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Premarket Plan Builder

A repeatable scanning, levels, and scenarios routine

Traders repeatedly emphasize routines: prep a watchlist, mark key levels, check the calendar, and define scenarios before clicking. This recipe generates a structured premarket plan.

House RecipePersonal8 min setup

INGREDIENTS

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PROMPT

Create "Premarket Plan Builder". At 08:45 each trading day, produce a one-page plan: (1) today's watchlist, (2) key levels, (3) bias scenarios, (4) top 3 A-setup definitions, (5) no-trade conditions, and (6) journal intentions. Pull earnings/econ calendar via web-search.

Pain point

Trading without a plan increases impulse entries and inconsistent decisions.

Triggers

  • Scheduled at premarketTime (user-defined)
  • Manual: "build my plan"

Conditions

  • Include events (economic + earnings) relevant to the watchlist
  • Keep plan short (one page)

Actions

  • Output: watchlist, key levels, bias, "A setups only" list, no-trade conditions
  • Create checklist for the first trade
  • Start a journal entry for the day (intentions, rules)

Parameters (defaults)

  • premarketTime: "08:45"
  • maxSetupsListed: 3
  • includeCalendar: true

Examples

  • 8:45: generate plan with 3 setups + key levels + "stand down" conditions.
  • If a high-impact event is scheduled, add a "pause" block to the plan.
Tags:#trading#routine#planning#discipline