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# Use WickedDesk every day

A fixed order for preparation: market, groups, candidates, chart, and plan.

**Topics:** Trading workflow, WickedDesk

## Outcome

A short watchlist with checked candidates, alerts, and clear risk.

Duration: 20 min

## Check the market picture

Read signal, breadth, indexes, and news.

## Rank groups

Read sectors, themes, and industries by strength.

## Filter candidates

Reduce scanner and matrix to a few checkable names.

## Control the chart

Combine trend, volume, events, group context, and risk.

## Write the plan

Capture watchlist, alert, entry, stop, and invalidation.

## Review the trade

Afterward, check whether the process worked.

## Checklist

- Market picture is clear
- Leading groups are known
- Candidate list is tight
- Every candidate has a chart check
- Alerts sit at real decision levels
- Review ties back to the original plan