Not Giving A Fuck
Yes, this title described my mentality entering today's session. With my Topstep performance sitting very close to the daily loss limit, one of two things was going to happen.
The first is hitting my daily loss limit. The second is recovery. With that mentality in the title, I went into today's session and achieved the latter - recovery.
Instead of trading just one contract, I bumped it up to two contracts. However, I solely focused on NQ rather than multiple indices. More specifically, I capitalized on shorting the NQ as the broader market was fundamentally driven with the Fed Chair nomination in progress.
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Instead of trading just one contract, I bumped it up to two contracts. However, I solely focused on NQ rather than multiple indices. More specifically, I capitalized on shorting the NQ as the broader market was fundamentally driven with the Fed Chair nomination in progress.
Let's talk a bit about what happened. After taking on a small loss in my first trade, I went on a tear. I found my groove, reading the bearish H1 sentiment and then executing my entries based on my 3,000-contract increment volume chart.
The most insane shit that happened was me hitting $3K in profits NET OF FEES. Naturally, I returned some of my profits being the idiot that I am and overtraded. Rather than ending the day with $3K+ in profits, I only secured $2K. Still not bad overall.
In some ways, this is a lifeline. I could potentially recover this Step 2 Combine and achieve a funded account. Of course, once I do, I will definitely need to exercise significant discipline to ensure that this doesn't become a repeat behavior. Funny how this occurred just as I was about to abandon Step 2.
Let's see what happens.