Day-trading setups

The four setups that carry most intraday trades, each with its trigger, stop and target.

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Day tradingLesson 14 of 345 min

Day-trading setups

You don't need twenty setups. A professional usually earns from two or three they know deeply and recognise instantly. Here are the basics, each defined by trigger, stop and target — not by feel.

Gap and go

A stock opens with a strong gap on meaningful news, holds itself in the first minutes, then breaks above the pre-market high. The trigger is that break on volume, the stop sits below the low of the opening candles, and the target is the next significant level above. This setup produces the day's biggest moves — and its most painful false breaks when the volume isn't there.

Opening range breakout

Mark the high and low of the first 15 to 30 minutes, then wait for an exit from that range on volume. The direction of the exit is the direction of the trade, and the stop sits on the opposite side of the range or just inside it. The big advantage: it forces you to wait out the most chaotic minutes instead of being swept up in them.

Line reclaim and the flag

The reclaim: a stock that fell below the volume-weighted average price comes back above it and holds. The stop sits under the line, and it is one of the smallest, most clearly defined risks available all day.

The flag: a sharp advance, then a tight consolidation on declining volume for a few candles, then continuation. The declining volume is the whole point — it says there are no sellers, only rest. If the consolidation comes on rising volume, that's not rest but distribution, and the continuation won't come.

What they all share

In every one: a defined level, a trigger that requires volume, a stop beyond the level, and a target anchored to a prior level on the chart. Missing any of the four means it isn't a setup — it's a feeling looking for justification.

Terms from this lesson

פער והמשךGap and Go: A break above the pre-market high in a gapping, news-driven stock.
פריצת טווח הפתיחהOpening Range Breakout (ORB): An exit from the range of the session's first minutes, traded in that direction.
דגלון עולהBull Flag: A sharp advance then a tight consolidation on falling volume, before continuation.
דעיכהFade: Trading against an overextended move. Advanced only — you're fighting momentum.

Practical checklist

My setup is defined by trigger, stop and target
There is unusual volume at the trigger itself
I trade two or three setups, not ten
The consolidation before continuation came on falling volume

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