Premarket Day Trading Routine

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The Goal

• ✅ 5-10 stocks on your watchlist
• ✅ Key support/resistance levels noted
• ✅ 2-3 high-conviction trade setups
• ✅ Entry, exit, and stop-loss plans

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6:00 AM - Check Overnight News

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Step 1: Read Today’s Recap

1. Open Ape AI
2. Go to Discover tab (bottom middle)
3. Scroll to “Today’s Recap”
4. Tap to read full summary

1. Go to app.Ape AI.com
2. Click Home in sidebar
3. Find “Today’s Recap” section
4. Click to expand

• Major catalysts (earnings, Fed news, geopolitical events)
• Key levels to watch (SPY support/resistance)
• Sector performance (what’s hot, what’s not)
• Pre-market movers (stocks gapping up or down)

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Step 2: Check Major News Headlines

• Earnings announcements
• Analyst upgrades/downgrades
• Company-specific news
• Macro events (Fed, inflation data, etc.)

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6:15 AM - Build Your Watchlist

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Step 3: Check Most Active (Premarket Volume)

1. Stay on Discover tab
2. Scroll to Trending Stocks
3. Filter: “Most Active”
4. View stocks with high premarket volume

1. On Home page
2. Scroll to Trending Stocks
3. Select “Most Active” from dropdown
4. See the list

• Tap/click the star icon on each stock card
• These will appear in your watchlist

• Volume > 5M (preferably 10M+)
• Price $10-$200 (easier to trade)
• Good range/volatility

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Step 4: Check Top Gainers & Losers

• Potential long setups
• Buy dips or breakouts
• Add 2-3 to watchlist

• Potential short setups (if your broker allows)
• Bounce plays
• Add 1-2 to watchlist

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6:30 AM - Research Top Picks

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Step 5: Analyze Each Watchlist Stock

1. Tap the star icon (top right) to see watchlist
2. Tap each stock to view ticker page

1. Click watchlist/favorites
2. Open each in new tabs

1. Check Technical Grade (looking for B+ or higher)
   • Tap/click to expand
   • Read key patterns and momentum indicators
2. Check Today’s Recap mention
   • Is it mentioned in the daily summary?
   • What’s the catalyst?
3. Note key levels
   • Support (where it bounced recently)
   • Resistance (where it got rejected)
   • Pre-market high/low

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Step 6: Get AI Support & Resistance Levels

1. Go to Chat tab
2. Use Quick Action: “Major Support and Resistance”
3. Enter ticker when prompted

1. Click Chat in sidebar
2. Press Ctrl+P for prompts
3. Select “Major Support and Resistance”
4. Type ticker

• Key support levels (where to buy/set stop loss)
• Key resistance levels (where to take profit)
• Recent price action context
• Volume zones

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9:00 AM - Final Prep (30 min before open)

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Step 7: Get Options Trade Setups

1. Chat tab
2. Quick Action: “Day Trade Options Setup”

1. Chat sidebar
2. Prompt: “Day Trade Options Setup”

• Tickers with good options setups
• Calls or puts (directional bias)
• Strike prices
• Expiration dates
• Entry/exit strategy
• Reasoning (why this setup)

1. Click the ticker to view full analysis
2. Check the Technical grade
3. Verify volume (options and stock)
4. Note your entry price

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Step 8: Plan Your Trades

Ticker: $TSLA
Setup: Call option day trade (bullish)
Entry: $462-$465 (wait for dip)
Target: $475 (resistance from AI)
Stop Loss: $458 (below support)
Position Size: 1-2 contracts (risk $X)
Why: Strong Technical grade (A+), gapping up on news,
     volume spike, above all moving averages
Catalyst: Delivery numbers beat estimates

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Step 9: Set Price Alerts (if available)

• Set alerts for entry prices
• Set alerts for stop losses
• Set alerts for targets

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9:30 AM - Market Open

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Step 10: Execute Your Plan

• ⚠️ Watch, don’t trade yet - Let the market settle
• See if stocks respect the levels you noted
• Watch for volume confirmation

• Start executing setups that confirm
• Enter at your planned entry prices
• Set stop losses immediately

• Monitor in Portfolio tab
• Use Ask Maverick if you have questions:
  • “Should I take profits on $TSLA?”
  • “Is $NVDA breaking out?”
• Stick to your plan!

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📊 Example Full Routine

• Read Today’s Recap: Fed comments hawkish, tech under pressure
• News: NVDA earnings tonight, AI sector watch

• Most Active: NVDA, TSLA, AAPL, AMD, SPY
• Top Gainers: RIVN (+8% PM on delivery beat)
• Watchlist: NVDA, TSLA, RIVN, AMD, SPY

• NVDA: Technical A+, Sentiment A-, catalyst = earnings tonight
• AI says: Support at $850, Resistance at$880
• RIVN: Technical B+, huge gap up, might fade

• Options Setup: NVDA calls, strike $860, exp this week
• Plan: Enter at $865, target$878, stop $858

• Watch NVDA open, confirm direction
• 9:47 AM: Enter NVDA calls at $866
• Set stop at $858, target$878

• 10:23 AM: Target hit at $878
• Exit trade, +$XXX profit
• Move to next setup

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💡 Pro Tips

1. Don’t trade everything - Focus on 1-2 best setups
2. Respect the plan - Don’t chase or FOMO
3. First 15 min are wild - Let market settle
4. Use stop losses - Protect your capital
5. Take profits - Don’t get greedy
6. Journal trades - Learn from wins and losses

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⚠️ Risk Management

• ❌ Risk more than 1-2% of account per trade
• ❌ Trade without a stop loss
• ❌ Chase breakouts after 10% move
• ❌ Ignore your plan
• ❌ Trade on tilt (after a loss)

• ✅ Have a plan before entering
• ✅ Use stop losses
• ✅ Take partial profits
• ✅ Cut losers fast
• ✅ Let winners run (to a point)

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Platform Recommendations

• Premarket prep (larger screen)
• Multiple tabs (news, chat, tickers)
• Detailed research

• Quick checks while on-the-go
• Price alerts
• Quick AI questions
• Portfolio monitoring

• Web on desktop for main trading
• iOS app for alerts and backup

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What’s Next?

• Evening Review Workflow
• Review what worked and what didn’t
• Journal your trades

• Understanding Snapshot Grades
• Swing Trade Entry Timing
• Options Trade with AI

• Portfolio Health Check

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Questions?

• Day Trading FAQ
• AI Chat Tips
• Contact Support