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Full sample · Aug 3 – Sep 11, 2026
Net P&L after fees
+$973.25
Win rate
56%
Avg win / avg loss
+$158 / −$113
Max drawdown
−$341.42
September 2026 results
+$276
Dated by close · US/Central
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Full sample · Aug 3 – Sep 11, 2026
Showing All accounts · Full sample · Aug 3 – Sep 11, 2026
Net P&L after fees
+$973.25
Fees $124.00
Win rate
56%
14W / 11L of 25
Avg win / avg loss
+$158 / −$113
Max drawdown
−$341.42
Trade-by-trade, this filter
September 2026
Net P&L
+$276.15
Trades
10
Win rate
50%
Trading days
8
Weekly summary
- Week 1 · 6 trades+$504
- Week 2 · 4 trades−$228
- Week 3 · 0 trades—
- Week 4 · 0 trades—
- Week 5 · 0 trades—
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Cumulative P&L
All accounts · Full sample · Aug 3 – Sep 11, 2026Trade history
25 records · All accounts · Full sample · Aug 3 – Sep 11, 2026| Trade | Date | Entry | Close | Account | Setup | Side | Net | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3 | 09:44 | 10:22 | Funded-A | Opening range reclaim | MNQ Long · 2 | +$179.04 | Followed | |
| Aug 4 | 10:22 | 10:48 | Personal | Failed retest fade | MES Short · 2 | −$59.96 | Followed | |
| Aug 6 | 09:12 | 09:58 | Eval-1 | Trend pullback | MNQ Long · 2 | +$239.04 | Followed | |
| Aug 7 | 10:36 | 11:05 | Funded-A | Failed retest fade | MNQ Short · 2 | −$116.96 | Followed | |
| Aug 11 | 09:38 | 09:52 | Funded-A | Trend pullback | MES Long · 1 | +$0.02 | Followed | |
| Aug 12 | 09:47 | 10:29 | Funded-A | Opening range reclaim | MNQ Long · 3 | +$208.56 | Followed | |
| Aug 12 | 13:05 | 13:24 | Eval-1 | Failed retest fade | MES Short · 2 | −$52.46 | Off plan | |
| Aug 13 | 09:55 | 10:26 | Eval-1 | Trend pullback | MNQ Long · 2 | −$152.96 | Followed |
Records
25 in scopeExecution
J-108 · Sep 9, 2026 · Funded-AInstrument
MNQ Long
Contracts
2
Entry
20,151.00 · 09:52
Exit
20,090.00 · 10:26
Gross
−$244.00
Commissions
$4.96
Net
−$248.96
Points
-61
MNQ point value $2 · commissions assumed at $2.48 per contract round turn · dated by close, US/Central.
Price path
J-108 · illustrativePlan and risk
Original values preservedPlanned stop
20,122.00
Planned target
20,214.00
Planned risk
$116.00
Risk after adjustment
$244.00
Event history
5 recorded- 09:35Plan recordedLong the reclaim, invalid below 20,122
- 09:52Entry filled2 @ 20,151.00
- 10:04Note addedBreadth turned negative — written invalidation condition
- 10:09Stop adjusted20,122.00 → 20,090.00
- 10:26Position closedStop filled 2 @ 20,090.00
Trade note
Widened stop · Off plan · Thin breadthBreadth turned negative while the trade was open. I widened the stop after that invalidation instead of exiting according to my plan, and the trade closed at the wider level.
Side by side
All accounts · Full sample · Aug 3 – Sep 11, 2026| Metric | Setup A · Opening range reclaim | Setup B · Trend pullback |
|---|---|---|
| Trades | 9 | 8 |
| Net after fees | +$254 | +$755 |
| Win rate | 55.56% | 75% |
| Average win | +$180 | +$167 |
| Average loss | −$162 | −$123 |
| Expectancy per trade | +$28.27 | +$94.35 |
| Followed the plan | 7 of 9 | 8 of 8 |
Sample sizes here are small (9 and 8 trades over All accounts · Full sample · Aug 3 – Sep 11, 2026). A difference this size is a question to investigate, not a conclusion.
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J-108 · Sep 9, 2026
Funded-A · Opening range reclaimInstrument
MNQ Long
Contracts
2
Entry fill
20,151.00
Exit fill
20,090.00
Gross
−$244.00
Commissions
$4.96
Net
−$248.96
Price path
J-108 · illustrativeRisk record
Original values are never overwrittenAs planned · stop 20,122.00 · target 20,214.00
Planned risk $116.00
After adjustment · stop 20,090.00
Updated risk $244.00
MNQ at $2 per point × 2 contracts, measured from entry 20,151.00. Stop-based estimates do not guarantee execution prices.
Event timeline
Plan → Entry → Note → Adjustment → Close- 09:35Plan recordedLong the reclaim, invalid below 20,122
- 09:52Entry filled2 @ 20,151.00
- 10:04Note addedBreadth turned negative — written invalidation condition
- 10:09Stop adjusted20,122.00 → 20,090.00
- 10:26Position closedStop filled 2 @ 20,090.00
Linked note: “Breadth turned negative while the trade was open. I widened the stop after that invalidation instead of exiting according to my plan, and the trade closed at the wider level.”
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By setup
25 trades · Aug 3 – Sep 11, 2026- Opening range reclaim+$254 · 9 trades
- Trend pullback+$755 · 8 trades
- Failed retest fade−$36 · 8 trades
By time of day
US/Central, sample sessions- 08:00 – 09:29+$920 · 4 trades
- 09:30 – 10:00+$222 · 12 trades
- 10:00 and later−$169 · 9 trades
Net figures are after the assumed commissions. Gross across the sample is +$1,097.25, fees $124.00.
Excursion and drawdown
Plain-language definitions- Maximum favorable excursion
- The best the trade ever looked before you closed it. Spotlight trade J-108: $32.00.
- Maximum adverse excursion
- The worst it looked while you held it. Spotlight trade J-108: $244.00.
- Drawdown
- The deepest fall from the best running total in the sample: −$341.42.
Observation tags
Counts across the sample25 trades over Aug 3 – Sep 11, 2026 is a small sample. A pattern that looks profitable here says nothing about future results.
Session preparation
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01
Review a session
Sep 9 · J-108 closed −$249
02
Record a lesson
“Breadth turned negative while the trade was open. I widened the stop after that invalidation instead of exiting according to my plan.”
03
Update the checklist
Add: exit when breadth turns negative while the position is open. Add: the written stop does not move wider.
04
Prepare the next session
Checklist opens with the two new conditions in place.
Next session preparation
Sample checklist- Setup or thesis
- Opening range reclaim on MNQ, long only.
- Confirmation conditions
- Second five-minute close above the reclaim, breadth not already negative.
- Invalidation
- Any close back below the reclaim level.
- Risk rules
- Two contracts. Written stop does not move wider. One reclaim attempt.
- What to watch
- Breadth while the position is open. The 09:30–10:00 window.
- Review notes carried forward
- From J-108: the invalidation condition had already triggered before the stop was moved.
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10:04 note“Breadth turned negative — written invalidation condition.”
After the session · J-108 review
Linked note10:04 · Breadth turned negative — written invalidation condition
Recorded five minutes before the stop was widened to 20,090.00.
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