Daniel | Options Trader

📈 Documenting my journey to consistent profitability

🎯 Real trades | Daily lessons | Weekly recaps

🧠 Building discipline, one trade at a time.

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

📈 My Options Trading Journey

🎯 SPY | QQQ | IWM 0DTE
📊 PDH/PDL | PMH/PML
📉 13/48/200 EMAs
🔥 A+ 13 EMA Pullbacks

Documenting my journey to consistent profitability through discipline, execution & risk management.

Real trades. Real lessons. No hype.

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

📊 Trading Recap – Nov 12

QQQ: −30% stop honored. ❌
IWM: +26% trim, +32% runner. ✅

IWM delivered a clean breakdown and continuation. QQQ failed to follow through.

Lesson: Accept the loss, honor stops, and manage winners. Focus on execution, not P&L.

Discipline > Outcome 🎯

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

📊 QQQ Recap | +$11

🔴 $680 Put: −$16 (−27.6%)
Rushed entry inside PM range.

🟢 $694 Call: +$27
PMH break & retest.
Trim +22.9% | Runner +54.3%

✅ Honored stops
✅ No revenge trading
✅ Managed runner well
✅ 2 trades & done

🧠 Green P&L ≠ good execution.
Process > Profits

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

📊 IWM Puts | +52.7%

Trade 1: Trimmed +52.7%, runner stopped at breakeven.

Trade 2: Stopped out.

Two trades. Done for the day.

Focus remains on patience, execution, and risk management.

Detach from P&L. Follow the process. Take base hits. Repeat. 🎯

#DayTrading

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

@Atalburhani I like how you framed it as “three months CLEAN” this actually helps me see my old self destructive habits as exactly that. As a former smoker that quit smoking and never looked back, this clicks for me. Thank you.

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

Tilt day. Over traded and revenge traded. First one in 3 months. Deeply disappointed in myself.

Silver lining is old me would have ended the day with 30 trades instead of 4.

I’ll bounce back next week.

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

📈 IWM | 2 Trades: +29%, +2%

Today’s focus: Discipline over P&L. Two trades and done.

🧠 Detach from P&L.
🎯 Follow your rules.
⚾ Take base hits.
🔁 Repeat.

Consistency in execution. Detachment from outcomes.

#DayTrading

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

@Atalburhani Well said.

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

@KingersTrades Yep. I keep it simple and just execute my edge.

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

📊 Trading Recap 11/4

🔴 -$16 | 2 trades

❌ Trade 1: -27% | Rushed entry, broke 13 EMA rule.

✅ Trade 2: +$14 | Trimmed +36%, runner -8%.

🎯 Lesson: Risk controlled, entry discipline lacking. No 13 EMA pullback = NO TRADE.

❌ Challenge FAIL. Process > profits.

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

1-2 trades per day keeps poverty away.

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

@KingersTrades PDH or PDL break and retest and 13 ema entry is my A+ setup for full size

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

📊 Trading Recap | Nov 5

2 trades today. Stayed within my daily trade limit, but chased the second entry—a clear discipline violation.

🎯 Lesson: A good setup doesn’t justify a bad entry. Patience and execution matter more than P&L.

Focus: Process over profits. 📈

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

@ScarfaceTrades_ This is precisely when my trading started to turn around. When I got tired of my own BS.

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

📊 Trading Recap | 11/3

🔴 Today: −$28 | 2 losses. Rules followed.

🏆 20-Day A+ Challenge COMPLETE!

✅ 18 PASS / 2 FAIL (90%)
💰 P&L: +$113
📈 PF: 1.31
🎯 Expectancy: +$3.14/trade
📊 33 trades | Grade: A

Biggest win: Discipline, controlled losses & no revenge trading. 💪

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

@daytradingraj Positive expectancy across the last 33 trades 👍🏽

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

📉 2 Trades | 2 Stop-Outs | Done

📊 IWM & SPY Calls
📍 Both PDH Break & Retest
❌ Both failed to hold momentum
✅ Stops respected
✅ No revenge trading

Red days happen. Protect capital, walk away, and live to trade another day.

Discipline > P&L 🧠📈

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

@daytradingraj Both were clean PDH break and retest setups. My A+ setup. 10 times out of 10 would take this trade.

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

@wannabechamp Consistent positive expectancy

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

Fact: if you can’t get your over trading under control, you have no chance at profitability. Zero.

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

@tradercams Emotions will always be there. The pivotal question is will you let your emotions drive your decision making?

[Daniel | Options Trader @DanielSeo82]

@TrendSpider 😂