Anonymized intraday drill
Opening Range Pressure Decision With Volume Clues
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
High-volume earnings mover 5-minute candles9:55 AM ET
Decision prompt
Sellers are pressing the opening range low with breadth negative. Best read?
- Session
- Opening session
- Gap
- Flat to slight gap down
- Relative volume
- Above-average volume
- Market
- Indexes trending down off the open
- Trend state
- Below VWAP after rejecting the opening print
- Catalyst
- Market-wide weakness
- Liquidity
- Liquid with a tight spread
What to weigh
Opening rangeVWAP rejectionShort-side riskMarket alignment
TapeReadr Chart
Frozen at decision point | 5m candles
Up Down VWAP
26 candles from 07:50 to 09:55. Price moved down 1.98 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.