15 DAY TRADING RULES THAT WILL COMPLETELY CHANGE HOW YOU TRADE

1. Opening Range Breakout (ORB)

How SPY trades relative to the first 5-15 minutes sets the tone.

Above range = bullish continuation bias. Below = sell pressure.

2. VWAP Control

.Price above VWAP with higher lows = institutions accumulating.

.Below VWAP with failed retests = distribution.

3. Prior Day High / Low Reaction

These are liquidity magnets.

Break + hold = trend day.

Break + immediate rejection = fade setup.

4. Gap And Go vs Gap Fill

Gap up + strong volume = continuation.

Weak volume or rejection = fade to fill the gap

5. Trend Day vs Range Day Identification

Higher highs / higher lows all day = don't fade. Choppy overlapping candles = sell premium or mean reversion.

6. Key Moving Average Interaction (9/20/50/200)

Holding above = trend intact.

Loss + failed reclaim = directional shift.

7. SPY vs VIX Relationship

SPY up + VIX down = healthy rally.

SPY up + VIX flat/up = fake strength, caution.

8. Market Internals Confirmation

Watch:

Advance/Decline line

Tick (TICK

If price rises without internals confirming → weak move.

9. Liquidity Sweeps

SPY takes out highs/lows then immediately reverses.

That's stops getting harvested - reversal setups thrive here.

10. Time-of-Day Bias

9:30-10:30am: real direction forms

12-1:30pm: chop / theta burn

3-4pm: continuation or full reversal

11. Previous Week High / Low

Weekly levels overpower intraday noise.

Acceptance above = trend continuation.

Rejection = weekly fade.

12. Volume Expansion vs Divergence

Rising price + declining volume = weak move. Breakouts need volume or they fail.

13. Failed Breakout / Failed Breakdown

SPY breaks a key level and immediately snaps back.

These are some of the highest-probability reversals.

14. Options Expiration (OPEX) Effects

Price often pins near heavy open interest.

Expect chop early, directional move late.

15. Gamma Environment

Positive gamma = tight ranges, fades work.

Negative gamma = violent moves, momentum wins.