### Advice from Vet on Finding your Fit:
ALL TRADERS should go through this list & determine which of these trades & styles you want to focus on... INTENTIONALITY MATTERS!
- Trying to Master all of them is a nightmare for most professional traders, especially those with less experience.
- My intraday losses come when I switch between strats & lose focus, discipline, trading parameters, & rules.
- Start with 1-2 strategies and master them before experimenting with others.
#### **TRADE CLASSIFICATIONS: SCALP / SWING / DAY (Trend Following) / COUNTER**
(Know your trading timeframes- 2-5min, 10-60min, or 2-4 hours/eod)
#### **TRADING RULES: TREND vs RANGE**
(Do you want to only trade Trend Days, Range Days, or think you're skilled enough for both)
#### **TRADING STYLE: DELTA vs THETA**
(Do you want to pay to trade directionally or do you want to sell premium for your risk)
#### **TRADING INSTRUMENT: FUTURES / OPTIONS / SHARES**
(Portfolio size, PDT, IRAs, experience can help you choose)
#### **SOME COMMON ITG STRATEGIES:**
- **OMAR**
- Scalp, Swing, Day, DELTA & THETA (JOIF)
- **Opening Drive (OD)**
- Scalp, Swing, Day, DELTA & THETA (IFs)
- **Opening Range (OR) & AM Session** (Retracement/Reversal/Continuation)
- Scalp, Swing, Day* (only to size down, tighten stops, leave runners), DELTA ONLY
- **Opening Range Breakout (ORB) / ORB FAIL**
- Scalp, Swing, Day* DELTA & THETA (control IFs, cover Credits)
- **OR MID, INITIAL BALANCE MID, VWAP TOUCH**
- Scalp, Swing, Day, DELTA & THETA
- Test in the first hour, distance from O/U, slope of VWAP & Relation to AM High/Low as well as Weekly VWAP)
- These are crucial Intraday entry concept for all levels of traders, this often is the defining moment of TREND vs RANGE DAY & which rules apply
- **MICRO RANGE**
- Scalp, Swing
- (Over/Under/Inside/Split Up/Split Down)...
- MICRO CLOSE is a Secondary Counter Trend Trade
- **PM Range & Session**
- Scalp, Swing
- (Same as above, use the stats, get LONG OPTIONS on OVER/UNDER & use DEBIT SPREADS on Split Up/Split Down Days
- **Inside Candle/Bars**
- 2 min SCALP/5 min SCALP/SWING]) (DELTA ONLY)