The pre-open routine we teach
This is the sequence workshop participants follow each morning. Total time: roughly twenty-five minutes if you stay disciplined. Adjust session times to your market's open, but keep the order intact.
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T minus 25 min · Prior close review
Note where price closed within yesterday's range. Write one line on close position. Identify the single most important level from the prior session — usually the high, low, or point of control if you use volume profile.
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T minus 20 min · Overnight scan
Classify the gap: up, down, or flat. Label it continuation, exhaustion, or common. List one headline that could explain unusual overnight volume. Do not read further until levels are marked.
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T minus 15 min · Level mapping
Ink prior day high, prior day low, overnight extreme, and gap fill level. Use pencil on paper or fixed colours on screen. These four anchors must be visible without scrolling.
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T minus 10 min · Bias statement
Write one sentence: direction, key hold level, invalidation level. Read it aloud. If you stumble, the levels are not sharp enough — refine before continuing.
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T minus 5 min · Contingencies
Add confirmation and failure lines. Include a neutral line for chop days. Example: "If opening range holds for thirty minutes, stand aside."
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T minus 0 · Bell
During the first hour, note only whether your confirmation or failure line triggered. Do not rewrite the bias unless invalidation hits. Post-open notes feed tomorrow's context panel.
Practice this with us
The routine works best with feedback. In our flagship workshop, facilitators review your map line by line. The weekly bias circle adds peer accountability each Monday morning.