ES Journal - 2025/2026

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I don't see how that changes anything. A trader sets their position size and risk according to VIX and ATR etc. This happens everyday whether there are policies enacted or not.

 

The jobs reports never seem to reflect the actual situation, same as cost of living, etc.

 

Mmm... It seems to me they do, but they're usually lagging indicators.

The cost of living is very tricky because it aims to calculate the cost of living for *everyone* in a given country, but personal situations vary wildly.

 

This is what he's talking about. All happening within just 4 hours. One misstep and you'd be six-feet under in no time.

 

VIX looking like it’s about head north.

 

bull trap, shorts are taking profits before the weekend, foreign longs are selling slowly.

 

And all of the caught off guard dumb money bailing out.

 

How would you be greatly underwater if you set your position size and stopout correctly?

 

A 40 pt pop on that one.