Now see ... that could get me in trouble lol ... I thought this was interesting: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/21/us/politics/china-investment-trade-war.html
If the uptrend looked healthy why are you back in short? How the hell does a trend look healthy for 20 minutes, then look unhealthy again? That's just "winging it." It is not a trend, but noise.
The short-term uptrend [movement ] was moving steadily up, and might just continue, but my gap-fill bias is quite intense tonight. It's worth the risk (to me) to short here, and if it fills, then great. If not, then not a big deal since my max loss isn't that great either. We still haven't filled on the ES, NQ, or YM.
I think you're right. I shouldn't use the word "trend" when it's on such a short timeframe. EDIT: Perhaps the better word is "movement" not "trend" under these conditions. It certainly isn't a "trend" in the sense that we understand the word. My bad. Rewind and just hear me say "movement" instead of "trend."