Anonymized intraday drill
Opening Range Pressure Decision During the Opening Drive
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
Index-adjacent large-cap 5-minute candles10:05 AM ET
Decision prompt
A weak bounce is rolling over under VWAP into the lows. What do you do?
- Session
- Morning session
- Gap
- Gap down just under 3%
- Relative volume
- Extreme relative volume
- Market
- Broad market under pressure
- Trend state
- Below VWAP after rejecting the opening print
- Catalyst
- Market-wide weakness
- Liquidity
- Penny spread, deep book
What to weigh
Opening rangeVWAP rejectionShort-side riskMarket alignment
TapeReadr Chart
Frozen at decision point | 5m candles
Up Down VWAP
26 candles from 08:00 to 10:05. Price moved down 1.61 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.