Date trade entered: / /
1. Ticker symbol and stock price:
Ticker:……………………….. Stock price:……………………….
2. Am I bullish or bearish on the stock on day of entry? (Circle one)
Bullish
Bearish
3. Short-term market mode on day of entry: (Circle one)
Uptrend
Downtrend
Sideways/Consolidating
4. Long-term market mode on day of entry: (Circle one)
Bull
Bear
5. Trade type: (Circle one):
Swing (e.g. rolling stock - ride up to next turn 3-7 days on average)
Position (e.g. breakout from strong pattern - less than 1 week to 7 months on average)
Other: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…
6. Mood: (Circle one)
Focused and calm / Other (if other, consider not entering)
7. When and why entering? (Circle those applicable)
Date: …… /…… / ……..
News
Stock split (phase: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 )
Day after pin bar
Trading into earnings
Trading on fundamentals, expecting it to go up/down in long-term (with LEAPS)
IPO Rolling stock
Breakout from channelling between support and resistance (daily chart)
Breakout from 7+ week cup+handle (daily chart)
Other reason
Detail: ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………
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8. Implied volatility zone: (Circle one)
Green
Amber
9. Implied volatility % BELOW historical volatility (Circle one):
Same as HV
5%
10%
15%
Over 20%
10. 14 day ATR
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11. (Plain) Call or Put?: (Circle one)
Call
Put
12. Month of expiration and strike price:
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13. Premium price (USD):
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14. Number of contracts purchased and total paid (USD): Contracts purchased:……………………………… Total price:……………………………
15. Break-even point (USD):
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16. Spread (difference between bid & ask) (USD):
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17. Opint (min 300) / vol (on day):
Opint……………… Vol ………………
18. Buying or selling volume day before / buying or selling on day of entry:
Vol day before:..……….……..…..… Vol so far on current day:….……..…..……… Institutions buying/selling: …………………….…
19. Average trading volume: (Tick below for over 300k)
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20. State the following:
Delta (min 0.70) ……..……. Gamma …..………. Theta …..………. Vega ……….…. Implied volatility % ………... Rho………….
21. What is MACD showing? (Circle one)
Convergence / facing upwards
Divergence / facing downwards
22. Where is the stock in relation to the 50 day MA and 200 day MA?
Above 50
Below 50
Above 200
Below 200
Notes: …………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………
23. Contingent order: (Circle one)
Based on ATR …………......
Based on % ………………… Based on support / resistance ………..……
24. Planned profit amount – pref. 2:1 risk to reward (USD):
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25. Max. loss (USD):
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26. When and why exit?
Date: …… /…… /…….
Why? ……………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………..
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27. Prepared to keep track of news on stock and change contingent order to lock in profit? (Circle one)
Yes / No
28. Attach print-out of chart identifying entry point, break even and planned exit point.
29. Profit / Loss (USD) and what could improve on next time:
Profit/loss: …………………..
Improvements: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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