$QQQ 260717 686 Put(QQQ260717P686000.US)$Invesco QQQ Trust(QQQ.US)

• This QQQ Put trade: 8/10.

Calculated by order:

Bought 1.72 x1 + 1.32 x1, average price 1.52; Sold 1.98 x2.

Gross profit approx:

(1.98 - 1.52) * 100 * 2 = +$92

Return rate approx +30.3%

Breaking down the score:

- Direction: 8.5/10

The 15m QQQ is clearly bearish, with price below VAH/VAL, Dashboard also showing Bearish, moving averages suppressing, so doing Put follows the trend.

- Entry: 7/10

Entered at 09:30 and 09:32, which means hitting directly in the first few minutes of market open. The direction was correct, but volatility and slippage were highest. If the second buy at 1.32 was part of a pre-planned scaling-in strategy, it's acceptable; if it was an ad-hoc add-on after taking losses, points should be deducted because 0DTE is not suitable for averaging down on the fly.

- Holding: 8/10

The holding period was very short, avoiding turning the 0DTE position into a "hope" trade, which is good. The biggest issue is that the screenshot doesn't show whether you had predefined invalidation levels.

- Exit: 9/10

Closed directly at +30%, execution was very clean. To optimize the 2 contracts, you could sell 1 to lock in profits and let the other run using 2m/5m moving averages or previous highs as a trail, but this isn't mandatory.

Overall: 8/10.

This was a solid 0DTE trend-following quick entry and exit. Not a perfect A+, due to entering too early at the open and potential averaging-down suspicion on the second leg, but the result and discipline were good.

Key areas for next time optimization: For QQQ 0DTE, avoid chasing the first candle in the first 3-5 minutes of the open. Wait for the 2m chart to show a breakdown followed by a failed retest, or rejection at the VWAP/opening range lower bound, before entering for a more standard setup.