The Core Principle: Stack Your Edges
No single tool gives enough conviction. When DealerEdge, NewsEdge, AlgoEdge, and OptionFlow all point the same direction - that's when you trade with confidence. The daily system is designed to identify those moments systematically.
Pre-Market Routine (8:00–9:30 AM ET)
Step 1 - Scan for Relative Strength (5 min): Which tickers are up pre-market while SPX is flat or down? Which sectors are leading? Any tickers from yesterday's AlgoEdge flow showing follow-through overnight?
Step 2 - Check NewsEdge for Catalysts (3 min): Earnings, FDA decisions, M&A, analyst upgrades, policy or macro headlines, unusual options activity reports.
Step 3 - Review DealerEdge (3 min): Note the Anchor Point (highest GEX strike - price gravitates here), the Flip Level (positive-to-negative gamma boundary), the GEX Rating (1-2 = mean reversion; 4-5 = explosive moves), and the AI Analysis summary with specific entry/target levels. Write down the anchor, flip, and bias for SPX and your top 2-3 tickers.
Step 4 - Check AlgoEdge and OptionFlow (5 min): In AlgoEdge, filter for your watchlist tickers and look for premium over $250K and blocks over $1M. In OptionFlow, apply filters (price under $2, size over 500, expiration under 3 weeks) and look for clusters on the same ticker.
Step 5 - Build Your Watchlist: Add tickers where 3+ edges align: relative strength pre-market, NewsEdge catalyst, DealerEdge positioning supports direction, and AlgoEdge or OptionFlow showing institutional interest. If three or more line up, add to watchlist. If only one flags it, wait.
Market Open: The Golden Hour (9:30–10:00 AM)
Recheck DealerEdge at 9:35 AM - GEX data updates after open. Price below the flip that reclaims it forces dealers to buy, creating explosive moves toward the anchor. Price above the flip means smoother, positive gamma trending.
Map chart structure on the 1-hour: Key support/resistance, trendlines, DealerEdge flip and anchor as reference points, and your target zone.
Time your entry on the 3-min or 5-min: Use an Opening Range Breakout (price breaks first 5-min range), a GZ Retest (pullback to the 0.5 level), or a VWAP Retest (price pulls back to VWAP and holds).
Trade Management
Select strikes with delta around 0.20 and premium around $1-2, aligned with DealerEdge levels. Risk 1-2% of your account per trade with a 20% stop below entry. Scale out: take 50% at your first target, let the rest run with a trailing stop. Exit all 0DTE trades by 2 PM as theta decay accelerates.
Evening Review
Review trades in your Dashboard, track stats, note what worked and what didn't, and build tomorrow's preliminary watchlist. The daily system only works if you close the loop every evening.