Exited · review pendingSqueeze

MSFT

Opened Sep 8, 2026 · 42 days · Technology

Entry: 500.05
Initial stop: 497.20
Current stop: 507.50 (+2.62R)
Targets: 519.40 · 526.63 · 537.68
Still held: 0%
Banked so far: +8.63R
Result: +8.63R
Exit: —

Stop in R: −1 is the original stop, 0 is break-even. What is R?

The reasoning

The write-up for this trade hasn't been published yet. The numbers above are live from the journal.

Fills

Bought 50% of position at 490.41
Sep 8, 2026
Added 25% of position at 507.44
Sep 28, 2026
Added 25% of position at 511.93
Sep 29, 2026
Trimmed 50% of position at 524.56
Oct 5, 2026
Trimmed 25% of position at 524.65
Oct 8, 2026
Trimmed 13% of position at 524.65
Oct 8, 2026
Sold rest 13% of position at 524.61
Oct 8, 2026

Connected ideas

Setup
Squeeze: tight range, building momentum
Volatility contracts into a tight range while momentum builds underneath. The entry is the break out of the coil, with a stop at the day's low.