Overall poor performance, had the thought during pre market charting that this was maybe a no trade day, though I’ve not really taken such days, but if ever were a day for me to not trade it was today: I didn’t see many compelling setups in the premarket, which should have been warning. I also was being too thorough & rushing through premarket as a result, I did not have time to settle my mind before the open, it came on me too quickly & I wasn’t calm. I hadn’t stepped back from game plan to center myself as I’ve become accustomed to doing. If I’m going to execute as thorough of game plans as I do I need to be at the computer at 4:45 at the latest. If not, then I need to be more expedient with the way I’m looking through plays.
Another observation: I tend to do more poorly on overall bullish days, where on bearish or chop days I usually do alright. I think I have some sort of subconscious blockage or bias, I have a harder time believing things can go up than I do believing things can go down. This may just be a reflection of the relatively bearish long-term sentiment & outlook in the market, along with what seems to be a more bearish economic landscape, but pretty consistently it’s seemed to be the case that I perform better with downtrends or otherwise ‘treacherous’ markets.