Finally had a consistent month trading ES
had a solid month trading ES and figured I’d share what actually helped
nothing crazy or life changing, just way more consistent than before which is what I’ve been trying to fix
I mostly trade ES during NY, usually mean reversion around VWAP + levels like prev close / NY open. not doing anything fancy, usually 1–2 entries max and aiming for around 2R or a move back into value
biggest differences this month:
• traded less. basically limited myself to 1 idea a day unless it was super clean. this alone helped a lot
• stopped cutting winners early. this was probably my biggest issue before. just letting trades play out made a noticeable difference
• way more selective with conditions. if ES felt random or wasn’t respecting levels I just didn’t trade
missed trades > forcing trades
still a bunch to fix though:
• I’m not great at holding on trend days, definitely leaving a lot there
• a couple red days came from forcing entries when the setup wasn’t really there
• entries could be cleaner, especially after sweeps
overall though it finally feels like things are starting to click a bit more consistency-wise
curious what others focus on for holding winners longer without giving too much back, that’s probably my biggest issue right now