[00:03] Before I put on a single share, I ask three questions in order always. Question one, what's the catalyst? Did something real happen to create this opportunity today? Not the stock is moving, that's not a catalyst. An
[00:17] earnings beat, an analyst initiation, FDA approval, index inclusion, something that explains why institutional money might show up that wasn't here yesterday. No catalyst, you're at a D grade. You usually don't trade it unless
[00:31] the setup's really good. Question two, what's the setup? Is there a pattern? Is it Is it actually clean? Not it's it's kind of there if you squint, but does it jump off the chart? Failed breakout, range break, 90 EMA continuation,
[00:44] your playbook says. If the setup requires squinting, it's maybe B at And question three, are the confirming variables in your favor for the trade?
[00:56] direction of a hot sector, expanding volume, institutional presence on the tape, market regime trending? None of these or or all of these stacked. More yeses is a higher grade. Higher grades are bigger size. That's
[01:11] it. That's the whole system. I applied all three questions to a real trade from the other day. We walked through the grade, the position size, the entry, the exit, full breakdown in the link below.