Anonymized intraday drill
Opening Range Pressure Decision With VWAP in Play
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
Active mid-cap mover 5-minute candles9:55 AM ET
Decision prompt
The opening range low just broke as the market sells off. Long, short, or pass?
- Session
- Opening session
- Gap
- Sharp gap down near 4%
- Relative volume
- Heavy early volume
- Market
- QQQ fading and red on the day
- Trend state
- Below VWAP after rejecting the opening print
- Catalyst
- Market-wide weakness
- Liquidity
- Tight spread, easy to size
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 1.84 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.