DavidD

4 yrs in mkts without success, now taking it seriously full-time. No financial advice on my posts, just sharing my trades and insights.

[DavidD @ddepoor]

It’s great to follow and interact with the best. But if you’re not sharp enough it’s easy to fall in the trap of comparing yourself to others and style drift.

Now I just focus on my system and a couple traders I want to truly learn from.

[Francesco @FranVezz]

Once you know YOURSELF and your SYSTEM, X is the ultimate place to improve.

Why? Iron sharpens iron.

If you’re not there yet, it can be a devastating world of noise as you figure this out.

Do the hard work first.

Interested in a strategy, rule or process? Test it yourself.

That’s how the GOAT @Qullamaggie built his conviction.

[DavidD @ddepoor]

17 April Market Prep
Top leaders still taking a breather, while momentum keeps alive in other groups.

> Re taked $RKLB and $ALB, very bad decision to have cutted them too tight, my size would be bigger and and better cost. Also entered ARM and also added some to existing positions GLW and TER.

Plan: Price action remains constructive. Continue building exposure if traction persists, focusing on the strongest names.

https://t.co/49Rd0ef02o

[DavidD @ddepoor]

16 April Market Prep
Top leaders taking a breather, while other groups are heating up.
> Cut $RKLB, $KLIC, $ALB, and $CIEN — stops were too tight!. Open to re-adding some.

Plan: Price action remains constructive. Continue building exposure if traction persists, focusing on the strongest names.

[DavidD @ddepoor]

16 April Market Prep
Top leaders taking a breather, while other groups are heating up.
> Cut $RKLB, $KLIC, $ALB, and $CIEN — stops were too tight!. Open to re-adding some.

Plan: Price action remains constructive. Continue building exposure if traction persists, focusing on the strongest names.

[DavidD @ddepoor]

15 April Market Prep
Lockout rally?

> Cut $LUNR. Added $MU, $KLIC, $ALB, and $CIEN.

After a modest pullback and strong reclaim, I added exposure to names that could lead if the move continues. While I felt some discomfort adding here, the market may only offer shallow pullbacks (3–4 days of consolidation), so I judged it worth testing. I will cut quickly and reassess if the thesis proves wrong. Ideally, more consolidation would help top leaders set up properly, where I want to be.

Plan: Continue building exposure if traction persists, focusing on the strongest names.

[DavidD @ddepoor]

14 April Market Prep
The market appears resilient to negative news — overall action remains strong.

> Added to $LUNR and initiated $RKLB.

I’m positioned in quality names with solid entries, though still underinvested. The focus now is to wait for pullbacks rather than chasing strength (hard to do!).

Plan: Continue building exposure if traction persists, focusing on the strongest names.
https://t.co/sGNn9IFChC

[DavidD @ddepoor]

13 April Market Prep
Still constructive price action on Friday's session. However, this week remains critical as geopolitical tensions stay elevated.

> Attempted entries in $CCJ, $ARM, and $LUNR — with $LUNR being the only one that held. $FSLY out as software sold off.

Plan: Continue building exposure if traction persists, focusing on the strongest names.

https://t.co/CzXC6mI86a

[DavidD @ddepoor]

13 April Market Prep
Still constructive price action on Friday's session. However, this week remains critical as geopolitical tensions stay elevated.

> Attempted entries in $CCJ, $ARM, and $LUNR — with $LUNR being the only one that held. $FSLY out as software sold off.

Plan: Continue building exposure if traction persists, focusing on the strongest names.

https://t.co/CzXC6mI86a

[DavidD @ddepoor]

9 April Market Prep
Holding the gap up — constructive action and what we want to see. That said, the coming days and weeks remain critical.

> Added $YSS and $FSLY (two attempts). Also tested $PL, but it lacked traction.

Plan: Continue building exposure if traction persists, focusing on the strongest names.

https://t.co/Of4oIJtLyr

[DavidD @ddepoor]

9 April Market Prep
Holding the gap up — constructive action and what we want to see. That said, the coming days and weeks remain critical.

> Added $YSS and $FSLY (two attempts). Also tested $PL, but it lacked traction.

Plan: Continue building exposure if traction persists, focusing on the strongest names.

https://t.co/Of4oIJtLyr

[DavidD @ddepoor]

8 April Market Prep
Constructive day, with futures indicating a potential follow through/wedge pop to the upside.

> $GLW and $NBIS were working good so I added $TER to portfolio.

Week's plan: Test best setups and keep building if traction. Focusing on the strongest stuff.

https://t.co/3ozIThUKjS

[DavidD @ddepoor]

8 April Market Prep
Constructive day, with futures indicating a potential follow through/wedge pop to the upside.

> $GLW and $NBIS were working good so I added $TER to portfolio.

Week's plan: Test best setups and keep building if traction. Focusing on the strongest stuff.

https://t.co/3ozIThUKjS

[DavidD @ddepoor]

7 April Market Prep
Yesterday we had a mixed day, but so far building on the right side. Let's see how it reacts to today's news.

> Little tests on $GLW and $NBIS

Week's plan: Test best setups and keep building if traction. Focused on the strongest stuff.
https://t.co/xzmvhn0zBb

[DavidD @ddepoor]

7 April Market Prep
Yesterday we had a mixed day, but so far building on the right side. Let's see how it reacts to today's news.

> Little tests on $GLW and $NBIS

Week's plan: Test best setups and keep building if traction. Focused on the strongest stuff.
https://t.co/xzmvhn0zBb

[DavidD @ddepoor]

6 April Market Prep
Expectation breaker on yesterday's session.
Strong reaction to negative news heading into the long weekend — a notable potential shift in character.
The key now is whether the market can build a constructive higher low and reclaim declining moving averages, or fail and revisit recent lows.

Next week’s plan: Transition from observer mode to testing mode if follow-through confirms, focusing on liquid names showing relative strength.

https://t.co/M3G3BOUywT

[DavidD @ddepoor]

6 April Market Prep
Expectation breaker on yesterday's session.
Strong reaction to negative news heading into the long weekend — a notable potential shift in character.
The key now is whether the market can build a constructive higher low and reclaim declining moving averages, or fail and revisit recent lows.

Next week’s plan: Transition from observer mode to testing mode if follow-through confirms, focusing on liquid names showing relative strength.

https://t.co/M3G3BOUywT

[DavidD @ddepoor]

2 April Market Prep
Indices rejected at the declining 21dEMA on yesterday's session.
So far, liquid leaders continue to show tons of relative strength. The key question now is whether indices can form a constructive higher low or revisit recent lows.

Week’s Plan: Stay primarily in observer mode, focusing on relative strength. Continue building conviction through backtesting, while simplifying routines and refining the process to reduce friction and noise.

https://t.co/FyVHqmKJhi