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ALPHA MORNING CHECKLIST

Generated Jul 24, 2026 23:35 UTC. Use before the Live Cattle regular session.

CURRENT TRADE READ

VerdictBearish macro, not fully confirmed
Primary ContractLEQ6 August
Preferred ActionWait for price/volume confirmation before pressing bearish bias.
No-Trade RuleNo-trade while price rejects downside or volume is weak.
Invalidationabove 228.500 / session high reclaim

DATA FRESHNESS

Databento OHLCV StatusSTALE
Databento OHLCV Age5.5 hr old
Databento Levels StatusSTALE
Databento Levels Age18.8 hr old
Daily Trade Read StatusFRESH
Daily Trade Read Age0 min old
Packer Summary18.8 hr old
Hard-Data Summary0 min old

EXECUTION ZONES

Sell-Rally Zone227.725–228.500
Support Zone225.475–226.175
Resistance Zone227.725–228.500

PACKER CONTEXT

Fort Morgancurrent_not_running / reported_status
Plant-Level KillN/A unless verified hard-data source exists
Open Flags4

RUN FULL REFRESH

Use this before the open after Databento files are uploaded or when data looks stale.

cd /opt/alpha
source .venv/bin/activate

/opt/alpha/update_signal_summary_daily.sh
python3 /opt/alpha/databento_session_levels.py
python3 /opt/alpha/daily_trade_read.py
python3 /opt/alpha/alpha_chart_builder.py
python3 /opt/alpha/market_open_read.py
python3 /opt/alpha/alpha_signal_summary.py
python3 /opt/alpha/morning_checklist.py
systemctl restart alpha

LEGACY WEBOE UPLOAD — NOT ACTIVE

Legacy only. Databento is now the active level source and is pulled directly on Alpha.

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Users\whitt\Desktop\upload_weboe_alpha.ps1"
1

Check Data Freshness

Confirm Daily Trade Read, Databento OHLCV, Databento Session Levels, Packer Summary, and Hard-Data Summary are current.

CHECK
2

Refresh Databento If Needed

If Databento levels are stale, run the Databento intraday pull, rebuild Databento session levels, and run the full refresh.

CHECK
3

Run Full Refresh

Run update_signal_summary_daily.sh and rebuild charts before relying on the model.

CHECK
4

Review Macro Trigger

Confirm whether the current move is headline/rumor driven or hard-data driven.

CHECK
5

Review Risk Control

Use the Risk Control card first: tradable, no-trade, or invalidating.

CHECK
6

Review Databento Session Levels

Review sell-rally, support, resistance, opening range, prior close, high-volume zones, and invalidation from Databento Session Levels.

CHECK
7

Confirm No-Trade Rule

Do not chase breakdowns if price is already extended lower without fresh volume/OI confirmation.

CHECK
8

Confirm Packer Context

Check Fort Morgan and plant flags. Keep plant kill N/A unless verified hard-data source exists.

CHECK
9

Confirm Hard-Data Context

Review COT crowding, boxed beef, beef trade, weekly production, and feedlot flow.

CHECK
10

Write The Plan

Before the open, define action, no-trade, invalidation, and what flips the read.

CHECK