Market Day Archetypes
This page describes the most common ways intraday market structure resolves into recognizable environments. These archetypes are diagnostic, not predictive. They do not define trades or tactics.
Their purpose is to compress complex structural information into a clear sense of market character, helping the trader align behavior with conditions and avoid category errors.
Type 1 — Trend Day: Orderly / CooperativeThe market moves with directional intent, but not urgency.Type 2 — Trend Day: High-Momentum / DisorderlyThis is a directional market driven by urgency rather than cooperation.Type 3 — Low-Energy / Low-Information (Compression)This is a market defined by constraint, not opportunity.Type 4 — Two-Sided / Value (Rotational Balance)This is a market defined by agreement, not indecision.