You are 100 % correct ....I believe.....9:00 turned again today high percentage stuff.... excellent trade...MAKING MONEY IS WONDERFUL..........but the 8 point exit is where you are experiencing the risk reward hole to dig out of..loose stops and that 's great, except the short point targets are the trap....work on that and I know things will step up to next level...........so a trade like last friday won't put u behind and emotionally hammered...... ...I don't gamble , but if I did I would bet you will make it if u have not already........ I see the inverted risk reward thing being a concern....you r doing what I did for a long time...entering too early counter to the trend. even the shorter trends.......and addicted to the countertrend opportunity..I loved it...it hated me so I learned to have a little more patience...I will say that is where the gold is, most of t he time.....just identifying a real turn is tricky....took a long time to find how to recognize it........ . last friday, when the 11 to 12 and even 1 time frame will show u things that don't come true..giving up 20 pts is way too far out..i know exactly what u r thinking .....I trade just past countertrend going other direction........ now only my stops are set differently and have risk/reward that cannot dig a hole if I trade the system which is non-discretionary totally....ma's don't all lag.......keep up the good work....happy trading....