This document outlines a game plan format for trading stocks, including analyzing the stock to be traded, relevant market context, order flow, developing an argument for the trade, scripting the trade with details like entry price, stop loss, and profit target, and explaining the trade plan to another trader.
This document outlines a game plan format for trading stocks, including analyzing the stock to be traded, relevant market context, order flow, developing an argument for the trade, scripting the trade with details like entry price, stop loss, and profit target, and explaining the trade plan to another trader.
This document outlines a game plan format for trading stocks, including analyzing the stock to be traded, relevant market context, order flow, developing an argument for the trade, scripting the trade with details like entry price, stop loss, and profit target, and explaining the trade plan to another trader.
○ #XYZ ○ Any significant news catalyst? ● Stock Market Power Pyramid ○ Major Indices: One sentence about order flow and recent momentum. ○ Sector (ETF): One sentence about order flow and recent momentum ○ Industry Group + Similar Stocks ● Order Flow Analysis ○ Order Flow (candlesticks) ○ Order Flow (Moving Averages | Price, 10, 20, 50 200) ○ OFA: Perfect or Conflict? (Order Flow Assessment) ● Argument for the trade. 1-3 sentences: ○ The quality of the order flow. ○ Tape Reading: Distance from the optimal entry. ○ Initial position size and initial profit target. ● Script The Trade: ○ EP: Entry Price ○ SL: Stop Loss ○ IPT: Initial Profit Target. ○ Initial Share Size (Full, half, one-third) ○ Based on recent order flow, momentum and the previous day's close: ○ How do you expect the stock to open? ■ Breakout of previous days high or obvious resistance. ■ Breakdown and rally. (buy) ■ Breakout and decline. (short short sale. ● Explain The Trade: ○ As if you were giving it to a junior trader to execute for you.