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Monday 26 Oct 2026 · #day-trade #plan · times in this note are Bangkok time (the US market opens at 20:30 here)
The story: a day-trader in Bangkok with a day job trades the US session from home in the evening. One note per day: a plan, the trades as cards, a table, and the day total in dollars and in baht.
Sample data. The tickers are made up and the prices on the chart are drawn from the numbers in the block, not from a market. This is a demo of the card, not investment advice.
Plan before the market opens (written at 19:50)
Liquid names only. Risk per trade is $100 (1R). At most 5 trades. Two losses in a row means a 15 minute break.
- Check the broad market first
- No trades in the first 10 minutes
- Stop and target set before every entry
- Risk per trade no more than $100
- If a trade goes nowhere for 30 minutes, leave
- Stop trading at 23:30
Trade 1: ACME, stopped out as planned
A first loss of -1R is fine. The stop was part of the plan.
Trade 2: ZETA breakout
Trade 3: BOLT, the best trade of the day
Held to the target for +2.5R instead of selling at 1R.
Trade 4: NOVA short
Trade 5: KITE, nothing happened
Flat after 24 minutes: only the fees were lost.
The day in one table
| # | Time (Bangkok) | Ticker | Side | Size | Net | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21:19 - 21:32 | ACME | long | 120 | -$61.00 | -1R |
| 2 | 21:46 - 21:58 | ZETA | long | 80 | +$127.00 | +2R |
| 3 | 22:05 - 22:31 | BOLT | long | 300 | +$148.50 | +2.5R |
| 4 | 22:48 - 23:02 | NOVA | short | 60 | +$71.00 | +1.2R |
| 5 | 23:10 - 23:34 | KITE | long | 150 | -$1.50 | 0R |
- Day total: +$284.00 (+4.7R) = +9,230 THB at 1 USD = 32.50 THB (a rate chosen for this demo, not a market rate)
- 3 won, 1 lost, 1 flat · fees $6.00
- Followed the plan on every trade
Lessons
- A small first loss does not change the plan.
- The best trade was the one I waited longest for.
- "Nowhere for 30 minutes" saved money and sleep.