Tues May 9 Trades & Journal

20170509
Short 2 NQ 5673.5, 5673.25, -2.0, -2.0
Short 2 NQ 5682.5, 5682.0, -2.0, -2.0
Short 4 NQ 5684.5, 5684.5, 5684.5, 5684.5, +2.0, +2.0, -2.5, -2.5
Short 2 TF 1394.2, 1394.2, +0.7, +2.0
Long 1 NQ 5677.75, -0.5
Long 1 TF 1386.3, -0.0
Short 2 TF 1389.4, 1389.4, +0.7, -1.0
Short 2 TF 1393.6, 1393.6, -0.1, -0.1
Short 2 TF 1393.8, 1393.8, -0.2, -0.2
Short 6 TF 1393.8, 1393.7, 1394.1, -0.5, -0.6, +0.5
Total NQ -9.5
Total TF +1.2

Days with such extreme bifurcation challenging in an of themselves, but I only added to it with mistakes of my own. And those mistakes exacerbated even more by trying so hard not so lose two days in a row. So...I lost two days in a row. And by my Trade Plan rules, that puts me into the penalty box for the opening tomorrow. I must start on the simulator and work towards achieving either 2 of 3, or 3 of 5 wining trades before I can get back off the sim. This is a good rule, but I can't express how much I hate being in it. It's a behavior governor, and prevents running too far amuck in the account before once again establishing some rhythm. And today, it feels good just to get away from the screen...