1 Win. 54.5% ROC. A+ Setup Inside ORB20. Tempted To Wait For This Alone. | Post Trade Debrief | 3 Dec 2025

Detail	Value
Date	Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Index	RUT
Strategy	Premium Popper
Setup	A+ inside ORB20
Entry	Premium Popper orb20 low
Target	2,491.92
Profit	$12.00
ROC	54.5%

Post Trade Debrief:

Wednesday December sees A+ Premium Popper setup outcome on RUT (was intending not to do too much short term trading but this was too good), right off opening bell showed ideal footprint inside usual high probability ORB20 setup, Premium Popper options setup goes on then fast directional move to exit ($12 / 54.5% ROC), sometimes tempted to just wait for this setup and this setup alone.

The A+ Setup Inside ORB20

I was fully intending to not do too much short term trading but this setup is what I consider an A+ setup which is inside of my usual ORB20 setup.

Not every setup is created equal. Some are borderline. Some are acceptable. And some are A+ – the kind that makes you sit up and pay attention even when you’d planned to sit on your hands.

This was A+.

Current Status: A+ setup identified, intention to stay out overruled

Ideal Footprint Off The Bell

RUT right off the opening bell showed an ideal footprint for me which was part of my usually high probability ORB20 setup.

The opening range established. The footprint appeared. Everything aligned. When the market shows you exactly what you’re looking for – right off the bell – you don’t ignore it because you’d “planned to take it easy.”

Current Status: Ideal footprint confirmed, setup engaged

Fast Directional Move To Exit

Premium Popper options setup goes on and a fast directional move later – around $12 the exit was reached at 54.5% ROC.

Entry at the Premium Popper orb20 low. Target at 2,491.92. Fast directional move. Exit reached. Done.

No drama. No hesitation. Setup → Entry → Move → Exit → Income.

Current Status: $12 / 54.5% ROC banked

The Temptation Of Quality Over Quantity

I’m sometimes tempted to just wait for this setup and this setup alone.

When you find a setup that works this well – that shows an ideal footprint, moves fast, and delivers consistent results – there’s a temptation to simplify everything.

Why chase mediocre setups when the A+ ones exist?

Quality over quantity. Patience over activity. Waiting for excellence rather than settling for acceptable.

Current Status: Quality setup, quality outcome, quality temptation

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Expert Insights

The Observation: Not every trading day requires trading. The plan was to not do too much short term trading – but when an A+ setup appears inside your high probability framework, the plan adapts. The setup doesn’t care about your intentions.

The Fix: Build a framework that recognises A+ from average. When the ideal footprint shows up right off the opening bell – that’s not the time to stick rigidly to “taking it easy.” That’s the time to execute. The discipline isn’t in avoiding trades – it’s in only taking the ones that matter. Sometimes the best trade is no trade. Sometimes the best trade is the one you almost didn’t take.