Market Recap – June 15, 2026 A day where almost everything gapped up. Despite the strong opening and follow-through from the previous session, only a few selective groups were able to hold their gains and stay near intraday highs. The continuation of SPCX-related momentum is also worth noting, as capital continues to rotate into the strongest themes. Leading groups today included: Memory Semiconductors Neocloud Cybersecurity Personally, I took positions in: $VELO, $UMAC, and $FLEX. I was stopped out of $VELO and stopped out at breakeven on $TWLO from Friday’s position. Software names continue to set up tightly, but they are showing relative weakness compared to the current leading groups. With the market now approaching previous highs, I’ll likely exercise more caution and be less aggressive in chasing extended names. The focus remains on preserving capital while waiting for higher-probability opportunities.

Market Recap – 12 June 2026 Trend continuation day. Semis bounced while software names lagged. It was also the day where Elon Musk effectively became a trillionaire on paper, with SpaceX surpassing a $2 trillion valuation. The space group saw early selling pressure and failed to attract meaningful bids after SPCX listed. Many of the names that worked today were semiconductor-related. Memory, CPUs, and AI infrastructure continue to be the strongest groups in the market. A lot of stocks also faded into the close, leaving only the strongest names standing, such as: $ARM $INTC $NBIS $SNDK $DELL One painful miss for me on Friday was $AMKR. It was high on my list, but I failed to get involved as the stock continued to show strength. Personally, I initiated a few new positions after sitting on my hands and doing very little over the past few days. I may be wrong on these new trades, but this is where I see the probabilities and risk-to-reward starting to tilt in my favor. I still think the environment remains selective, and we're not entirely out of the woods yet. That said, the next few trading sessions should be very interesting to watch. Watchlist: $GLXY $CRDO $FLNC $ACLS $INOD $DOCN $FLEX $UMAC $APPS $AEHR $AMKR $OSCR $TWLO $HOOD $ARM $SNDK $MU $INTC

Market Recap – 11 June 2026 Bounce day. Suddenly, the planned bombing of Iran was called off—another case of “TACO” at work. That said, most of the session was choppy and directionless until the news hit the wires. I’m starting to see more and more stocks displaying relative strength. From the fintech space, $GLXY, $HOOD, and $DAVE have caught my attention. Memory and CPU-related names continue to show impressive strength, while software remains an area of interest as well. With the market closing strong today, I may look to increase my long exposure. That said, I’ll be doing it progressively rather than going all in at once. The goal is still the same: let the market prove itself and scale accordingly. Risk first, as always. Watchlist: $GLXY $CRDO $FLNC $ACLS $INOD $DOCN $FLEX $UMAC $APPS $AEHR $AMKR $OSCR $TWLO $HOOD $DAVE $ARM $SNDK $MU $INTC The content shared above reflects my personal trading journal and market observations. It is not financial advice. Always do your own research and manage your own risk. #tradingjournal #stockmarket #trading #riskmanagement

Market Recap – 10 June 2026 Pump in the morning, dump later in the session. The epitome of a tough market. In strong markets, weakness near the open often gets bought up. In weak markets, strength near the open tends to get sold into. I didn’t take any trades today, and personally, I count that as a win. Many of the names that held up well over the past few days are now starting to give up ground or remain stuck in a choppy range. This is also the type of market where I’d rather avoid chasing breakouts and lean more toward buying weakness. That said, it’s still a difficult environment. The setups may offer better reward-to-risk, but execution remains challenging. With the market now in a confirmed short-term downtrend, I’m continuing to track relative strength. At the same time, I’m open to opportunistic short setups in stocks that are showing relative weakness versus the market. If I’m doing anything at all, the focus remains the same: trade less, trade smaller, and stay patient. Less is more. Watchlist: $GLXY $CRDO $FLNC $ACLS $INOD $DOCN $FLEX $UMAC $APPS $AEHR $AMKR $OSCR $TWLO #tradingjournal #stockmarket #trading #riskmanagement

"Nothing good ever happens below the 20MA." 70% of the trading game is about Defense. When markets are trending higher before a pullback, the most at risk is your ''Growth State Capital'' (unrealized gains). When the market actually reverses and you start holding more cash, your ''Principal Capital'' (the money you actually own) starts to come into play - being at risk. Days like today can be even more painful because losing your Principal carries a different level of pain. Progressive exposure and strategic positioning are key when indices fall below the 20MA, until they revert back above. Opening a ton of positions just because the market bounces for one day below the 20MA creates big Open Risk without actual Growth State capital. In case things revert like they did today, you end up losing more of your Principal Capital, creating a spiral effect. Always remember: Defense first. Great offense can only be achieved if great defense has already been established.

Market Recap – 9 June 2026 Another volatile session. In other words, a brutal session. As I've mentioned in my journal over the past few days, these are not the kind of market conditions where I'm looking to take big risks with my account. Volatility creates opportunity, but excessive volatility creates uncertainty. During today's session, I took $HOOD on an ORB (Opening Range Breakout) entry. However, I was quickly stopped out at breakeven as the market suddenly made a sharp reversal. I came into the session knowing that I would do less and trade smaller, if at all. Now is not the time to take our eyes off the market. There are a number of stocks displaying relative strength despite the market weakness. Leadership is scattered across different groups, but the strongest names appear to be coming from software, financials, and healthcare. For me, the approach remains unchanged: stay selective, manage risk, and let the market prove itself before increasing exposure. Less is more. Watchlist: $GLXY $CRDO $FLNC $ACLS $INOD $DOCN $FLEX $UMAC $APPS $AEHR $AMKR $OSCR $TWLO #tradingjournal #stockmarket #trading #riskmanagement

Market Recap – 8 June 2026 The market gapped up but remained volatile throughout the session. A sharp bounce was led primarily by the memory and semiconductor groups. On Friday, I noticed strong action in software, but that wasn’t the case yesterday. A few software names that caught my attention were: $INOD, $DOCN, $ORCL, and $TWLO. I took $TWLO on a pullback because it offered a well-defined risk level, but I ended up getting stopped out. Across my universe, most stocks finished higher yesterday, but the price action remained choppy and difficult to navigate. One name that stood out was $OSCR, which showed exceptional relative strength. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a setup that fit my criteria, so I stayed on the sidelines. For now, I’ll continue to trade smaller, reduce my trading frequency, and remain patient—even if that means missing some opportunities. I’d rather miss a few trades than force trades in a market that isn’t providing clean entries. Less is more. #tradingjournal #stockmarket #trading #riskmanagement

A Swing Trader's Product Edge: Capturing Positive Compounding, While Halving Capital with Leveraged ETFs $SOXX vs. $SOXL (3× $SOXX) Trade Setup Entry: April 8 High Stop: April 8 Low Current Reference: June 8 Close Holding Period: 42 trading days (2 months 1 day) Performance $SOXX: 53.97% $SOXL: 211.03% Notice that $SOXL's return is not simply 3 × 53.97% (=161.91%). Positive compounding can create outsized gains during sustained trends. R-Multiple $SOXX: 22.2R $SOXL: 32.5R R gains are not linear. In strong directional moves, positive compounding can produce a parabolic increase in R-multiples. Capital Required Assuming a 0.3% account risk and conventional position sizing: Position Size = Risk ($) ÷ (Entry − Stop) $SOXX: 12% capital required $SOXL: 4.5% capital required For swing traders whose average winning hold is under 50 days, leveraged ETF decay is often a secondary consideration relative to the benefits of positive compounding and improved capital efficiency.

Market Recap – 5 June 2026 The market got murdered. These are the days when overtrading and overleveraging can do serious damage. When I was a beginner, I loved adding aggressively near the top of the market. The market would keep extending higher, while new trades became increasingly choppy and difficult to make progress in. Nowadays, I take that as a signal to scale back. When new positions aren’t working and the market is extended, preserving capital becomes the priority. That said, now is not the time to take our eyes off the screen. This is the time to track stocks that are holding up well, showing proper setups, and exhibiting relative strength. These names could become the next leaders over the coming months. For now, the focus remains the same: manage risk, stay patient, and increase exposure progressively as conditions improve. Cheers. #tradingjournal #stockmarket #trading #riskmanagement

Market Recap – 4 June 2026 No trades today. Looking back, INOD, ORCL, and DOCN were high on my watchlist. However, I made a promise to myself to stay patient, as the market had been choppy over the previous few sessions and I was leaning toward a deeper pullback despite some quality setups emerging. The thing is, there are always good setups every day. Sometimes, when I buy a setup is more important than what setup I buy. That said, software and financials are two groups that stood out to me during this pullback. I’m seeing an increasing number of setups emerge within these sectors. I may attempt a few new trades—with strict risk management—if the market can find support after another gap-down session. For now, I’m content staying patient and selective. Less is more. #tradingjournal #stockmarket #trading

Dumping all of your early winners too soon will be the gravest mistake for most this cycle. It’s a mistake I made way too many times. The entries will get harder and harder. Trimming is 💯acceptable but getting rid of great cost will cause a lot of chop for people. A lot of people went cash today too. $ARM $DELL $NBIS $BB

Market Recap – 3 June 2026 Despite seeing many traders posting strong gains, making progress with new trades hasn’t been the case for me lately. Over the past couple of days, I trimmed positions in ARM, SNDK, and DELL into strength. I’ve also been testing several new ideas, including VELO and RKLB over the past two days, followed by OKLO, ONDS, UMAC, and QBTS today. I’m aware that some of these names aren’t the highest-quality setups and that the market is extended. But I still wanted to take a few shots. Unfortunately, they didn’t work out. What I’ve learned is that staying patient and sitting out is tough, but that’s probably what the market is asking me to do right now. For the time being, I’ll continue sizing down, as there isn’t much progress being made with the newer merchandise. I’ll look to size back up when the market offers higher risk-to-reward opportunities, such as pullbacks into support at the 10 EMA or 21 EMA. Less is more. #tradingjournal #stockmarket #trading

After a market correction is over, don’t be too quick to sell the stocks that rally first and show the strongest relative strength. That is not always “risk management.” In many cases, it actually increases the risk of missing a potentially massive winner. Even today, I still make this mistake sometimes. Why? Because the stocks that recover first after a correction are often not just random bounce plays. They are usually the names where money is flowing back first. They show relative strength before the crowd fully realizes the market has turned. They may be the next leaders of the new uptrend. Real risk management is not selling a strong stock simply because it has gone up. Real risk management is managing position size, knowing your invalidation level, and watching whether the price action actually breaks down. If a stock remains strong, money is still flowing in, and the fundamentals and narrative are still intact, selling too early can actually be poor risk management. So the key is not “never sell.” The key is: Don’t sell the strongest market leaders too easily just because you are afraid of giving back existing profits. Many times, what truly changes your trading return curve is not taking small profits again and again. It is whether you can sit through the right leaders long enough during a real market uptrend.

Market Diary 1 June 2026 It was a nice way to wrap up May. The biggest winners for me came from $MU, $SNDK, $DELL, and $ARM. However, for new adds and fresh positions, the market has been much tougher and more selective. Missing the right groups makes it difficult to make meaningful progress on new trades, even when the overall market is acting well. The leadership has been fairly concentrated. Some of the stronger themes I identified recently have been Solar, Space, and Semiconductors. More recently, I’m also seeing signs of strength emerging in Quantum, Software, and Drone-related names. Going forward, I think stock selection and group selection will remain critical. The market is still rewarding the right themes, but it’s becoming increasingly selective about where capital flows. For now, the goal remains the same: stay focused on the strongest groups, manage risk carefully, and continue pressing when the market provides positive feedback. #tradingjournal #canslim

Market Recap 28 May 2026 One important reminder for myself this year is the importance of letting winners run. Lucky session today with $DELL up over 40%. I made the mistake of trimming too much on several positions. Trimming is perfectly fine, but overtrimming can prevent you from fully benefiting from the rare outlier moves that make a big difference to overall performance. That makes it my third triple-digit gain trade of the year after $MU and $ARM. Coming into today, I had very little traction over the previous few sessions, so I intentionally reduced my activity and only took two trades: $AMZU and $RGTI. I also got stopped out of $AAON from earlier entries, which tells me I’ve been somewhat out of sync for almost the past five sessions. That said, market momentum seems to be picking up again, and breadth is starting to broaden across more groups. I still view this as a selective market overall, but if I continue reading the action correctly, I’m willing to keep pressing when opportunities show up. #tradingjournal #canslim

Market Diary 27 May 2026 (Recap) My recent buys have lacked follow-through. And I’ve identified two main problems. Only selective groups are following through from fresh setups, and the list is getting thinner while many of the stronger performers are already very extended. Examples would be Solar and Space. I’m not fully on top of my game recently. I was in names like $QCOM and $CIFR but got stopped out before they turned higher. The immediate follow-through that I usually look for has become much rarer in this environment. I took $APLD, $AFRM, and $ZETA. Ended up stopping out of $APLD prematurely, while $ZETA was stopped out completely. Still holding $AFRM for now, although it’s not exactly in one of the strongest groups currently, unlike $APLD. I’m currently traveling overseas, so my focus hasn’t been at its best either. Given the recent feedback from my trading, I’ll likely reduce both activity and position sizing for now. At the same time, the market still remains selective, and getting properly positioned is becoming increasingly difficult. #tradingjournal #canslim

Market Diary 26 May 2026 (Recap) My $DELL position was up more than 15% last Friday. Today, $MU is up more than 20%, including the post-market move. The strength in some of these names has been incredible. There were also quite a few notable misses on my end. $SEDG, $ASTS, $PL, $FLY, $RDW, $ARM, and $QCOM were all on my radar, but somehow I ended up choosing other names instead. Much to study and review on how I can do better in the next cycle. I took $GEV and $VRT on Friday, but $VRT ended up stopping me out. Today I entered $SNDK, $CIFR, $CORZ, $AAOI, and $AAON. $AAOI and $CIFR were stopped out, while the others remain works in progress. The market continues to reward strength, and many leading stocks are making significant moves. My focus remains the same: keep risk under control, stay with the strongest themes, and continue pressing when the market provides positive feedback. #tradingjournal #canslim

"As long as a stock is acting right, and the market is right, do not be in a hurry to take a profit. You know you are right, because if you were not, you would have no profit at all. Let it ride and ride along with it. It may grow into a very large profit, and as long as the 'action of the market does not give you any cause to worry,' have the courage of your convictions and stay with it." - Jesse Livermore

For anyone who has underperformed during this rally. I know, it sucks. I’ve been there. I’ve underperformed many times in rallies where it seemed like money was raining from the heavens and I ended up empty handed. The worst was 2019 where I was heavily long the entire rally and somehow lost 30%. Kept over sizing and losing and was able to dig a huge hole which I wasn’t able to dig out of until the huge rally in 2020. This rally I’ve underperformed as well. But guess what! It’s not over yet! There may be many more opportunities and there will be a lot more rallies too. The market isn’t going anywhere. Reflect on what went wrong, how you can correct your process and go from there.