

Entry price – 14.80
SL – 14.25
Risk – 55 cents
Time of entry – 14:41
Catalyst / setup – Sugababy, SoS, 3 days tight
In hot sector semis, start of a Mom burst running increased volume
Result – Trade open


Entry price – 14.80
SL – 14.25
Risk – 55 cents
Time of entry – 14:41
Catalyst / setup – Sugababy, SoS, 3 days tight
In hot sector semis, start of a Mom burst running increased volume
Result – Trade open
Overall market trend: Bullish phase – day 31
Yesterdays market: Closed
TC2000 McClellan: 5
Stocks above 40PMA: 48%
VIX: 17
52 week highs (US common stocks): 279
Seasonality: May is typically a weaker month
Indices:
$QQQ: Uptrend
$SPY: Uptrend
$DIA: Uptrend
$IWM: No trend
$BTC: Downtrend
$SQQQ: Downtrend
$UVIX: Downtrend
$TLT No trend
1%+ sectors yesterday:
1%- sectors yesterday:
Main sectors monthly trailing:
Sub sectors monthly trailing:
Bitcoin: Under the 200sma at 77k ish
Themes: Electrical Equipment, Semiconductors, Energy Infrastructure, Data-Center, Cybersecurity, Satellites, Industrial Technology
Are breakouts working: Yes
Are breakouts likely to work for the next 3 – 5 days: Selectively
Are breakdowns likely to work for the next 3 – 5 days: Yes in weak sectors & extended stocks
Should I be trading: Yes following trade plan
Overall market trend: Bullish phase – day 30
Yesterdays market: Money entering the market – High buying pressure
TC2000 McClellan: -12
Stocks above 40PMA: 46%
VIX: 17
52 week highs (US common stocks): 253
Seasonality: May is typically a weaker month
Indices:
$QQQ: Uptrend
$SPY: Uptrend
$DIA: Uptrend
$IWM: No trend
$BTC: Downtrend
$SQQQ: Downtrend
$UVIX: Downtrend
$TLT Downtrend
1%+ sectors yesterday:
1%- sectors yesterday:
Main sectors monthly trailing:
Sub sectors monthly trailing:
Bitcoin: Under the 200sma at 77k ish
Themes: Electrical Equipment, Semiconductors, Energy Infrastructure, Data-Center, Cybersecurity, Satellites, Industrial Technology
Are breakouts working: Yes
Are breakouts likely to work for the next 3 – 5 days: Selectively
Are breakdowns likely to work for the next 3 – 5 days: Yes in weak sectors & extended stocks
Should I be trading: Yes following trade plan
Overall market trend: Bullish phase – day 29
Yesterdays market: Money entering the market – Very high buying pressure
TC2000 McClellan: -23
Stocks above 40PMA: 45%
VIX: 17
52 week highs (US common stocks): 234
Seasonality: May is typically a weaker month
Indices:
$QQQ: No trend
$SPY: No trend
$DIA: No trend
$IWM: Downtrend
$BTC: Downtrend
$SQQQ: No trend
$UVIX: Downtrend
$TLT Downtrend
1%+ sectors yesterday:
1%- sectors yesterday:
Main sectors monthly trailing:
Sub sectors monthly trailing:
Bitcoin: Under the 200sma at 78k ish
Themes: Electrical Equipment, Semiconductors, Energy Infrastructure, Data-Center, Cybersecurity, Satellites, Industrial Technology
Are breakouts working: No
Are breakouts likely to work for the next 3 – 5 days: No indicies are not in uptrend, likely chop
Are breakdowns likely to work for the next 3 – 5 days: Yes in weak sectors & extended stocks
Should I be trading: Yes following trade plan
Overall market trend: Bullish phase – day 28
Yesterdays market: Money leaving the market – High selling pressure
TC2000 McClellan: -78
Stocks above 40PMA: 39%
VIX: 18
52 week highs (US common stocks): 181
Seasonality: May is typically a weaker month
Indices:
$QQQ: No trend
$SPY: No trend
$DIA: No trend
$IWM: Downtrend
$BTC: Downtrend
$SQQQ: No trend
$UVIX: Downtrend
$TLT Downtrend
1%+ sectors yesterday:
1%- sectors yesterday:
Main sectors monthly trailing:
Sub sectors monthly trailing:
Bitcoin: Under the 200sma at 77k ish
Themes: Utilities, Industrials, Electrical Equipment, Semiconductors, Energy Infrastructure, Data-Center, Aerospace & Defense, Cybersecurity, Satellites, Industrial Technology
Are breakouts working: nO
Are breakouts likely to work for the next 3 – 5 days: No, breadth indicators starting to rollover
Are breakdowns likely to work for the next 3 – 5 days: Yes in weak sectors & extended stocks
Should I be trading: Yes following trade plan

Entry price – 22.57
SL – 21.10
Risk – 1 dollar 47 cents
Time of entry – 14:57
Catalyst / setup – Ep 9 million
Earnings:
TLDR: Figma delivered a strong beat-and-raise quarter with accelerating revenue growth, strong AI monetization, and improving enterprise adoption trends. Investors responded positively because AI products are driving incremental revenue instead of cannibalizing demand, although margins remain under pressure from heavy AI investment spending.
Result – Still running
Overall market trend: Bullish phase – day 27
Yesterdays market: Money leaving the market – High selling pressure
TC2000 McClellan: -45
Stocks above 40PMA: 43%
VIX: 18
52 week highs (US common stocks): 208
Seasonality: May is typically a weaker month
Indices:
$QQQ: Uptrend
$SPY: Uptrend
$DIA: No trend
$IWM: Downtrend
$BTC: Downtrend
$SQQQ: Downtrend
$UVIX: Downtrend
$TLT Downtrend
1%+ sectors yesterday:
1%- sectors yesterday:
Main sectors monthly trailing:
Sub sectors monthly trailing:
Bitcoin: Under the 200sma at 77k ish
Themes: Utilities, Industrials, Electrical Equipment, Semiconductors, Energy Infrastructure, Data-Center, Aerospace & Defense, Cybersecurity, Satellites, Industrial Technology
Are breakouts working: Selectively
Are breakouts likely to work for the next 3 – 5 days: EP9 focus, markets extended breadth indicators starting to rollover
Are breakdowns likely to work for the next 3 – 5 days: Yes in weak sectors & extended stocks
Should I be trading: Yes following trade plan


1st trade (1st arrow):
Entry price – 10.16
SL – 9.75
Risk – 41 cents
Time of entry – 14:37
Catalyst / setup – Ep 9 million
Earnings Q1 revenue +1,065% YoY; backlog +569%; raised revenue outlook to $390M; strong autonomous systems demand; rapidly scaling defense business. 17 million shares traded pre market.
Result – 1pt full loss
2nd trade (2nd arrow):
Entry price – 9.91
SL – 9.5
Risk – 41 cents
Time of entry – 14:37
Catalyst / setup – Ep 9 million
Earnings Q1 revenue +1,065% YoY; backlog +569%; raised revenue outlook to $390M; strong autonomous systems demand; rapidly scaling defense business. 17 million shares traded pre market.
Result – Raised SL stopped at break even
Overall market trend: Bullish phase – day 25
Yesterdays market: Money entering the market – Normal selling pressure
TC2000 McClellan: -38
Stocks above 40PMA: 48%
VIX: 17
52 week highs (US common stocks): 321
Seasonality: May is typically a weaker month
Indices:
$QQQ: Uptrend
$IWM: Uptrend
$SPY: Uptrend
$DIA: Uptrend
$BTC: No trend
$SQQQ: Downtrend
$UVIX: No trend
$TLT Downtrend
1%+ sectors yesterday:
1%- sectors yesterday:
Main sectors monthly trailing:
Sub sectors monthly trailing:
Bitcoin: Under the 200sma at 81k ish
Themes: Tech, Semis, AI, Robotics
Are breakouts working: Selectively
Are breakouts likely to work for the next 3 – 5 days: EP9 focus, markets extended breadth indicators starting to rollover
Are breakdowns likely to work for the next 3 – 5 days: Yes in weak sectors
Should I be trading: Yes following trade plan


1st trade (1st arrow):
Entry price – 64.95
SL – 65.7
Risk – 75 cents
Time of entry – 14:34
Catalyst / setup – WSS short on the daily
Entered on break of 1st 3 min bar lower but no real setup on the 3 min chart, got stopped out.
Result – 1pt full loss
2nd trade (2nd arrow):
Entry price – 65.42
SL – 65.7
Risk – 28 cents
Time of entry – 15:30
Catalyst / setup – WSS short on the daily and a retest of yesterdays closing highs on the 3 min chart, buyers couldn’t push through and broke back down.
Result – 0.5pt win, closed runner EOD as didnt have enough cushion to carry in to overnight session. (24hr market)