/es 2.5 point loss

price went trendless after open, possible change of direction to punch through resistance line i was selling from. -2.5 points.  sadness.

/es 1.75 point gain going long, quick trade

Decent little trade.  Price bars did not calm down once they peaked so there was a large retracement when price triggered my exit by closing below a recent dip.

Something is better than nothing.  At least price moved in the general direction I thought it would.

/ES morning set up

6 point gain /ES short

Sold because it opened near resistance, turned out to be a decent trade.

I like Apple's price, just sitting there on support...

I posted examples of excellent/easy set ups to find.  Basically, I want to "just get in" and then be real defensive.  I would not mind making money (of course) or NOT MAKING MONEY, I just really do not want to LOSE money.  I always remember, losing 5% or more of your value starts to require much more then a 5% gain to make it back...YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR LOSSES SMALL!

Taken from the previous 2 days of the S&P 500 futures 5-min chart.  Very basic.....S/R lines formed by using at least two points.  My entry these days would not come after a bar close or type of bar reversal....just any time price is at the S/R line.  Initial stop would be a close past a recent peak, trade exit would be a reversing close past any trailing peak.

I want to look at  more daily charts because I don't have time to watch minute charts during the day.

Looking at charts again!

Now that im not teaching, I miraculously have time to look at charts again.  Keeping track of several stocks on my phone.  I set alerts.  If alerts are triggered then they would be considered "high probability" entry points.  Which is the only kind of entry I would make.