Daily Recap – The Patience Play (QQQ ORB Setup)

Fellow traders,

Today was one of those sessions that remind us: sometimes the best trade is no trade at all.

The morning ORB (9:30 – 9:45 NY) gave us a wide initial range with very little conviction in either direction. We saw price flirt with both edges, but no candle could close decisively outside the box. Each push quickly reversed, leaving nothing but wicks and false momentum.

Volume stayed neutral and the EMAs never truly separated — a classic sign of indecision. Even the higher-timeframe (30-min) trend stayed flat, confirming there was no clean alignment to give us the confidence we needed.

Mid-session, price finally poked above the ORB high — but it immediately failed and rolled right back into the range. Later in the day, the real move came to the downside… well past the optimal ORB window. By then, discipline meant staying out.

👉 No setup, no entry — and that’s perfectly fine.
The goal isn’t to trade every day; it’s to trade only when probability lines up.

Tomorrow, we reset with the same rules:

Wait for a clean break and retest outside the ORB.

Confirm volume and trend.

Let the market come to us.

Stay patient, stay disciplined, and remember — consistency is built on the days you don’t force it.

— Trades with B