🔎 Session Snapshot
Session Archetype:
- Type 1 — Orderly Trend
- Type 2 — High-Momentum Trend
- Type 3 — Compression
- Type 4 — Value / Balance
Market Posture:
→ ☐ Trending ☐ Rotational ☐ Compressed ☐ Transitional
Participation Quality:
→ ☐ Clean ☐ Mixed ☐ Thin / Deceptive
Primary Risk Today:
→ ☐ Overtrading
→ ☐ Fighting strength
→ ☐ Expecting follow-through that isn’t there
→ ☐ Forcing direction in balance
One Rule I Must Not Break Today:
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Key Levels
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1. Morning Thesis (Pre-Market)
A. Daily Context
- Opening vs Yesterday’s Range:
- Gap Size / Direction:
- Overnight Structure (trend/balance/volatility):
- Who should have initiative at the open + why:
- Current dominant flow regime (expected):
☐ Forced ☐ Discretionary ☐ Transition
Key invalidation for this thesis:
B. Battle Plans (Market Intentions)
Buyers’ Intent
- Must defend:
- Must accomplish first:
- First achievable target (ONH / IBH / prior high / VAH):
Sellers’ Intent
- Must break/reclaim:
- First failure condition:
- First achievable target (ONL / IBL / prior low / VAL):
C. Primary Scenario (If/Then Logic)
If:
Then expect:
Structure confirming via (VWAP / EMAs / Delta / DOM behavior):
D. Failure Scenario (Alternate Path)
If:
Then:
Confirmation signal:
E. Key Levels
- Additional structural levels:
F. Session Archetype Bias (Tentative)
Provisional Archetype:
- □ Type 1 — Trend Day (Orderly / Cooperative)
- □ Type 2 — Trend Day (High-Momentum / Disorderly)
- □ Type 3 — Low-Energy / Low-Information (Compression)
- □ Type 4 — Two-Sided / Value (Rotational Balance)
- □ Undetermined / Transitional
What this implies about the environment:
- Directional pressure: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Unclear
- Information quality: ☐ High ☐ Mixed ☐ Low
- Participation: ☐ Concentrated ☐ Broad ☐ Thin
- Structure behavior: ☐ Developing ☐ Stable ☐ Repetitive
Primary risk today:
- ☐ Expecting follow-through that isn’t there
- ☐ Fighting strength
- ☐ Overtrading noise
- ☐ Forcing direction in balance
Guiding principle for today:
Align behavior to conditions. Recognition before action.
G. Notes / Risks / Special Considerations
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2. Intraday Updates
(Short clarifying blurbs — 1–2 sentences)
- 07:30 Update:
- 08:00 Update:
- 09:00 Update:
3. Trades Overview
Individual trades are reviewed immediately after execution using the Per-Trade Review template and found in Journalytix.
Trades List Screenshot:
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Daily 3-Minute Chart w/ Positions:
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Optional One-Liner Notes per Trade:
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(Full detail goes into individual trade reviews.)
4. End-of-Day Summary
Stats
- P/L:
- Win Rate:
- Profit Factor:
- Expectancy Snapshot:
Strengths (What worked)
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Weaknesses (What didn’t)
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Lessons Learned
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Adjustments for Tomorrow
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5. Reflection (Optional)
Mindset / Discipline Notes
Daily Review Add-On Question
“Did any trades today show clear runner potential?
If yes, how many and what structure supported it?”
