There is something insidious that happens when a position is entered while watching a volatile market on a 5 minute chart... No doubt if I were blindfolded and placed a few trades today I could not have done worse that I did eyes wide open. The first trade of the day tends to set the tone of the day.. Either the feeling of "I need to get to green today" or "I don't HAVE to place another trade today" (which leads to being more selective)... Choppy days are lethal for a breakout mindset as every breakout usually signals a reversal... so those pros across from me on the TWM and UWM tables today.. I want my money back!
The closing volatility is unsuitable for most humans, farm animals, pregnant...... etc...
What a journey..