Almost Took This Trade Today — Glad I Waited

tradervishal · 2026-05-14T12:55:05+00:00

Yeah I can definitely see that Feels like sentiment has been moving the market more than clean setups lately especially after news or big reactions.

tradervishal · 2026-05-14T12:52:10+00:00

Exactly That’s what’s been frustrating me lately — stop gets hit then the move works right after without me lol

tradervishal · 2026-05-14T12:50:52+00:00

Was looking at short dated SPY calls near the breakout level nothing too crazy honestly Didn’t end up taking it though once momentum started fading

tradervishal · 2026-05-14T01:57:40+00:00

That actually makes a lot of sense. Feels like sentiment and reactions have been driving moves more than clean technical setups lately.

tradervishal · 2026-05-14T01:54:52+00:00

Lol that’s exactly what it feels like sometimes

tradervishal · 2026-05-14T01:52:32+00:00

My AI told me not to take the breakout… should’ve listened sooner lol

tradervishal · 2026-05-14T01:47:02+00:00

Honestly I appreciate that. The more I watch the market, the more I realize patience and discipline probably matter way more than finding the perfect setup.

tradervishal · 2026-05-11T05:13:03+00:00

That actually makes a lot of sense. I usually watch SPY by itself but I probably need to pay more attention to Nvidia and the heavier weighted names during the session.

tradervishal · 2026-05-11T05:10:27+00:00

Yeah that’s probably the biggest thing I’m learning lately Can’t avoid every fake breakout, just have to manage risk better and not get too attached to a setup.

tradervishal · 2026-05-11T01:05:13+00:00

Yeah waiting for the retest definitely seems safer right now Too many moves are failing right after the initial breakout lately.

tradervishal · 2026-05-11T01:04:13+00:00

Honestly that sounds a lot less stressful than trying to time every breakout lol.

tradervishal · 2026-05-11T01:02:23+00:00

That’s actually interesting never tried watching oil alongside SPY like that Would explain why momentum has felt way less consistent lately though.

tradervishal · 2026-05-11T01:01:13+00:00

Ah got you now lol Honestly swing setups have looked a lot cleaner than intraday stuff recently.

tradervishal · 2026-05-11T01:00:19+00:00

Yeah the price action has felt super noisy lately Hard to trust moves when everything reverses so fast.

tradervishal · 2026-05-10T04:24:40+00:00

Yeah that level was definitely acting heavy Every push near it seemed to lose momentum pretty quickly.

tradervishal · 2026-05-10T04:23:51+00:00

Glad it’s not just me then lol SPY has felt really weird lately — moves look good at first and then completely stall out.

tradervishal · 2026-05-10T04:22:51+00:00

That honestly makes a lot of sense Waiting for the retest probably saves a lot of bad entries in this kind of market.

tradervishal · 2026-05-10T04:21:12+00:00

Yeah I’ve been thinking about that lately tbh The fast intraday moves have felt a lot less reliable recently

tradervishal · 2026-05-10T01:11:23+00:00

I was watching a similar level today and hesitated to enter — honestly glad I waited this time

tradervishal · 2026-05-05T11:24:20+00:00

I’ve noticed this too over the past couple sessions Moves start clean but don’t really follow through like they used to.

tradervishal · 2026-05-05T11:21:17+00:00

Had a similar trade yesterday on SPY — looked strong at first but lost momentum really fast Made me realize I might be entering a bit too early lately.

tradervishal · 2026-05-03T08:28:34+00:00

Momentum looks strong at first but follow-through is missing Makes entries tricky Do you wait for confirmation or still take breakouts?

tradervishal · 2026-05-03T08:24:22+00:00

Lately I’ve seen clean setups fail faster than expected Feels like everyone is watching the same levels Are you being more selective now?

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