The Most Profitable Trade I Made Today: NO Trade

The Day I Made $0… And It Was My Best Trade of the Week

Most traders believe profit = activity. Today’s market slapped that myth in the face.In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you exactly how I marked levels pre-market, spotted the red flags, and chose to do nothing—protecting my account while others bled. If you ever take bored trades or stare at screens with FOMO, this is your wake-up call.

Pre-Market: My 3-Minute Level Markup

Instrument                         Key Levels Marked

/ES (E-mini S&P)              Supply: 5,820

/NQ (Nasdaq)                   Supply: 18,650

Context                             Inside Friday’s range + low volume holiday week

Rule #1: No edge outside these zones → no trade.

The Warning Signs (Why I Sat Out)

1. Chop Inside Value

• Price opened at 5,800 → dead center of weekly range
• No momentum, no volume spike
• Translation: Institutions not committing

2. Fake Breakouts Everywhere

• 10:05 AM: Bull trap above 5,820 → reversed in 4 minutes
• 11:27 AM: Bear trap below 5,780 → reversed in 6 minutes
• Both stopped out retail stops. I wasn’t one of them.

3. No Clean Retest

• Demand zone hit 5,782 → no base, no rejection candle
• Supply zone hit 5,818 → overlapping wicks, no clarity
• My edge missing → pass

The Math: Why $0 > –$300

Scenario                                    Outcome

Forced Long @ 5,805               Stopped at 5,795 → –$500

Revenge Short @ 5,790           Stopped at 5,805 → –$750

My Choice: Sit Out                   +$0 + peace of mind

Doing nothing = active risk management.

Your 4-Step “Sit Out” Framework

1. Mark Levels Pre-Market (3 mins)

→ Use Friday close + pre-market range

2. Wait for A+ Trigger

→ Clean retest + confirmation candle

3. Ask: “Is This My Setup?”

→ If no → close the platform

4. Log the Non-Trade

→ “Passed /ES long – no base at 5,780”

Discipline is a trade too.

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