Daily Template

DAILY TEMPLATE

Summary:

Portal

Indicators & COT Summary

Carry Over Conclusions & Today’s Ruling Reason

1600 Q

1615 Q Chicago Closes

1630 R

1700 S

1730 T

1800 U

1830 V

1900 W Japan Opens (watch 6J) Potential Follow Through / Period D Start

1930 X

2000 Y

2030 Z

2100 a

2130 b

2200 c - Hong Kong Opens (HSI index)

0200 k - Germany Opens (DAX Index)

0230 l -  Japan Closes / International Currencies awaken / Period D Ends / Period E Starts

0300 m - London Opens (FTSE Index)

0330 n - London Initial Balance

0400 o - Hong Kong Closes

0430 p - International Currencies pauses

0500 q   Period E Ends / Period F Starts

0530 r    London Gold Fix  

0600 s - International Currencies liven up

0600 t  - Overnight & Premarket Assessment

0630 u

0700 v   0730 w Period F Ends / Period G Starts (Premarket Moves Begin)

0800 y  TOP-DOWN/BOTTOM-UP PREPARATION COMPLETED?        ___ Yes ___ No

• Price Position w.r.t. Hull (suggests trend of day)
• Target opening position and ATR targets

0830 z  Premarket Open: Equities - and- Opening Bell, Energies & Gold

• Premarket Open &  Alignment Checklist (watch for SMA bounces)

• Opening Bell Checklist “All Hell breaks loose”  C. Lewis

0900 A - CL Moves- Mastermind Conference Call 888-585-9008, conference number  224-481-506

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0930 B - Equities Open / Period G Ends / Period A Starts

• Opening Bell Checklist - Equities “All Hell breaks loose”  C. Lewis

1000 C - Germany Closes / London Gold Fix    

• Watch for Profunds & Guggenheim return to open at 10:30)
• Targets: Globex Extremes/POC both current and prior day if in balance)

1030 D - Initial Balance Official - Initial Balance Checklist

1100 E - London Closes / CL Moves

• Targets: Globex Extremes/POC both current and prior day if in balance

• Watch for change of price action

1130 F Morning move complete?

• All hell starts to settle down
• The first 2 hours & the last 2 1/2 hours of trading day exhibit the most stable & identifiable trend

1200 G - Period A End/Period B Start

• Prepare for afternoon campaign
• FT levels, Trapped Traders achievable targets

• Watch for narrow band breakouts from lunch

1230 H

1300 I- Treasury Auction closes (BEGIN SECTOR ROTATION ANALYSES)

1330 J - Prepare for close

• Assess Floor Trader Locations
• Assess “running room”

• Assess EOD targets (POC (if normal distribution day), IDVA, Gap fills, etc)

1400 K - CL Final Move

1430 L - Energies Close

• Period B End/Period C Start
• Watch for EOD/SECTOR ROTATION/RAMP CAPITAL MOVE

1. The first 2 hours & the last 2 1/2 hours of trading day exhibit the most stable & identifiable trend.
2. Sector rotation may be identified by heavy intraday selling in the last 45 minutes of the trading day.
3. Weeks later, these stocks show up on the most-active list.
4. End-of-day trend tends to continue into the first 10 minutes of the next trading day. (debateable)

1500 M

1530 N - Improvement Area (Cash Closing)

1600 P - New York Closes

• Australia Opens (watch 6A)
• Period C ends.  
• IF PRICE CLOSES AT HOD/LOD, WATCH FOR A RETURN TO CENTER AT REOPEN
• Post Day Review / Targets for Tomorrow  End of Day Review

• Trade Review

1600 Q - Commodities Maintenance Period

1615 Q Chicago Closes - Maintenance Period

1630 R

1700 S

1730 T

1800 U

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