Market Recap July 9th – Trusting the Process, Even on a Red Day

Hi there, welcome back to my prop firm challenge – this is the recap of Trading Day 26 with my funded performance account.

🔍 Summary: Yesterday was actually a good trading day – even though it ended slightly red. I took two trades:

One break-even
One small loss

Technically, yes, it was a red day — but emotionally and strategically, I’m very satisfied. I believe I’ve finally ironed out the last major bugs in my trading system.

📊 Market Context: In the pre-session, I noticed a small buying imbalance and the market was already running above daily VWAP, holding above the previous week’s midpoint — a strong bullish structure. Just before the open, the market spiked sharply to the upside – driven by some Trump-related news. Surprise, surprise... So I waited and watched carefully what would happen when price reached my marked supply zone. I was prepared for a short — but very cautiously, given the strong bullish context.

⚙️ Red Numbers, Green Mindset - Let’s recap the two trades:

🔹 First Trade: Perfect entry setup. Session VWAP was strong. After a couple of tests, I saw my short trigger forming — but I hesitated. Why? Because my account balance is close to crashing, and I didn’t want to take the risk. Looking back, I should have trusted my analysis and taken the proper risk. Everything lined up:

Supply zone hit
Strong sellers detected
Clean top entry
Correct stop placement

It was a clear make-or-break trade — and I let fear win.

🔹 Second Trade: Excellent reversal setup. I had two options:

Enter the pullback aggressively — but again, hesitation due to account pressure.
Wait for confirmation and enter conservatively — which I did.

But when you enter on confirmation, your stop must go below the pullback candle — and mine didn’t.The market stopped me out by just one tick before moving in my direction. Classic. Yeah, unlucky. But I’m still proud of my decision-making process. The setups were clean. My thinking was structured.And I’m starting to build trust in my system — even if the results aren’t green yet.

🧠 Final Thoughts: That was my recap for yesterday’s trading session. A red day in the books — but a green step forward in my development.

What do you think?
Have you ever hesitated to take a trade due to your account pressure?
What would you have done differently?

Let me know in the comments 👇 And as always, if this content brings you value, I’d appreciate a like!

Thanks for being here!

Nicolas

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