Build Your Pre-Market Framework: Node Analysis Guide

1. Does pre-market research feel like this?

Before each open, an active trader’s head is full of questions:

• How do I see the index today — gap-and-fade or range?
• Where is sentiment — freeze, repair, or euphoria?
• Which sectors matter — storage, robots, something else?
• Did the core names in each theme change?

Those answers usually live in:

• Group chat fragments
• A few lines in Notes
• “I roughly know” in your head

After the close, trying to compare “what I thought this morning” vs “what happened” hits a wall: no complete, structured record. Even if you find scraps, you can’t compare across days or track a theme for weeks.

Node analysis exists to fix that.

2. What is node analysis?

It’s a date-organized matrix with two kinds of rows:

Each row has two fields:

While editing the pre-market cell, the app shows yesterday’s content for the same dimension, so you can continue the thread and spot changes.

In-app blurb:

Record pre- and post-market views by dimension and sector. Import from the last session, or turn pre-market notes into daily predictions.

3. Why bother?

1. From scattered notes to a research frame

Plain notes restart from zero every day — no structure, no comparison.

Node analysis forces fixed dimensions. Today: “Sentiment: repair day, watch divergence.” Tomorrow: “Sentiment: euphoria, watch fade signals.” A week later you have a chain you can actually audit.

2. Pre vs post teaches calibration

Many traders don’t lack “views” — they lack feedback on whether those views were any good.

Putting pre-market thought and post-market reality on the same row makes daily calibration concrete:

• Which dimensions are you sharp on?
• Where do you consistently miss?
• Any systematic blind spots?

3. Research layer connected to execution

Node analysis is the research layer; Trading Plan is the execution layer.

After filling pre-market views, tap Pre → daily predictions to turn every pre-market cell into that day’s prediction plans, formatted like:

【Index】
Expect a gap-up range day; watch volume…

【Robots】
Core names may flip from divergence to consensus…

Those predictions land on the day’s plan timeline. After the close, mark them right / wrong in daily review and feed prediction accuracy.

One chain: research → prediction → verification → stats.

4. Core capabilities

1. Fixed dimensions: your long axes

Once created, fixed dimensions persist across dates. Good for:

• Index — market direction
• Sentiment — temperature, board height, loss effects
• Anything you must fill daily and review over time

Rename, reorder, or delete anytime.

2. Same-day sectors: flexible theme tracking

Themes rotate fast. Storage today, robots tomorrow, something else the day after.

Same-day sectors bind only to that date — they don’t pollute long axes. Each session you can:

• Add sectors manually
• Tap Import from last time to copy the most recent sector list that had data

Less blank-slate busywork, without losing flexibility.

3. Pre-market view + post-market check

Each row is a predict → verify pair.

Pre-market example:

Post-market example:

4. Pre → daily predictions

After filling pre-market cells, one tap pushes them into the trading-plan timeline as trackable predictions — not just private notes.

5. Import from last time

On a new day with no sector rows yet, import the sector list from the latest date that had data. High overlap day to day? Huge time saver.

5. Typical flow

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Pre-market (e.g. 8:00 – 9:15)                    │
│  Open node analysis → fill pre-market views       │
│  (optional: read yesterday’s same-dimension text) │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────┘
                       │
                       ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  (Optional) Pre → daily predictions               │
│  One tap into the trading plan list               │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────┘
                       │
                       ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Session                                          │
│  Execute plans; log intraday thoughts             │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────┘
                       │
                       ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  After close                                      │
│  Fill post-market checks → start daily review     │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────┘
                       │
                       ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Next pre-market                                  │
│  Import sectors → continue the thread             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

6. Node analysis vs trading plans

Short version: node analysis for the big picture; trading plans for concrete action.

7. Who it’s for

• Traders who map index, sentiment, and sectors before the open;
• Theme / leader-style traders tracking several directions;
• Anyone who wants a clean pre vs post record;
• People who want a reusable research frame instead of starting from zero;
• Short-term or swing traders.

8. How to start

1. App → Calendar → menu → Node analysis
2. Add a fixed dimension (start with Index or Sentiment)
3. Add today’s same-day sectors
4. Fill pre-market views
5. (Optional) Pre → daily predictions
6. After the close, fill post-market checks

You don’t need every dimension on day one. Pick one axis you already watch and feel the frame for a week.

FAQ

Q: Can fixed dimensions and same-day sectors mix?
A: Yes — same table. Fixed dims persist; sectors bind to that day only.

Q: Does “Import from last time” overwrite today’s cells?
A: No. It imports the sector rows, not your filled text.

Q: Node analysis vs predictions?
A: Node analysis is a multi-dimension research matrix with pre/post. Predictions are single scored calls. Pre → daily predictions connects them.

Q: Can I skip post-market checks?
A: You can, but you shouldn’t — calibration lives in the post column.

This article covers Node Analysis in TradingPlan. See also the Trading Plan and Review Cards guides in this series.