Sunday, February 22, 2009

Preparation for the Market Day


Active Traders must prepare for the Market Day. Here I compile some guidelines for participating effectively in the market.

  1. Identify a Stoploss level for the Day. Identify a stop loss level for each trade depending on no of trades derived from that.
  2. Identify major world events that are currently in Play ( eg Bank recapitalization in US,Expected announcements, Gold as a risk aversion trade, weakness in Metals & Crude)
  3. Check Asian Markets ( Nkkei, Hangseng, Kospi, China)
  4. Check the movement of Macro data points ( Oil, Currencies,Precious metals)
  5. Check overnight movement in Europe and US ( Focus on Intraday movement and sectors in Focus eg Bank Stocks, Shipping etc refer to Bloomberg, Reuters )
  6. Filter the News items - News that affect your positions and stocks
  7. Focus initially on one stock at the opening.
  8. Try to identify the structure of the market day - Range bound, Up trending, Down trending
  9. Which sectors in Play?
  10. Which stocks in Play? watch levels . Support resistance

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