14.05.2025
This journal documents my personal trading experience, thoughts, and emotions throughout the day. It includes a full session recording and a short reflection on the setups, decisions, and lessons learned. The goal is consistency, self-awareness, and long-term growth — not perfection.
— Hipi Trader
📅 Trading Journal – [14.05.2025]
🎥 Full Live Session Recording Included Below
🎯 Session Summary
A quiet day trade-wise: I took two scalp positions—one clean winner and one left open for the next session.
Markets stayed split: Nasdaq-100 eked out another +0.7 % grind higher, while both WTI crude and gold slid -2.5 %. Volatility (VIX) barely budged but closed slightly green.
🧠 Reflections & Feelings
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No clear intraday edge after the Asia/EU drift, so I stepped back.
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Juggling other work reinforced how thin my focus was; forcing trades would have been costly.
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Confidence grows that waiting for swing setups—instead of staring at every tick—is the right fit for my lifestyle.
📊 Market Insight
| Instrument | Daily Close | Δ Day | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasdaq-100 | +0.7 % | ▲ | Still bid, but momentum fading; watching Monday gap for fill. |
| WTI Crude | –2.5 % | ▼ | Gave back a chunk of Tuesday’s rally. |
| Gold (XAUUSD) | –2.5 % | ▼ | Couldn’t find follow-through; poised for rebound if Nasdaq cools. |
| VIX | Slightly ▲ | ≈ | Flat to marginally higher—complacency persisting. |
| Fear & Greed | 66 (Greed) | – | Sentiment still bullish but stretched. |
🏆 Key Wins
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Disciplined selectivity – only two trades, both within planned risk.
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Stopped trading when focus shifted, preserving mental capital.
📌 Closing Stats
| Total trades | 2 (1 closed, 1 carried) |
| Win / Loss | 1 : 0 |
| Day P/L | Small positive |
| Max drawdown | Minimal |
🎥 Session Video Watch the full live session replay below: