THE PLAYBOOK
The trading day, systemized.
One model. One entry window. Nothing improvised.
PRE-MARKET
Don’t trade until it’s checked off.
Run this before every session. Ten items, no shortcuts.
THE MODEL
One defined model.
Same three steps, every session.
01
Framework
Identify reactions at daily relevant swings to set the direction of the day.
02
Confirmation
Align the 4H with the daily profile before anything is tradeable.
03
Entry
Opposing candle signatures — a reversal closure in the continuation on the lower timeframe.
SETUPS
Two ways in.
Pick one before the session starts. Never both.
Price sweeps a daily or session level against the higher-timeframe profile, then closes back through it. The reversal candle signature confirms the level holds and direction flips.
TIMING
Three windows. One primary.
Bias locks before New York opens. The 9:30 open confirms it.
London
2:00 – 5:00 AM ET
Liquidity builds. Rarely traded.
NY AM
PRIMARY
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Primary window. The 9:30 open confirms entries.
NY PM
1:15 – 4:00 PM ET
Secondary window. Same rules apply.
TRADE MANAGEMENT
Every trade, the same ladder.
Target
Fixed 2R, every time. No trailing, no guessing.
Break-even
Move to break-even once the first leg plays out.
Stop
Set at swing invalidation — the level that proves the idea wrong.
Day limit
Day ends at +2R or two losses — whichever comes first.
DISCIPLINE
Stay flat when…
There’s no locked bias.
It’s a red-folder morning.
Price is chopping into a level.
You’d be chasing the sweep.
Two losses are already on the board.
The entry window has closed.
RISK
Built for prop accounts.
Same fixed unit whether you’re in eval or funded.
Evaluation
Fixed risk per trade. Respect the daily loss limit and any consistency rule before it respects you.
Funded
Same fixed unit. Scale by adding accounts, never by sizing up a single one.
MINDSET
Reframe the loss.
“I lost the trade.”
“I collected data for the journal.”
“I should’ve sized up.”
“I followed the fixed unit. That’s the job.”
“I missed the move.”
“That setup was outside the model. Not my setup.”
“I’m down today.”
“I stop at +2R or two losses. That’s the plan working.”
Ready to build the routine?
Start with the lessons, then run the checklist every morning.
Educational content only — not financial advice.