# Entries And Exits

Use this file when the user wants a concrete trade plan. Keep the plan consistent with chart context.

## Entry Logic

### Stop Entry

- Default choice for strong continuation or strong reversal signals.
- Bull entry: above a good bull signal bar or above the confirming bar.
- Bear entry: below a good bear signal bar or below the confirming bar.

### Limit Entry

- More suitable inside trading ranges or on pullbacks to obvious support or resistance.
- Lower probability if used against a strong trend without other support.

### Market Entry

- Reserve for exceptional urgency, such as a strong surprise breakout with obvious trapped traders.
- Explain why waiting for a stop entry is likely to miss too much of the move.

## Stop Placement

- Start with context, not with the smallest possible stop.
- A small signal bar does not automatically justify a tight stop.
- Common stop logic:
  - beyond the signal bar when the setup and context are both strong
  - beyond the recent swing when a wider failure point matters more
  - beyond the opposite side of the setup when the market is noisy

## Targets

### Scalp

- Use when the market is in a range, room is limited, or the setup quality is mixed.
- Common targets:
  - a quick test of the prior bar extreme
  - a nearby swing point
  - the middle or opposite side of a small range

### Swing

- Use when context, momentum, and room all support a larger move.
- Common targets:
  - measured move
  - prior major high or low
  - trend resumption after the pullback

### Scale Out

- Consider partial profit when the setup is good but not clean enough for an all-or-nothing swing hold.
- A common pattern is partial profits at the first target and a runner for a measured move or trend leg.

## Scalp vs Swing Decision

Prefer `scalp` when:

- the chart is in a trading range
- the setup is counter-trend
- the first target is close
- signal quality is only moderate

Prefer `swing` when:

- the market is clearly trending
- the setup is trend-aligned
- there is room to a larger target
- follow-through probability is above average

## No-Trade Conditions

Output `none` when:

- there is no clear edge
- the setup is too close to a magnet
- the stop is too wide relative to the realistic target
- the chart is balanced and waiting for breakout resolution
- the market has become too climactic to chase but not credible enough to fade

## Compact Planning Template

- Entry trigger
- Stop logic
- First target
- Second target or `none`
- `scalp`, `swing`, or `none`
- Invalidation condition
- One-sentence reason this trade is worth taking or skipping