LIME Signalworks LLC

The Consistent Routine

☐ Most days I take about fifteen minutes before the bell to get ready—no mentor, no extra service, just LIME.[tradethatswing]​

☐ LIME runs on one simple, standalone screen—everything I need is built in, no outside inputs.[youtube]​

☐ First, I check me, not the market: am I tired, angry, or rushing? If yes, I slow down or trade smaller.facebook+1

☐ Second, I open one TradingView chart: watchlist on one side, screener on the other, price in the middle—no window hopping.youtube+1

☐ Third, I let the indicators watch: roughly fourteen tracking trend, momentum, risk, and exhaustion while I focus on a few key choices.[acy]​

☐ I lean on two pillars: an index/sector watchlist and a screener.tradingview+1

☐ The watchlist is SPY, QQQ, IWM, and key sector ETFs—no chasing random tickers.[learntotradethemarket]​

☐ The screener checks MACD and other signals, then flags symbols as strong, setting up, or not ready.[youtube]​[tradingview]​

☐ For beginners, I keep it to index and sector ETFs—they’re cleaner and less jumpy than single stocks, easier to learn on.fairmontequities+1

☐ LIME works on stocks too, but starting with ETFs lets you build skill and confidence, then expand when you’re ready.[linkedin]​

☐ On the screen, I mostly use my mouse and up/down arrows to flip through the watchlist.[youtube]​

☐ On the chart, I add a “range in price” tool: one red X across the day on a 15‑minute chart so I can see the full daily range at a glance.[acy]​

☐ At the open, I drop that red X on SPY, QQQ, IWM, and key sectors so each has its own “today box” for tracking stretch and lag.[learntotradethemarket]​

☐ Between 9:25 and 9:35, I’m not trading—I’m wiring the console: cleaning symbols, tightening the watchlist, and making sure the screener only shows the ETFs I care about.tradefundrr+1

☐ The layout is touch‑light: tap a screener symbol and it jumps on the chart; hover a watchlist symbol and the chart follows—no rebuilding layouts.[youtube]​[tradingview]​.  

☐ The only chart tool I really touch is the red X price‑range tool—it keeps reminding me whether today’s price is pushing up the day’s range or sliding down it.​ 

 ☐ Every time a symbol comes up, I glance at the timeframe bar: how many timeframes are green, how many are red.​

☐ For swings, I care most about names leaning red—those are the ones I want to buy low as they turn, not after they’ve already run.​

☐ When a symbol is all green across the timeframe bar, it’s already in gear and pushing higher, not sitting at the bottom anymore.​

☐ From that all‑green state, I expect roughly six to eight “blue strength” bars before peakness—where the move is stretched and I should be thinking take‑profit, not fresh entry.​

☐ In that pre‑peak window, I look for a few clean chances to add small layers to a winning position instead of chasing late.​

☐ Around 9:40 on the five‑minute chart, I scan the main indexes and sectors and ask one question: where do I sow, and where do I reap?​

☐ Very deep red across timeframes = field to sow: beaten down, out of favor, I’m watching for stop‑falling and first turn to start a small, careful starter position.​

☐ Very high in light blue = field to reap: strong for a while, nearing peakness, time to harvest profits and stop adding.​

☐ On that five‑minute view, once I see one very red name and one very light‑blue name, I really have four honest choices: buy the weak one, sell the strong one, do both, or do nothing.​

☐ Most days, if signals are clean, I do both: I buy the red/yellow turn (sowing) and sell or trim the light‑blue/dark‑blue strength (reaping).​

☐ Zoomed out to the 1‑hour, the same logic becomes swing trades that last about one to three weeks instead of intraday moves.​

☐ On that 1‑hour scale, I’m patient: I let “red to turning” or “blue to tiring” play out over days, and use the 15‑minute chart to time entries and exits inside a five‑day window.​

☐ Most mornings, fifteen minutes is enough: check my head, open one chart with watchlist + screener, drop a range marker on each key index and sector, and let the indicators show me sow fields (deep red, turning) and reap fields (strong light‑blue, nearing peak).​​

☐ From there—whether I’m trading hours on the five‑minute or weeks on the one‑hour—I’m doing the same simple thing: follow behavior, add carefully to what’s starting well, and trim what’s getting tired.​

☐ The whole loop stays repeatable, consistent, clear, and actionable—that’s the point.​