Market trend
State whether the higher timeframe is trending up, trending down, or ranging before reading a lower-timeframe trigger.
Pre-Trade Research Checklist
Check Before Opening The Order
Use this page when the order ticket is next. Confirm trend, volume, liquidity, volatility, levels, events and risk before the click.
Do Not Open The Order Before Checking The Market Structure.
Direct verdict
Do Not Open The Order Before Checking The Market Structure.
This is the order-ready checklist. It is not a smaller copy of Alpha Box and not an automation product ranking page.
Practical Answers
Clear the checklist before the order ticket.
- What should I check right before the order?
- Check trend, volume, liquidity, volatility, support and resistance, nearby events, watchlist alerts, and the risk question for the position size.
- How is this different from Alpha Box?
- Alpha Box is the broad research hub. This page is the shorter checklist used immediately before opening the order ticket.
- Which tool should I open for the checklist?
- Open TradingView to review charts, levels, watchlists and alerts. Confirm the market on the exchange only after the checklist is complete.
- Should automation start here?
- No. Finish the checklist first. Automation belongs after the market review is written down.
- Does this page show live market data?
- No. This page is a checklist. It does not publish live charts, signals or sentiment scores.
Checklist stages
Work through the market in this order.
Volume and liquidity
Confirm that recent moves had participation and that the pair can absorb the intended size without empty-book slippage.
Volatility
Note whether the current range is unusually wide. High volatility can invalidate a tidy level faster than expected.
Support and resistance
Mark the levels that would keep the idea valid and the levels that would cancel it.
Event calendar
Scan unlocks, listings, macro prints and product announcements that can override the chart during the holding window.
Watchlist and alert
Confirm the symbol is on the watchlist and that alerts cover the levels that matter if the order is not placed immediately.
Position and risk question
Write the invalidation level and maximum loss before choosing size. If the risk answer is unclear, do not open the order.
TradingView handoff
Run the checklist on TradingView first.
Review charts, levels, watchlists and alerts in TradingView. Keep the order ticket closed until the checklist answers are written down.
Open TradingView For The ChecklistExchange handoff
Confirm the market on the exchange after the checklist is complete.
What the exchange confirms
Pair availability, order book depth, fees and the exact market that will receive the order.
Where to review venues
Use the exchange reviews linked below when the checklist is done and the venue still needs confirmation.
Automation only after review
Finish the market review before writing any rule or bot job.
Automation repeats a defined response. If the checklist is incomplete, keep the automation products closed and stay in research.
Final checklist
Tick every item before the order click.
- Trend stated on the higher timeframe
- Volume and liquidity checked for size
- Volatility noted for the holding window
- Support, resistance and invalidation marked
- Nearby events scanned
- Watchlist and alerts confirmed
- Risk size written down
- Exchange market confirmed
- Automation deferred until after review
Continue
Move to the research hub, partner guide, exchange review or records.
- Open Alpha Box for the full research hub
- Read the TradingView guide for crypto users
- Review MEXC for USDT trading access
- Review OKX as an exchange venue
- Review Binance as an exchange venue
- Review Bybit as an exchange venue
- Preserve research and trade records
- Open the crypto security toolkit
- Open Automation Box after the checklist
FAQ
Pre-trade checklist questions
What belongs in a pre-trade research checklist?
Trend, volume, liquidity, volatility, support and resistance, nearby events, watchlist alerts, and a clear answer to the position risk question.
Why open TradingView before the exchange?
TradingView is the research workspace for charts, levels, watchlists and alerts. The exchange confirms the market and places the order after the checklist is complete.
When should automation start?
Only after the checklist is finished and the response can be written clearly. Automation repeats a review. It does not replace one.
Does this page publish buy or sell signals?
No. It is a pre-order checklist. It does not publish live charts, fake signals or sentiment scores.
How does this relate to Alpha Box?
Alpha Box covers the broader research hub. Use this page when the next action is the order ticket and the checks need to be confirmed in sequence.
Final checklist action