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📅 The Million Dollar Daily Workflow

Used by professional traders and fund managers. Follow this exact routine to stay ahead of 99% of retail investors.

6:00

Pre-Market Prep

15 minutes

  1. 1."Overnight news impacting markets"
  2. 2."Futures and why they're moving"
  3. 3."Pre-market movers in my watchlist"
  4. 4."Economic data releases today"
9:00

Market Open

30 minutes

  1. 1."Opening range breakouts"
  2. 2."Unusual volume at open"
  3. 3."Gap fills happening"
  4. 4."Sector strength at open"
12:00

Midday Analysis

10 minutes

  1. 1."Intraday trend developing"
  2. 2."Breadth and internals"
  3. 3."Options flow summary"
  4. 4."Fed speak or news?"
4:00

Market Wrap

20 minutes

  1. 1."Today's market summary"
  2. 2."After-hours earnings"
  3. 3."Tomorrow's catalysts"
  4. 4."New SEC filings"

📊 Weekly Deep Dive Sessions

Monday: Week Ahead Planning

  • →"This week's earnings calendar with expectations"
  • →"Economic data releases and consensus"
  • →"Fed officials speaking this week"
  • →"Options expiration and max pain levels"
  • →"Technical levels for major indices"

Friday: Portfolio Review

  • →"Weekly performance vs benchmarks"
  • →"Position sizing and risk analysis"
  • →"Stocks hitting stop losses or targets"
  • →"New screening opportunities for next week"
  • →"Sector rotation signals"

💰 Earnings Season Power Workflow

T-1 Day Before

  1. 1. "Historical earnings reactions for [TICKER]"
  2. 2. "Options market expecting X% move"
  3. 3. "Key metrics to watch for [TICKER]"
  4. 4. "Analyst sentiment into earnings"
  5. 5. "Technical setup before earnings"

T-0 Earnings Day

  1. 1. "Results vs expectations summary"
  2. 2. "Guidance vs consensus"
  3. 3. "Key quotes from earnings call"
  4. 4. "Management tone analysis"
  5. 5. "Initial market reaction why"

T+1 Day After

  1. 1. "Analyst upgrades/downgrades"
  2. 2. "Price target changes"
  3. 3. "Volume analysis post-earnings"
  4. 4. "Options flow changes"
  5. 5. "Peer group impact"

🚨 Crisis & Volatility Workflow

When VIX spikes above 30 or markets drop 2%+, switch to this defensive workflow:

Immediate Actions

  1. !"What's causing the selloff specifically?"
  2. !"Support levels for major indices"
  3. !"Safe haven assets performance"
  4. !"Margin call risk levels"
  5. !"Fed response probability"

Opportunity Hunting

  1. ↗"Quality stocks down 10%+ on no news"
  2. ↗"Oversold RSI with strong fundamentals"
  3. ↗"Insider buying during selloff"
  4. ↗"Historical crisis recovery plays"
  5. ↗"Smart money accumulation signals"

⚡ 15-Minute Research Sprints

Quick, focused research sessions for busy investors. Each sprint gives you actionable insights.

New Position Research

  1. Min 1: "Quick overview of [COMPANY]"
  2. Min 3: "Bull and bear cases"
  3. Min 5: "Financials and valuation"
  4. Min 8: "Recent earnings highlights"
  5. Min 10: "Competitive position"
  6. Min 12: "Risk factors from 10-K"
  7. Min 15: "Entry points and targets"

Sector Rotation Check

  1. Min 1: "Sector performance MTD"
  2. Min 3: "Money flow analysis"
  3. Min 5: "Leading stocks per sector"
  4. Min 8: "Relative strength trends"
  5. Min 10: "Catalyst check"
  6. Min 12: "Valuation comparison"
  7. Min 15: "Actionable trades"

Risk Assessment

  1. Min 1: "Portfolio concentration"
  2. Min 3: "Correlation analysis"
  3. Min 5: "Downside scenarios"
  4. Min 8: "Hedge effectiveness"
  5. Min 10: "Stop loss review"
  6. Min 12: "Position sizing check"
  7. Min 15: "Rebalancing needs"

100+ Ready-to-Use Prompts by Category

🔴 Real-Time Market Monitoring

Pre-Market Analysis

"What's happening in futures and why?"

"Show me pre-market movers above $10B market cap"

"Any overnight news affecting tech stocks?"

"Asian and European market impact on US open"

Intraday Tracking

"Stocks hitting 52-week highs/lows right now"

"Unusual volume spikes in large caps"

"Sector rotation happening today"

"Why is [TICKER] up/down 10% today?"

After-Hours Activity

"Big after-hours movers and catalysts"

"Earnings released after close summary"

"Block trades in after-hours"

"Tomorrow's pre-market catalysts"

📊 Earnings Season Mastery

Before Earnings

  • →"Historical [TICKER] earnings surprises and stock reactions"
  • →"Options market implying how much [TICKER] will move?"
  • →"What are the 3 key metrics to watch for [TICKER]?"
  • →"Whisper numbers vs consensus for [TICKER]"

After Earnings

  • →"[TICKER] earnings: actual vs expected with key takeaways"
  • →"Management tone on [TICKER] call: confident or cautious?"
  • →"Guidance changes and implications for [TICKER]"
  • →"Analyst reactions and PT changes for [TICKER]"

📈 Technical Analysis Prompts

Support/Resistance

"Key levels for SPY this week"

"[TICKER] support and resistance zones"

"Volume profile analysis for [TICKER]"

Momentum Indicators

"RSI divergences in tech stocks"

"MACD crossovers today"

"Stocks with bullish momentum shifts"

Chart Patterns

"Cup and handle patterns forming"

"Breakout candidates with volume"

"Flag patterns in trending stocks"

🏭 Sector & Industry Intelligence

Sector Rotation

"Best performing sectors last 30 days with catalysts""Money flow: which sectors seeing inflows vs outflows?""Defensive vs cyclical sector performance comparison""Sector correlation with bond yields and dollar"

Industry Trends

"AI beneficiaries beyond the obvious names""EV supply chain winners and losers""Cybersecurity spending trends from earnings""GLP-1 drug impact across industries"

⚠️ Risk Management & Hedging

Portfolio Risk

  • • "Calculate my portfolio's downside risk"
  • • "Correlation analysis for my holdings"
  • • "Stress test portfolio for 20% market drop"
  • • "Concentration risk in my portfolio"

Hedging Strategies

  • • "Best hedges for tech-heavy portfolio"
  • • "VIX levels and put/call ratios"
  • • "Defensive stocks for recession hedge"
  • • "Dollar cost averaging entry points"

Warning Signals

  • • "Breadth deterioration signals"
  • • "Credit spread warnings"
  • • "Insider selling patterns"
  • • "Smart money distribution signals"

🎲 Options Flow & Derivatives

Options Activity

"Unusual call buying in [TICKER] today"

Track smart money

"Put/call ratio extremes to watch"

Sentiment indicators

"Gamma exposure levels for SPX"

Market maker positioning

"Max pain levels for expiry Friday"

Options pinning targets

Volatility Analysis

"IV rank and percentile for [TICKER]"

Options pricing analysis

"Term structure and volatility skew"

Event risk pricing

"Historical vs implied volatility gap"

Options edge analysis

"Volatility regime change signals"

Market regime shifts

🌍 Macro & Federal Reserve

Economic Data

"This week's economic calendar impact"

"GDP nowcasting estimates"

"Inflation expectations from TIPS"

"Labor market strength indicators"

Fed Policy

"Fed funds futures pricing"

"Dot plot vs market expectations"

"QT impact on liquidity"

"Fed speak summary this week"

Global Macro

"Dollar strength impact"

"China stimulus effects"

"Oil price implications"

"Sovereign debt concerns"

🚀 IPO & M&A Intelligence

IPO Pipeline

"Upcoming IPOs this quarter with details""Recent IPO performance analysis""S-1 filings: who's going public?""SPAC merger calendar and targets"

M&A Activity

"Merger arbitrage opportunities""Acquisition targets in [SECTOR]""Deal break risk analysis""Activist investor positions"

₿ Crypto & Digital Assets

Crypto Stocks

  • • "Bitcoin miners performance vs BTC"
  • • "Crypto exchange stocks analysis"
  • • "Companies with Bitcoin on balance sheet"
  • • "Blockchain adoption in S&P 500"

ETF Analysis

  • • "Bitcoin ETF flows and impact"
  • • "Crypto ETF performance comparison"
  • • "Futures vs spot ETF dynamics"
  • • "Grayscale discount/premium"

Regulatory Impact

  • • "SEC crypto enforcement actions"
  • • "Stablecoin regulation impact"
  • • "CBDC development timeline"
  • • "DeFi regulatory landscape"

🤖 AI & Technology Investing

AI Revolution Plays

  1. 1. "Pure-play AI stocks beyond NVDA"
  2. 2. "AI infrastructure and picks & shovels"
  3. 3. "Enterprise AI adoption leaders"
  4. 4. "AI chip competition landscape"
  5. 5. "Power/cooling plays for data centers"
  6. 6. "Edge AI and inference winners"

Tech Disruption Themes

  1. 1. "Quantum computing investment options"
  2. 2. "Robotics and automation stocks"
  3. 3. "Space economy pure plays"
  4. 4. "Synthetic biology opportunities"
  5. 5. "AR/VR ecosystem mapping"
  6. 6. "Web3 infrastructure stocks"

💎 Special Situations & Events

Spin-offs

"Upcoming spin-offs to watch"

"Historical spin-off performance"

"Sum-of-parts valuation"

Buybacks

"Largest buyback programs"

"Buyback execution analysis"

"Share count reduction leaders"

Turnarounds

"Beaten-down recovery plays"

"New CEO turnaround stories"

"Restructuring opportunities"

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