Most retail traders wake up on Monday morning, open their charts 10 minutes before the market opens, and start looking for something to buy.
They are trading on pure adrenaline. They see a fast tick up, they buy. They see a fast tick down, they panic and sell.
They are the liquidity that professional desks feed on.
If you want to trade like a professional, your trading day begins on Sunday. By the time Monday's opening bell rings, your trade plans should already be written, your position sizes calculated, and your alerts set. You should have nothing left to do but wait for your levels to trigger.
In this piece, I want to share my exact Sunday Pre-Market Routine and explain how we use our live Weekly Market Calls to map out institutional risk.
1. The Sunday Risk-Mapping Process
My pre-market preparation is divided into three distinct, non-negotiable phases. We perform these exact steps together live on our Sunday calls:
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│ SUNDAY PRE-MARKET TIMELINE │
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│ 1. Macro-Economic Risk Filtering (Calendar Audit) │
│ 2. Daily Market Structure & Liquidity Sourcing (HTF) │
│ 3. Intraday Volume Profile Mapping (Session Levels) │
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Phase 1: The Macro Calendar Audit
First, we look at the high-impact economic releases for the upcoming week. If the Bank of England is releasing interest rate decisions on Thursday, we know that GBP pairs will suffer severe spread expansion and erratic volatility. We plan our risk accordingly, often reducing position sizes by 50% ahead of the release.
Phase 2: High-Timeframe Structural Mapping
Next, we open our charts and analyze the daily and weekly market structures. We mark where the key liquidity pools reside—specifically "buy-side" and "sell-side" stops. We don’t care where the price is now; we only care about where the large institutional stop runs are likely to occur.
Phase 3: Intraday Volume Profiling
Finally, we apply Volume Profile tools to analyze the previous week’s session auction. We map out the Point of Control (POC)—the exact price where the highest volume was transacted. This level acts as a magnet for price discovery, providing exceptionally high-probability entry points.
2. Our Live Weekly Market Calls
We don't believe in trading in isolation. Trading is a psychological battle, and going through it alone is incredibly difficult.
That is why we host our Weekly Market Call every Sunday.
During these live interactive calls, I share my screen and build out our community's weekly risk map from scratch. Here is how we run them:
- Live Level Planning: We map out the exact structural boundaries for GBP/USD, EUR/USD, Gold (XAU/USD), the FTSE 100, and S&P 500.
- Interactive Audits: Members can submit their trade plans or recent execution logs for a brutal, mathematical peer audit. If your plan risks too much or lacks a clear invalidation, we will call it out.
- Q&A Session: We discuss macro-economic trends, UK tax-free spread betting calculations, and how to stay disciplined during negative cycles.
3. Grounded in FCA Professional Standards
All analysis and educational materials presented during our Weekly Calls and Daily Market Briefings adhere strictly to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) guidelines. We do not provide financial advice or promote risky derivative setups.
[!WARNING] FCA Risk Warning: CFDs and Spread Bets are complex instruments with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Retail leverage is capped at 30:1 for major FX and 20:1 for Gold/Indices. Our calls are strictly educational and designed to teach risk-management discipline.
By attending our calls, you are participating in a realistic, professional institutional mapping environment. We do not paint a rosy picture of the markets. We focus on the harsh mathematical reality of risk, and show you how to survive.
If you are ready to build a disciplined Sunday routine, join our next Weekly Market Call. Stop reacting. Start planning.