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Premarket (before 9:30 ET) Check regime label, VIX level/change, VIX9D/VIX and VIX/VIX3M — set risk per trade (0.25%, or 0.125% if VIX > 22 or the regime is UNVALIDATED); check any data-quality notice Check economic calendar (CPI, FOMC, jobs, Fed speakers) and earnings for every name on the watchlist Review long/short momentum and mean-reversion lists; note correlated clusters (max one name per cluster) Note indicated gaps; mark prior-day high/low, VWAP and key levels for each candidate Pre-compute share size: (equity × risk%) / (1 × ATR); confirm max 3 positions
Open (9:30–10:00 ET) — no new entries Watch the opening range form; note which candidates hold above/below VWAP Drop names that reverse their premarket thesis or show abnormal spreads
Trading window (10:00–15:55 ET) Entries only with confirmation (OR break, VWAP hold) in the signal direction Place stop at 1 ATR and target at 2 ATR immediately on entry Apply 60-minute time stop to every position Stop trading for the day if down 1% of equity
Close Flat by 3:55 PM ET — no overnight holds Log trades: signal bucket, entry/exit, R-multiple, rule breaks Review post-close run for tomorrow’s watchlist