't trade nms.
Small position size.
Tight stop is the right stop.
Stop at max day loss.
The ticker that takes your money doesn't have to be the one to give it back, move on.
etc, etc, etc.

 

Cats and Dogs +18%. CAT, DDOG, BA, NFLX

Several trades today. Some were set/forget type trades because I was heavily pursuing DDOG. Opening trades were super, and once I had a nice cushion, I pressed into DDOG. Honestly, it could have cost me everything and more, but it didn't. So, did I do it right or did I do it lucky? I think I did it mostly right, in that I took stops (even if I reloaded) and I shaved off pieces on the way (the chart below is nuts!). I didn't "go for broke" so to speak, but I did keep an eye on SPY and press wisely. As I write it looks headed to flush again, but I really got a good piece and PEACE!

DDOG

BA
I missed the 2 big moves, but I got my piece.

CAT
Lesson about why you have to take stops!

NFLX
Am I obsessed with trying to get this breakout? Breakouts have failed for the past several days.

2% down day. Hurt on spreads and no-fills.

Frustrating day. Small position size helped me not destruct, but I got chopped on Z and DDOG that cost me. I think I did trade like clockwork, and today was small loser. Peace.

Update: after midday, the market positively croaked. I missed the action today.

Waste of money. -6% for no good reason in NFLX both ways.

No great setups this morning. I should have walked away. Instead I put my eye on NFLX and burned 7% messing around in there. Puts didn't fill. Calls over puts, then the puts stopped, calls didn't fill. Nothing worked out great and MOST OF ALL I WAS IN TOO BIG. Puts again but I didn't take profits bc I wished to save my day. Textbook mistakes. Expensive mistakes.

Later, I went for tomorrow puts in SPY. I traded scared bc I was already down. First exit was ok, but I should have held on for my target and beyond, which it reached an hour later. UGH

NFLX

SPY

BABA, the one that got away. +7% day

Great clockwork trading day. BABA was the one that got away. I tried 2 entries, got a smidge for myself, but missed the big move. No regrets. That's clockwork trading. Pay myself first; tight stop is the right stop. Same sentiment about missing my p/l fill on ROKU. I did it right, I didn't get paid, but I didn't take an outsized loss and I didn't fracture my psychology. Peace.

ZM accidental puts might have actually paid, but mostly I was lucky not to get hurt by an accident. 

CAH spread was wide and I'm glad I took my piece on the surge/stall vs risk it. 

BA
Gap below green doji. 9:29 and 9:30 bars caught my eye.

BABA
Continuation of Friday strength.

ROKU
Relative weakness. Pennant failing when SPY weak. Looking back, QQQ was not weak all day, except premkt.

CAH
Gap up above resistance. Premkt watchlist, but when Meir called it out, I gave it a look and jumped in.

CAT
Gap against green bar, back into weak days. Short failure to move up.

ZM
Accidental puts, which while I might have turned out to make money, I did the right thing to yank it. And, B"H I got puts and got out, bc calls would have hurt me worse.