Daily Trading Recap - 2/9/26
Happy Monday
TLDR
Sat on my hands for the first hour and let the market settle after the weekend.
HIMS was the main focus after a big gap down; first attempt failed, second worked.
COIN and crypto names stayed constructive despite some chop.
UOKA was the top gapper and nano float, rewarding patient entries.
Trades I Took
HIMS gapped down on news and flushed hard off the open. I got long while it was still stuck inside the intraday range and got stopped out quickly. I tried again shortly after it broke cleanly over that range. I got more size on the next dip, and scaled out into strength around 18.5–19. Much better timing on the second attempt.
COIN was trading closely with crypto. I got long on a dip as it pushed over the prior day’s high, but got shaken out on a VWAP pullback. The structure stayed intact, so I re-entered and held until the close.
UOKA gapped up 90% but had a 600k float so I was in no rush. It ripped from roughly $2 to $4 then faded back to premarket highs. I waited for a bounce to get a better RR entry which never came. Instead, I took the consolidation breakdown and scaled out into my targets.
Swings
Current holdings: GEVX
Takeaways
Skipping the first hour kept me out of some low-quality entries but I also missed good ones in other names. There’s always a tradeoff and there’s always another trade around the corner. Today reinforced that patience usually leads to cleaner trades and easier decisions. Tomorrow, same goal - wait for structure and avoid forcing action.