Anonymized intraday drill
Opening Range Decision With Mixed Signals
Read the chart and context before the reveal. Tickers are hidden so the decision is based on process, not hindsight or brand bias.
Decision Context
Momentum small-cap 5-minute candles9:45 AM ET
Decision prompt
The stock cleared its opening range and is holding the breakout. Long, short, or pass?
- Session
- Opening session
- Gap
- Gap up above premarket range
- Relative volume
- Notably high relative volume
- Market
- Strong tape with buyers in control
- Trend state
- Holding above VWAP, pressing the opening range high
- Catalyst
- Sector momentum
- Liquidity
- Tight spread, clean fills
What to weigh
Opening rangeVolume confirmationVWAP alignmentRisk/reward
TapeReadr Chart
Frozen at decision point | 5m candles
Up Down VWAP
26 candles from 07:40 to 09:45. Price moved up 2.36 points. Decision candle is the last visible pre-reveal candle.
What This Rep Tests
Use this rep to practice the same sequence a day trader needs before entry: read the market backdrop, locate VWAP and key levels, judge volume, then decide whether the chart deserves Long, Short, or Pass.
Do not try to predict one candle. Build a plan you could defend in real time: where the idea triggers, where it is wrong, and whether the reward is worth the risk.
After you commit, the modeled reveal unlocks with scoring, planning zones, and coaching notes so you can compare your read with the higher-probability decision.