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    Retail Trader Journal

    F finally broke to the downside and the put options are profitable now. Sold two out of four but look to buy more when the vix index is back to 15 and F stays above 9.20. Ko was mostly flat. As I suspected, shouldn't have gotten out of XLE yesterday. I thought about getting into EOG but...
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    Retail Trader Journal

    Today is a bad day from a psychological point of view. Saw a nice open up in my ORLY position and forgot the rule of trading in the last two hours. Added another share at 360.4 and saw the gain quickly turning into negative territory before the stop out activated at the average cost...
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    Retail Trader Journal

    No moves today. Account balance is up by 1 cent today....
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    Retail Trader Journal

    Got out of Etsy @50.9 near the close. Got in KO @49.8 near the close for 10 shares. The put for F is nearly unchanged for the day, but F is surprisingly strong in a risk off day. I believe F's strength is similar to that of VZ, T, etc today, with traders looking for high dividend hideout...
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    Retail Trader Journal

    Following up on the trading plan with more details: entry is made either at 52 week high for a stock, breakout or bottom of a trading range longer than 20 days. The definition of a good up day: close higher than previous day high. The flip side for a bad down day: close lower than previous day...
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    Retail Trader Journal

    Hi everyone, This is going to be a journal for my efforts to be profitable in my $3k (down to 2.4k) Robinhood account. I am hoping to keep myself honest through a public journal and also like to get feedback on trades. A little bit about my trading background: I have been a retail trader...
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