Daily Journal
Jul 14, 2026: NextCure dug a -$709 hole
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-$709
realized today · running day-trade P&L below
The routine doesn't change, but the result sure does. I ran the same pre-market playbook I always do, and today it bit me.
NXTC: where it went wrong
I worked NXTC (NextCure), in around $7.45 and out around $7.26 across 22 prints on 3,100 shares, for a -$589 hit.
The math of this is simple and it keeps finding me: my small scalps are fine, but one oversized loser erases a stack of them. Size is the whole game.
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HODO bit me
I worked HODO (House of Doge), in around $1.29 and out around $1.26 across 11 prints on 5,200 shares, for a -$120 hit.
Add it up and it was a -$709 day. That puts my running total for this stretch at -$471. I'll reset, size down, and try to give it back slower than I lost it.
Disclaimer: This is a personal trading journal documenting my own trades and opinions. It is not financial or investment advice, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Day trading, especially in micro-cap and leveraged products, carries a high risk of loss, and most active traders lose money. Figures are reconstructed from my brokerage statement, net of fees. See the full disclaimer.