Daily Journal
Jul 8, 2026: a small red day, -$59, on Catheter Precision
#VTAK
#BATL
#redday
#micro-caps
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-$59
realized today · running day-trade P&L below
Some days are just a grind. I worked my usual movers and ended within a rounding error of even.
VTAK bit me
I worked VTAK (Catheter Precision), in around $1.37 and out around $1.29 across 2 prints on 1,000 shares, for a -$80 hit.
I don't mind losing on a clean read. What stings is letting a single name run bigger than any of my winners. That's a discipline problem, not a market problem.
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Catching BATL
I worked BATL (Battalion Oil), in around $1.65 and out around $1.68 across 2 prints on 1,000 shares, for a +$30 win.
Also on the tape
Smaller pieces that netted into the day: SPCE -$10, HODO +$0.
Add it up and it was a -$59 day. That puts my running total for this stretch at +$134. I'll reset, size down, and try to give it back slower than I lost it.
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