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# Custom Checklist - Trading Preparation & Reminders

A fully customizable checklist overlay indicator for TradingView that helps traders maintain discipline and follow their trading routine systematically.

## 🎯 Purpose

This indicator serves as a visual reminder system on your charts to ensure you complete all necessary analysis steps before entering a trade. Perfect for traders who want to maintain consistency and avoid emotional or rushed trading decisions.

## ✨ Key Features

- **20 Customizable Lines**: Create your own checklist items with any text you need
- **Flexible Display Options**:
- Show/hide title header
- Toggle entire checklist on/off
- Position anywhere on chart (9 positions available)
- Adjustable text size (tiny to huge)
- **Symbol Filtering**: Option to show checklist only on specific symbols (BTC/USD, GOLD, SPX500, USOIL)
- **Customizable Appearance**:
- Background color
- Text color
- Border color
- Transparency controls
- **Clean Interface**: Empty by default - add only the items you need

## 📋 Use Cases

- **Morning Routine**: Daily market preparation checklist
- **Trade Entry Rules**: Verify all setup conditions are met
- **Risk Management**: Confirm stop-loss, position size, and exit strategy
- **Multi-Timeframe Analysis**: Ensure you checked all required timeframes
- **Technical Analysis**: Track which indicators and patterns you've reviewed
- **News & Events**: Remember to check economic calendar and news
- **Personal Rules**: Your custom trading rules and reminders

## 🎨 Customization

Every aspect is customizable:
- All 20 lines can be edited to your needs
- Only non-empty lines are displayed
- Table position adjustable to any corner or middle position
- Color scheme fully customizable to match your chart theme
- Text size scalable for different screen sizes

## 💡 How to Use

1. Add indicator to your chart
2. Open Settings > Checklist Items
3. Fill in your checklist items (Line 1, Line 2, etc.)
4. Customize colors and position in Display Settings
5. Optional: Enable "Show Only on Specific Symbols" to show on select instruments

## 🔧 Display Settings

- **Checklist Title**: Custom header for your checklist
- **Show Title Header**: Toggle title display
- **Show Checklist**: Master on/off switch
- **Symbol Filter**: Restrict display to specific trading instruments
- **Position**: 9 placement options (corners and middle positions)
- **Text Size**: 5 size options (tiny, small, normal, large, huge)
- **Colors**: Background, text, and border fully customizable

## 📝 Example Checklist Ideas

**Swing Trading:**
- Support/Resistance levels identified
- Trend direction confirmed
- Volume analysis completed
- RSI/MACD signals checked
- Risk/Reward ratio calculated

**Day Trading:**
- Pre-market review done
- Key levels marked
- Economic calendar checked
- Trading plan written
- Position size calculated

**Technical Analysis:**
- Multiple timeframe alignment
- Chart patterns identified
- Moving averages reviewed
- Fibonacci levels drawn
- Volume profile analyzed

## ⚙️ Technical Details

- Pine Script v6
- Overlay indicator (displays on main chart)
- Lightweight - no complex calculations
- No repainting
- Works on all timeframes and instruments

## 🎓 Perfect For

- Beginner traders learning systematic analysis
- Experienced traders maintaining discipline
- Anyone who wants visual trading reminders
- Traders following multi-step strategies
- Those prone to FOMO or emotional trading

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**Note**: This is a visual tool only. It does not generate trading signals or perform analysis. It serves as a reminder checklist to help you follow your own trading process consistently.

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