GFWS Pre-Trade Checklist

Price breaks a key structural level and retests it before continuation, creating a cleaner confirmation-based framework.

A setup built around trendline interaction, horizontal levels, RSI context and higher-timeframe structural alignment.

A directional framework combining options pressure, put/call behavior, sentiment shifts and key price zones.

Price breaks above or below a defined level with credible participation.

A former resistance or support area is retested after the breakout.

A symmetrical or directional triangle resolves with confirmed expansion.

Volatility contracts and then expands into a directional move.

A continuation pattern resolves in the direction of the prior trend.

Price breaks the opening range high or low with momentum and volume support.

A trend pullback reaches a key EMA area and shows continuation confirmation.

Short- and long-term moving averages signal a possible directional regime shift.

Price respects an ascending or descending trendline as dynamic structure.

An established trendline breaks with momentum and follow-through.

Price reclaims VWAP from below, indicating an intraday shift in control.

Price rejects VWAP, confirming directional weakness or resistance.

Price fails to clear resistance twice and begins a bearish reversal structure.

Price tests support twice and begins a bullish reversal structure.

Price sweeps obvious liquidity before reversing sharply back into structure.

A breakout fails, traps late participation and reverses through the level.

An overextended move rotates back toward a key average or value area.

A defined resistance zone rejects price with bearish follow-through.

Price returns to an order-block zone and shows a structured reaction.

Price rebalances an inefficiency and then continues in the prevailing direction.

A gap or imbalance is assessed for continuation, rejection or reversion as price reacts to the dislocation.

Premarket structure, overnight positioning and early-volume behavior define the most relevant zones before the main session.

A breakout framework focused on expansion from defined price structure using timing, range behavior and momentum confirmation.

Price attacks visible liquidity, traps late participants and then reverses or accelerates after the sweep.

The first phase of the main session is used to identify trend, rejection or rotation before a structured confirmation.

A continuation framework combining directional structure, pullback quality, momentum and key levels.

Price reaches a high-interest zone, fails to continue and shows rejection behavior suitable for reversal or controlled re-entry analysis.

Compression is monitored for breakout and volatility release as the market transitions from balance into expansion.

A setup is validated only when higher-timeframe structure, execution-timeframe behavior and market context align.