Daily Bias
Also: Daily Directional Bias
Definition
Daily Bias is the expected direction of price delivery for the current trading day — derived from where the daily candle is likely to travel, which liquidity pool is the draw, and which PD array the algorithm is working off. It is the intraday projection that sits under HTF bias and governs every setup you take that day.
Key characteristics
- Derived from HTF bias + yesterday's close + premium/discount of the daily range
- Projects: where is today's high likely to form? The low?
- Identifies the draw on liquidity for the session
- Shifts only when HTF invalidation occurs
- Drives kill zone setup selection — longs only if bias is bullish
How to use
Before market open, state the day's bias in one line with a reason: "Bullish today, drawing to previous day's high above buyside." Only take setups aligned with that bias during kill zones. If the bias fails (displacement through invalidation level), stand down — do not flip mid-session on weak signals.
Common mistakes
- Flipping bias multiple times in a session — that is reactive trading
- Deriving daily bias from intraday chop instead of HTF structure
- Ignoring bias once the first loss hits — that is revenge trading, not analysis
Source quotes
"How do I navigate from high time frame down to lower time frame and how I work with daily bias."
"There's a likelihood that the daily bias is going to be bullish on this day here and this here.
Read the full Daily Bias entry in the Vault.
Includes related concepts, cross-domain bridges, source quotes, and the trader's checklist for using Daily Bias live. Free, no signup required.