🟢 P&L: +$11.92 | Grade: B+ | February 25, 2026

Today was about clarity.

One trade.
One focus.
One lane.

Small Caps (Pre-Market)

Only trade today: BNAI.

I saw a potential gap fill from 34 to 54. On paper, there was room. But there was no news, no real momentum, and no confirmation the market was ready to expand.

So I sized it properly.

25 shares.

When it started stalling, I didn’t argue with it. I didn’t convince myself it “should” go. I cut the win and was grateful to walk away green.

In a hotter market, maybe it pushes.

This isn’t that market.

And I respected that.

Strategic Reset

I’m not taking any more large-cap trades.

I’ve put a broker lock on my account.

That’s intentional.

Over the past stretch, I found myself drifting into large caps — not because it was part of a structured plan, but because I was bored with small caps. Frustrated with the dead tape. Looking for something that felt active.

That’s dangerous.

When the environment we’re used to cools off, it’s easy to look for the next shiny thing. But the reality is this:

The same discipline issues follow you.

If I have impatience in small caps, I’ll have impatience in large caps.
If I overtrade here, I’ll overtrade there.

That showed up clearly.

So I’m revisiting my strategy.
Back to basics.
Sizing down until conviction heats up.
Focusing only on small caps — what I’ve spent the last year building around.

Pre-market window.
Defined process.
Structured participation.

Large-cap losses are being treated as a separate chapter. They’re not part of my forward plan.

Moving forward, small caps are the only thing I’m trading.

Small caps:

• Thin.

• Selective.

• Low broad momentum.

That doesn’t mean abandon ship.
It means adapt.

Preserve capital.
Wait for heat.
Trade what’s there — not what you wish was there.