DRC Daily Rhythm Card
Day
Phase
Risk
Streak
0

Today's operating card.

Fill every section in order. One day at a time. The gate counts.
01
Temperature Check
Pre-session · 5–10 min · Sets today's Risk Mode
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
0.5h
1h
2h (fallback)
3h+ (full)
Below 2h forces Fallback Mode regardless of Risk Mode.
02
Market Context
Pre-session · 10–15 min · Daily Bias + Regime + Narrative
Long
Short
Neutral
Trending
Ranging
Transitional
Max 200 chars. Example: "BTC reclaiming 4H range high on continued ETF inflows; ETH outperforming as BTC.D declines."
If Conflict → Section 3 will accept A-grade entries only.
03
Setup Quality + Pre-Trade Plan
Pre-trade · 10 min · Required only if setup found
Risk Mode is D or F — entries blocked. Mark No-Trade and proceed to Section 5.
04
Trade Management
In-trade · rolling · Hold Quality + Rule Breach log
L1 — No drift
L2 — Considered, did not act
L3 — Acted on new narrative
L3 = rule breach. Will reduce Process Score and Adherence.
Moved SL against the trade
Added to a losing position
Took an unplanned trade
Exceeded 3 trades this week
Used leverage above 5x
Acted on external signal (Telegram / Twitter / friend)
Skipped a prior DRC section today
Traded sub-1H timeframe
Re-entered after stop-out without new Pre-Trade Plan
Rule Breaches Today
0
05
EOD Process Review + Scoring
Post-session · 10 min · Gate-relevant numbers
a · DRC complete today
0 / 1.5
b · Risk Mode obeyed
0 / 1.5
c · Pre-Trade Plan present
0 / 1.5
d · Zero rule breaches
0 / 1.5
e · TCJ logged for every case
0 / 1.5
f · No Thesis Drift L3
0 / 1.5
Process Score
— / 10
Gate criterion #5: Weekly average ≥ 7/10 for 2 consecutive weeks.
Adherence Score
% of executed trades that fully matched the Pre-Trade Plan. N/A on No-Trade days.
06
EOD Self-Regulation Audit
Post-session · 5 min · One sentence in, one rule out
P&L or emotion language detected. Re-write as a process behavior.
Vague language detected. Be specific and verifiable.