Owning the First Setup and Eliminating the Pause
• Missed high-conviction trigger in tech, even after the level was mapped and called out in real time.
• Team hesitated waiting for ‘cleaner price structure’, despite everything aligning with the plan.
• Ernie reminded: clean = planned—not perfect; execution comes from trust, not candle shape.
• Breakdown of post-miss behavior, including emotional re-entries that lacked structure and led to losses.
• Starter entry protocol reinforced, especially for A-tier setups: commit with size, manage with logic.
• Thursday goal locked in: execute the first clean trigger from prep without delay. Review it. Own it.
Summary
the team reviewed yet another missed A-tier setup—this time in tech—despite the level being called out and fully aligned with the morning plan. The hesitation again came down to waiting for some “extra clarity” that wasn’t actually required.
Ernie reframed this habit clearly: clean means planned. If the setup is built and price hits the level, that is the green light. Not every entry will feel perfect—but if you wait until it does, you’re already late.
The meeting also addressed the emotional snowball effect that followed: after skipping the clean entry, several traders jumped into unstructured follow-up trades out of frustration, leading to losses that could’ve been avoided with disciplined execution on the first opportunity.
To reset, the Thursday goal is clear: when the first clean trigger hits—especially if it’s on the morning plan—it must be executed. No pause. No edits. Execute, manage, then review.