like always they look stupid in hindsight. my error (on trade 1) was ignoring the fact that h1 made a new high and its close was above the close of the previous h1s. although it closed below the high of the previous few h1s. and so did h4.
trade 2 was stupid since it was against h4 color and there was too much room on top.
i wasn't feeling well and went to bed early, so i missed the downward move. although i doubt i would have shorted there as well after experiences 1 and 2.
this morning i just stared at the chart watching price taking off. i did not see an entry. hmmmm.





