Check Off Every Step of the Daily Playbook
Review, chart, plan, scan, confirm, execute, review — a repeatable sequence that keeps every decision organized before money is at risk.
Core rule: No confirmation = no trade.
Review Yesterday's 3 Stocks
Start with what the market already taught you before you look at anything new.
Review Each Stock
Plot the Map
End Phase 1 with a clear answer: continuation, reversal, or consolidation?
Read the Chart Top-Down
Higher timeframes define context. Lower timeframes refine execution. Read 4H → 1H → 15M → 5M.
VWAP
Intraday control
9 EMA
Short-term momentum
21 EMA
Trend confirmation
50 EMA
Intermediate trend
200 SMA
Major long-term level
Volume
Strength confirmation
Build the Trade Plan Before the Trade
Define the trigger, target and point of failure while you are still objective.
Green
Bullish confirmation — calls considered
Red
Bearish confirmation — puts considered
Yellow
No confirmation — no trade
The Plan
The plan tells you what must happen. The market decides whether it happens.
Scan for New Stocks
Cast a wide net, then let your criteria filter it down. The scan finds movement — your process decides whether the movement is tradable.
Screener Criteria
Machine-flagged candidates still must pass human reasoning.
The Funnel
Candidates
Strongest
New Stocks
The screener finds movement. Your process decides whether the movement is tradable.
Study the 3 New Stocks
You now have three names. Read each one until you can answer two questions about it.
Why Is It Moving?
Overnight + premarket catalyst.
How Did It Get Here?
The path, not just the price.
A stock you fully understand beats a broader market you don't. Narrow it down.
Build the Final Watchlist
Combine what you already planned with what you just studied, then rank all six so your focus is obvious.
Yesterday's 3
Carry forward what still makes sense.
Stock A — continuation / reversal
Stock B — consolidation?
Stock C — completed or new setup
Today's New 3
Studied and understood, not just flagged.
Stock D — confirmed structure
Stock E — key level reaction
Stock F — catalyst scan
Rank All 6 (A · B · C)
Order them by clarity, not convenience.
1st — strongest, clearest setup
2nd — next-best structure
3rd — lowest-conviction, optional
Your watchlist is final. Only a confirmed setup on this list is ever traded.
The Pre-Entry Gate
Nothing trades until this gate is passed. Every box checked, or the trade is dropped.
Structure + Confirmation
The setup is real and triggered.
Risk + Execution
The trade is sized and survivable.
NO CONFIRMATION = NO TRADE
One unchecked box and the trade does not happen. This gate is what keeps the system honest.