Planning The Week Ahead

Okay so how do day traders plan for the week ahead usually people say do your analysis on a Sunday however the market isnt open so how does one do anaylsis pre week as the market changes levels daily?

Have a long good break and do nth related to Forex. Perks you up for the week ahead.

For analysis its always not too late to do it on Monday Asian session. Nothing moves anyway

I get up around 4am have a hearty breakfast read the daily telegrams and newspaper. As I collect my newspaper from it’s steely perch on the ground I usually bump into Buck Andrews, he’s the local boxing/ hip hop beat box star. We talk for a bit, he jests about my indulgent figure and I give him some witty life advice and the occasional stock tip.

5am I’m usually out of the shower and into my business attire. My cook brews me a long black coffee as my assistant Tara is usually strolling into the office. She says good morning and I cut her off rudely and tell her to hold all my calls until the team gets in.

6am I’m ready to rumble it’s now just 26 hours until the market opens and it’s all hands on deck. The team usually arrive by the stroke of the clock and we get down to business. We sit around the table in alphabetical order and my assistant Tara is then buzzed in to give us the run down of our latest investors offers and whatever other titbits she has for us. I cut her off rudely as she starts to make a light joke and tell her to get out of the office.

7am We usually have just gotten through a brainstorming session. Cody the young gun programmer usually has a story from the previous night that lightens the mood and we then settle into an hour of yoga to relax before we start putting plans into fruition. Tara often asks to participate but because I’ve heard this request numerous times and know what she is going to say I cut her off rudely before she even gets a word in and remind her that I am not paying her to annoy me.

8am we start cranking out some ideas for the week, I call a few bankers I play squash with they call me back, we usually negotiate some win win scenarios and it points us in the direction for the rest of the day.


10am – 12pm Snorting cocaine off the desk we are in limbo by now, Tara is now very welcome in the office, we play games like naked twister and drink soda pop in the movie theatre. Someone usually mentions the pool and before we know it are doing lines off inflatable horses.

1pm – 6pm zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

7pm Tara usually waltzes in and wakes me from an sleep, and politely reminds me that the team are waiting downstairs for directions. I scream at her insanely, then to avoid a law suit usually chuck her a roll of 100s and make my way back to the board room in my dressing gown.

8pm By this time I’m over it, and usually get cranky at someone for no particular reason and ask everyone to leave… Except Tara.

8pm-10pm (Details removed for breach of ratings restrictions)

11pm I realise that the week in in jeopardise so call a few more banker friends and arrange some, simple insider trades.

i would like to apply for the next available job,regardless of position.

haha, you must be quite bored to make up such a story

strange, I thought the levels stay the same.

P.S.: I like your quote "Market Flow Like Water In A Lake". Always thought that water is barely flowing in a lake. So do you mean the market flow is as well not flowing?

I'm not a day trader but I hear they plan their day every morning before the game begins. So maybe it's not a weekend thing, but let's hear them daytraders.

This is awesome!



My Sunday night prep basically involves looking for any significant gaps or change in sentiment over the weekend. Then I usually write notes for trades to look for on Monday night. I only trade dailies - monday to thursday.