Setups
The patterns you deliberately trade.
Setups you know
A setup is a pattern you deliberately hunt. Naming your setups narrows what you are allowed to look for, which saves energy and reduces the random risk that comes from taking whatever moved.
Create one with Create New Setup, either from a preset chart pattern or with Create my own setup. Preset categories cover reversal, continuation, candlestick, and breakout patterns.
Basic Info
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Name | What you call it |
| Short Description | The one-line version shown in lists and pickers |
| Full Description | The complete definition: conditions, context, invalidation |
| Order | Position in the list |
Settings
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Include in Strategy | Whether the setup is active and offered in Rigor |
| Preferred Setup | Marks it as one of your primary patterns, highlighted when selecting |
Write the Full Description as if explaining it to someone who will be tested on it. Most setup definitions in trading journals are too vague to be falsifiable, which means you can never be wrong about having taken one.
Example candles
Each setup can carry a small candle chart showing what the pattern looks like. Use Edit Candle Data to build it: add candles, edit values in a table or as raw data, and remove candles you do not want.
This is for training your eye, not for scanning. Nothing in the product searches the market for these shapes.
The mini chart is what you see when selecting a setup in Rigor, and in check-in questions of type Setup. A recognizable picture is much faster to choose from under pressure than a list of names, which is the entire reason the feature exists.
During review, setups give you a second opinion: what you labelled in the moment against what you still agree with when the outcome is known.