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MASTER INTRADAY TRADING RULES & CHECKLIST
Non-Negotiable Trading Rules BEFORE ENTRY
(Pre-session prep + in-session execution. Print this. Read it every morning.)
1/15
Most traders don't lose because of bad stocks.
They lose because they have no rules. They wing it. They improvise. They react.
Here are mine. 13 rules. Zero exceptions. 🧵👇
2/15
🗂️ Rule 1 — Max 3–5 Stocks on Your Watchlist
More stocks = more confusion = more bad trades.
You don't need 20 ideas. You need 3 great ones.
Narrow the list. Sharpen the focus. Quality over quantity. Every. Single. Day.
3/15
📅 Rule 2 — Check Weekly, Daily & 65-Min BEFORE the Session
The trade is won or lost before the market opens.
Check the weekly for the trend. Check the daily for the setup. Check the 65-min for the entry zone.
No chart prep = no trade. You're just guessing.
4/15
🗺️ Rule 3 — All Key Levels Must Be Marked CLEARLY on Your Chart
Before the open, every chart must show:
— Key support and resistance levels — VWAP, pivot levels — SMA 10, 21, 50, 200 — Prior day high/low — Your stop level
If your chart looks clean and empty — you are not ready.
5/15
📐 Rule 4 — SMA Must Be Close & Below Price at Entry
At entry, at least ONE must be right below price: SMA 10 / SMA 21 / SMA 50 / SMA 200
The closer the MA = the tighter the risk. No MA support nearby = no trade.
6/15
📈 Rule 5 — Trust the Moving Averages. Let the Stock Pull Back.
The MAs don't lie. You do.
A pullback to the 10 or 21 is the gift — not a warning. Don't panic. Don't exit early. Let it breathe.
If it never pulls back and runs without you? That was never your trade. Let it go.
7/15
⏰ Rule 6 — No Trade First 30 Minutes
9:30–10:00 AM is noise. Shakeouts. Stop hunts. Fake breakouts.
Your job in the first 30 min: 👁️ Watch. Mark the opening range high/low. Do nothing else.
The best trades happen AFTER 10 AM.
8/15
🕯️ Rule 7 — Candle Confirmation Before Sizing
Big green 30-min candle = base entry. Big green 65-min candle = add size.
One confirms the move. The other confirms the continuation.
Don't size up on hope. Size up on confirmation only.
9/15
🌍 Rule 8 — Sector Strength + Market Must Hold
Your stock can be a perfect setup. If the sector is weak and the market is in freefall — it doesn't matter.
Before every entry check: ✅ Sector is green and leading ✅ SPY/QQQ is NOT falling apart
Context beats conviction every time.
10/15
📊 Rule 9 — Price Must Be Above VWAP
VWAP is the battlefield line.
Above VWAP = buyers in control ✅ Below VWAP = sellers in control 🚫
Not close to VWAP. Not "basically above it." ABOVE it. Full stop.
11/15
🎯 Rule 10 — Don't Chase Extended Moves
If price is already stretched well past key pivot levels — you are late.
The only exception? A massive, undeniable, world-stopping catalyst.
Otherwise: let someone else buy the very top. Your edge is the next clean entry — not this one.
12/15
📝 Rule 11 — Defined Setup + Written Trade Plan
If you cannot NAME the setup — you don't have one.
Name the pattern before you enter. Every time.
Write BEFORE entry: — Setup name — Entry price — Stop level — Target
No written plan = gambling. Not trading.
13/15
🛑 Rule 12 — Stop Loss Entered AT THE SAME TIME As Entry
Not after. Not "in a minute." THE. SAME. TIME.
Your stop is your seatbelt. You don't put it on after the crash.
Stop in = trade on. No stop = no trade.
14/15
💓 Rule 13 — The Heartbeat Rule + No Chasing
Heart pounding? 👉 Size is too big. Cut it in half. Right now.
Stock already ran 3%+? 👉 You're late. Let it go.
Calm = right size. Patience = right entry.
There will ALWAYS be another trade. Protect the account first. Always.
15/15
📌 Save this thread. Read it before every session. Not when you're already in a trade. BEFORE.
The prep is the edge. The setup is the edge. The discipline is the edge.
You are the only variable that breaks it.
Built on the shoulders of Qullamaggie
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