Trade Plans FAQs

Trade Plans FAQs

Detailed answers to common questions about the daily Trade Plans: what is covered, how the levels are meant to be used, and what separates Free from Pro.

What do I receive each day?

A set of day-trade levels for the upcoming session: resistance, pivot and support for 20 markets: SPY, ES, QQQ and NQ in the US, plus 19 index markets across Asia, Europe and the Americas. Each post also carries a breakdown of how the previous session played out around the levels that were published for it, and a chart per instrument with the levels drawn on. The same values are available as MyLinedChart levels so you can load them onto a chart without typing them in.

What markets and symbols are covered?

20 markets and 23 symbols across three regions. In the US, SPY and ES both track the S&P 500, and QQQ and NQ both track the Nasdaq 100. Asia: Japan Nikkei 225, Korea KOSPI 200, China FTSE China A50, Hong Kong Hang Seng, Taiwan FTSE Taiwan, Singapore MSCI Singapore, India NIFTY 50 and Australia ASX 200 / SPI. Europe: Germany DAX 40, Eurozone Euro Stoxx 50, UK FTSE 100, France CAC 40, Spain IBEX 35, Italy FTSE MIB, Netherlands AEX, Sweden OMXS30 and Switzerland SMI. Americas: Mexico S&P/BMV IPC and Brazil Ibovespa. You can take all markets or tick only the ones you trade.

What is the difference between Free and Pro?

The free tier gives you the previous session's levels together with the breakdown of how price behaved around them. Pro gives you the levels for the upcoming session, published about an hour after that market closes. The free tier exists so you can judge the levels against real price action before paying for them.

Can beginners use this?

Yes, provided the plan is treated as a framework. The plan tells you which prices matter; when to enter, how much to size and where to place a stop stay your call. A beginner who marks the levels, waits to see how price behaves at them, and keeps risk small will get more from it than one who buys the instant a level is touched. The beginner FAQ covers this in more detail.

Do I need MyLinedChart?

No. Every level is written out as a plain number, so you can plot them on any charting platform. MyLinedChart draws them for you and exports the full chart as XLSX, JSON or CSV, which is useful for record keeping or for handing the data to an AI agent to turn into rules.

How should I use this with my own strategy?

Use the levels as context inside a process you already have. They mark where the market has reacted before, which helps you choose where to look. Risk management and entry rules stay yours. Strong usage looks like your own strategy logic, plus the levels for context, plus your own risk control.

What is a good daily routine?

1. Before the session, mark the pivot and the level either side of it on the one instrument you plan to trade.
2. Set alerts near those levels so you are not watching the screen the whole session.
3. Take only setups your own strategy already recognizes.
4. Skip the session if nothing lines up. A sidelined day is a legitimate outcome.
5. After the close, review whether you followed your process.

Can I build trading rules around this?

Yes. The levels are published as data as well as text, so you can turn them into trading rules you can reuse, test and run the same way every time: alerts, journaling templates or rule-based execution. Build those rules around your own strategy and treat the levels as one input into the decision. The AI levels page covers how to have an AI agent fetch and draw them.

When are the levels published?

Each market's levels go out about an hour after that market closes, for its next session. SPY and ES for the S&P 500, and QQQ and NQ for the Nasdaq 100, go out after the US close; the ASX 200 / SPI after the Sydney close; every other market after its own close.

Where should I start?

Start with the glossary, then the guide to using the levels, then pick a tier on the Trade Plans page.

Is this financial advice?

No. Trade Plans publishes objective market structure and levels only. No signals, no calls on direction, no recommendations. You make and own your trades.