DAY TRADING8 RULES

VWAP Bounce

Trades bounces off VWAP with volume confirmation during the morning session. Simple, high-probability setups that work well with futures and indices.

TRADERS: 1,987
AVG COMPLIANCE: 80%
TIMEFRAMES: 1m, 3m, 5m, 15m

Who This Template Fits

Best for intraday traders who want a structured checklist but still need enough flexibility to adapt to the session context.

What To Customize First

Customize the allowed trading window and loss cap first. Day-trading templates fail when they ignore your actual market, timezone, or volatility tolerance.

Evidence Behind This Template

  • 018 rules in the template, including 1 explicit risk rules
  • 012 timing rules that constrain when the setup is allowed
  • 01Recommended firms: TopStep, Apex Trader Funding, Earn2Trade, Bulenox, My Funded Futures
  • 01Average seeded compliance benchmark: 80%

ENTRY

  1. 01Enter only when price touches and bounces off VWAP -- not on random pullbacks
  2. 02Require volume spike on the VWAP touch (at least 1.5x average volume on the bounce candle)
  3. 03Trade direction must align with the overall VWAP slope

EXIT

  1. 01Target the upper or lower VWAP standard deviation band
  2. 02If price closes below VWAP after a long entry (or above after short), exit immediately

RISK MANAGEMENT

  1. 01Maximum 1% account risk per trade

TIMING

  1. 01Trade only during the morning session (09:30-12:00 EST)
  2. 02No entries if VWAP is flat -- wait for a clear directional slope

RECOMMENDED FIRMS

TopStepApex Trader FundingEarn2TradeBulenoxMy Funded Futures