<h3>Mini playbook examples (concrete)</h3>
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<li><strong>SPY intraday long</strong> — Signal: ES futures reclaim VWAP on 5-min with volume 1.8x. Entry: limit at 1-tick above 5-min close. Stop: 0.8% below entry (or 1.25 ATR). Targets: 1R=0.8%, 2R=1.6% (scale 50/30/20).</li>
<li><strong>Small-cap mean reversion (ticker XYZ)</strong> — Signal: 8% down gap on low liquidity, ATR spike > 25%. Entry: buy 30% size on first pullback to VWAP within first 90 minutes; add on squeeze to VWAP on rising PA. Stop: 3% below entry. Targets: 6% and 12% (use time stop EOD).</li>
<li><strong>Gold / BTC hedge</strong> — If risk-off continues, use 1–2% portfolio hedge in GLD or BTC spot/ETF equivalents. Prefer options for asymmetric exposure: buy 2–4 week OTM calls on GLD or BTC if skew cheap, premium < 0.7% of portfolio hedge allocation.</li>
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