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I was considering a skip due to the distance from the line as I am very cognizant of that but I believe this had enough room to the next level. Instant stop Humbled

Took a breakeven stop due to the double top pattern that formed and caused a retest of the level. Humbled

I had a bias just now after slight highs were made under a level. I went long directly into the line. I am not sure if this is the right thing to do. Thales may consider this as a rule break. Humbled

Took the long from a micro pattern and exited on the test of the next level. Humbled

Thanks Enigmatics, I am reviewing now. Thanks for posting. Trendlines are my next layer to add. Humbled

Another difficult area but I tried my best to decide. Ready to add a layer to avoid some of the crazy confusion soon. I believe my sale was wrong but I am unclear on some management issues. Humbled

This was a short skipped due to the distance from the line. I considered it but held off. Humbled

My first trade today was a long off SPX level 1608. The Exit was based on resistance and the pattern that showed.

Thales, Please let me know if this chart size is better. You said you had some issues viewing my charts before. It would also be nice to know if I have similar levels to what you have. I believe I am following the rules verbatim. Humbled PS The volume under the chart is the SPY. I am just observing it.

Thales, This is an important post and will go into my thinking moving forward. Is this what you mean? I saw these in real time. Humbled

Thales, Thank you for this post. I am working to expand from the ideas you mentioned here. Humbled

Price is not even close to a key level today so no trades will be executed. Thales had mentioned to be aware as other levels are built and I do see some today building but I am unsure on how to judge the value of each. A good time for some reading and plan development. Humbled

Here are my levels for 6/27 I hope that the smaller window and 30 minute bars show more clarity of why I have each one marked. Humbled

Thales, Yes when I bought the stuff from DB years ago I did a short period watching DOM/matrix window (1 week maybe a little longer) . I wondered if I lacked the attention to detail to notice it. Maybe more time would have passed I would have seen it. You did suggest the DB books and I am reviewing them but as you probably notice I am working to keep the focus on the exact areas to grow and trying to avoid finding more stuff to dig into which has been a trap for me since I started. In fact if anything people should notice in this log I am adding almost zero spin or adjustment to the method presented. I actually think the presence of too many methods and options hurts most. Formulating a simple method seems to be the answer for me. Maybe it is that I know my limits now and find myself splitting off in too many directions. . Humbled No less than 10,000+ hours of trading study and experience leads me to the stripped down trading I am showing here. I am down to bare studs building this structure.

Thales, Enigmatics is welcome to post and I am happy to observe and grow from his posts. Reading the DB stuff as I write this Humbled

Enigmatics, Thank you so much for these comments. I see value in what you have to say and will review the chart now. I have a reason for not adding any additional layers beyond what Thales has shared. As a student here I am not interjecting any ideas on what I know from prior experience as I will end up where I did before- Inconsistent and with a lower account balance. This is the reason I have not added one single idea beyond the original advice Thales has supplied. I am not playing stupid to hurt anyone but to be honest, I lost for more than 5 years straight in my attempt to day trade. I have put my heart and sole into trading and still could not come out consistent so at this point I am just doing what I am told. I will never be the "big thinker" trader on a macro basis as I am not an academic type of person but on a technical basis I will do what I am told until I succeed. Thanks for your help. I find value in the volume chart and hope to be able to add this layer asap. Humbled

Here is a summary of my losses today and why I took the trades.

After that confusion around the pivot I found myself unable to decide what to do any longer. Time for a break to wait for another pivot or another day. I am sure psych had some issue in this day as I know I had lost my confidence to some degree on my last entry. - 9.5 Humbled

A 2b was formed just under the key level 1598. I am not sure if I should execute directly into the line but I still had the gap in my mind so I took it. I am not trying to trade this much as a desire for action. I am trying to follow the only rules that I find some clarity in so far. Humbled

Under the 1598 I now had a valid short signal and took it. Humbled

I saw a possible reason for short at 1598 SPX but no entry pattern, Humbled

Stopped out on a break of the low.

I did get stopped out but I also had to re-enter based on the 2B pattern. Humbled

A very small pattern at a key level here at 1598 SPX

Let me know if this size is better.