Good morning, traders…

Ever heard the saying, “A little bit goes a long way?”

Yesterday, I made a small adjustment to my afternoon trading.

The results were immediate and undeniable.

Instead of walking into the webinar room at 2:00 PM hoping to find end-of-day opportunities, we shifted our preparation to 11:00 AM. 

By the time most traders start looking for moves, the best pullbacks to VWAP have already bounced, and the easy money is gone.

The old way: trade whatever’s moving at 2:00 PM. Hope you can catch the tail end of someone else’s move.

The new way: scan for morning strength, identify afternoon targets, set conditional orders, then walk away. Let the market come to you instead of hunting for scraps.

This shift eliminated FOMO, reduced overtrading, and turned emotional decision-making into systematic execution.

Here’s The Morning Framework That Gives You The Chance To Capture Afternoon Moves Before They Happen…

The New Routine: Morning Prep for Afternoon Execution

Step 1: Scan for Morning Strength

Build a watchlist based on early momentum and volume confirmation. 

Not the overnight gap-ups that fade by 10 AM, but stocks showing sustained buying pressure with institutional participation.

Step 2: Identify Two-Path Setups

For each name, identify both pullback levels and breakout zones. 

This gives you multiple points of entry (regardless of how the price action develops).

Step 3: Confirm Smart Money Activity

Cross-reference options flow on my OMEN Scanner. 

Volume without Smart Money confirmation often leads to failed setups.

Step 4: Set Conditional Orders

Pre-load trades using day-only conditional orders. 

When the price comes to your level, the order fills automatically. 

None of this is super exciting. But morning pain leads to afternoon gains…

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I call it The “Dumb Money” Double … a setup that’s generated +57% AVERAGE GAINS and a 93% WIN-RATE this year.*

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Watchlist Price Targets

Pullback Candidates:

• Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) — pullback target $30.50
• Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) — pullback target $237
• Medtronic PLC (NYSE: MDT) — pullback target $95.50
• JD.com Inc. (NASDAQ: JD) — pullback target $35
• Iren Ltd. (NYSE: IREN) — pullback target $47
• Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE: LAC) — pullback target $5.75

Breakout Levels:

• INTC breakout above $31
• IREN breakout above $49.30
• LAC breakout above $6.25
• BABA breakout above $180

Options Contracts With Volume Confirmation:

• INTC October 17 $33.50 Calls (breakout play) and $30 Calls (pullback play)
• IREN October 17 $50 Calls
• LAC October 17 $5.50 Calls
• TSLA September 26 $267.50 Calls showed unusual volume

The 2-Path Order Setup

Breakout Buys: Set a buy market order to trigger if the price exceeds the breakout level. 

Example: Buy LAC October 17 $5.50 Calls if price breaks $6.25.

Pullback Buys: Set a buy market order to trigger only if the price drops to the support zone. 

Example: Buy INTC October 17 $30 Calls if the price drops to $30.50.

These are day-only orders that cancel at market close if not filled.

The beauty is that you’re positioned for both scenarios. 

Price breaks out? You catch momentum. Price pulls back? You buy the dip at predetermined support levels.

Once filled, immediately set OCO (One Cancels Other) orders:

• Profit Target: 20% gain
• Stop Loss: 20% loss

Example: Entry at $1.50, profit target at $1.80, stop loss at $1.20.

This minimizes emotional reactions and enforces disciplined exits. 

No holding losers hoping for recovery. No selling winners too early out of fear.

Real-World Example: INTC Execution

Yesterday afternoon, INTC pulled back to $30.50 and triggered our October 17 $30 Calls entry:

The breakout alert was immediately canceled to avoid conflicting orders.

OCO order set with profit target at $1.65 and stop loss at $1.20.

No emotion. No second-guessing. Pure systematic execution.

I’m already up 20% less than four hours after entering the position (and still holding).* 

Why This Framework Wins

Breakouts are risky — they often fake out and reverse. 

Pullbacks are conservative — you’re buying near established support with defined risk.

By preparing both scenarios in advance, you avoid the two big trading mistakes: chasing breakouts that fail and missing pullbacks that work.

Instead of hunting for trades all afternoon, you set your traps in the morning and wait for the price to trigger them.

Here’s the process you can follow:

11:00 AM: Scan for morning strength, build your watchlist of 5-7 candidates.

11:30 AM: Identify pullback levels and breakout zones for each name.

12:00 PM: Check options flow for Smart Money confirmation.

12:30 PM: Set conditional orders for both breakouts and pullbacks.

2:00 PM onwards: Walk away. Let the market come to you.

This approach builds discipline, reduces overtrading, and captures moves while others are still figuring out what’s happening.

Morning preparation beats afternoon desperation every single time.

Happy trading, 

Ben Sturgill

*Past performance does not indicate future results