The first trade idea wasn't horrible, the entry was low odds. You look to the left and you see the market environment is a range. Initial breaks out of ranges fail far more often than not, so you want to position in advance of the test of the range extreme(s). You positioned just a few ticks prior to the test of a key range level, so you'd want to see a strong break or just bail quickly because you're not dealing with a high odds breakout like a new high or low in a strong trend.
The second trade was high odds because price had trapped some bulls and was now likely to test that previous downside failed breakout off a much lower high, meaning a new low is likely.
