BTCUSDT Perpetual Short Trade Journal: Retest Short After Breakdown (OKX)

Market: BTCUSDT Perpetual (OKX)

Direction: Short

Goal of the trade: Follow-through continuation in a bearish regime, using a structured scale-out approach.

1) Context & Setup

• Bias: Bearish (trend/regime leaning down)
• Setup idea: Breakdown → rebound → retest → rejection
• Execution style: Two-step take profit

2) Execution (Order History)

Entry

• Open short: 02/23/2026 21:27:54
• Entry price: 66,100.1
• Position size: 594.9 USDT
• Entry fee: -0.29745045 USDT

Take Profit #1

• Close short: 02/24/2026 10:46:01
• Close price: 64,355.3
• Partial size: 289.6 USDT
• PNL: +7.85 USDT
• Fee: -0.14479942 USDT

Take Profit #2

• Close short: 02/24/2026 14:24:11
• Close price: 62,824.6
• Final size: 282.71 USDT
• PNL: +14.73 USDT
• Fee: -0.14135535 USDT

3) Result Summary

• Realized PnL: +22.05 USDT
• Total trading fees: -0.58360523 USDT
• Funding fee: +0.043 USDT
• Holding time: ~17 hours

4) What Worked

• Did not chase the first impulse.
• Entered on retest instead of panic move.
• Scaled out to reduce emotional pressure.

5) What to Improve

• Write invalidation level clearly before entry.
• Pre-define TP levels with structure support zones.
• Keep structured screenshot archive (entry / mid / exit).

6) Repeatable Framework

The goal is not perfect prediction.
The goal is repeating high-probability setups with controlled exposure.

Pre-Entry Checklist

• Trend agrees with direction
• Retest structure present
• Invalidation defined
• TP1 / TP2 defined
• Position size survivable

Risk Notice

This trading journal is for documentation and educational purposes only.
Futures trading involves risk.