ZION · Sunday Evening Ritual

Weekly Prep

The week is built on Sunday. Not Monday morning. Not during Amateur Hour. Right now — before the market opens, before the noise starts, while your mind is clear. This is how operators prepare.

Week of
01 Market Context 02 Position Review 03 Watchlist 04 Game Plan 05 Operator State 06 Commit 0% complete
01 Market Context
Last Week — Breadth Regime
VIX Posture
What happened last week — key moves, sector leaders, themes
Sector Bias This Week
XLK — Technology
XLF — Financials
XLE — Energy
XLV — Healthcare
XLI — Industrials
XLC — Comm Svcs
Key Economic Events This Week
02 Position Review
Go through each open position. Is the thesis still valid? Is the Kijun intact? How much DTE is left? Set your management status for the week. Be honest — not emotional.
Position Review Notes — overall portfolio assessment
03 Watchlist Build
Developing Structure — Tickers to Watch
UOA from Friday — Unusual Flow Worth Watching
Sector Rotation Play — Best Setup for the Week
Tickers to AVOID This Week
🚫 Will Not Trade
04 The Week's Game Plan
Monday Expectation
Mid-Week Expectation
Friday Expectation
Top 3 Setups — Levels, Triggers, Targets
Key Levels to Watch Across the Market
05 Operator State Check
The chart is only as good as the mind reading it. Check your state before the week begins — not during it when feelings are loudest.
Mental clarity going into this week?
Emotional residue from last week?
Any life events this week affecting focus?
Trading to recover a loss this week?
Operator Notes — anything that needs to be on record
Pre-Week Operator Checklist
Journal reviewedReviewed last week's trades — wins and losses both examined honestly
Position sizing pre-calculatedKnow the max risk per trade before the week starts
Not trading for revengeLast week's losses don't vote on this week's decisions
Economic calendar checkedKnow the landmines before Monday morning
Sleep and body in orderNot trading on fumes — physical state is part of operator state
06 The Weekly Commitment
One paragraph. Your plan for the week in your own words. Write it like you're briefing yourself — because you are. Then sign it.
This Week's Plan — in your own words
Trade the structure. Ignore the noise. Honor the process.
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