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20240617 pre market



News
two fed speaker in midtime

Condition 1
3 day Balance

Condition 0
We open in the middle
No reason for early trade

Thoughts
Balance rules apply


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20240620 pre market



News
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Condition 1
Imbalanced up
Price exploring higher

Condition 0
we open with a small gap

Thoughts
Market seems to get a liitle ahead of itself
On the one hand: Do not sit on the flagpole
On the other hand: Do not anticipate liquidatons
Wait what develops. Perhaps find a little scalp
When in doubt finish early
Tuesday is short term balance


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20240621 pre market



News
9:45 and 10:00 shake out numbers
today is big expiry

Condition 1
2 day balance

Condition 0
open in range in the lower distribution

Thoughts


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20240624 pre market



News
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Condition 1

Balancing

Condition 0

open in range
no reason for early trading

Thoughts
If you want to buy, wait for a little break


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20240625 pre market



News
10:00 numbers
14:14 feds bowman

Condition 1
Consolidating

Condition 0
open in y value

Thoughts
Is the low of the conso in or not?


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new screen design



Experimenting a new screen
Try to get a feel for the nq
1) to use that info for trading es
2) to trade nq

nq on the left
es on the right

daily rth
tpo 30 min
m5 rth
m1 24


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20240708 pre market



News
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Condition 1
Breaking out of 3w balance
Imbalanced up

Condition 0
opening near fridays high

Thoughts
When the market is imbalanced up we look for buyable breaks
Do not anticipate liquidations


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20240710 pre market



News
10:00 Powell testifies

Condition 1
imbalanced up (without much power)

Condition 0
open near y h

Thoughts
No market for bigger bets
wait what develops and see iy you get a small scalp here and there


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example for a scalp



anticipating a breach of the weak high above us


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20240712 pre market



News
10:00 michigan numbers

Condition 1
yesterday liquidation break

Condition 0
we tested lower with 8;30 numbers
but we open inside the belly

Thoughts
I will judge the market in relation to yesterdays belly


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