summary: the screener and what's in play (WIP) turn a grid of reports into a single directional read before the open. this is the trade-it layer: how to read the colours, what to actually do with a strong vs a neutral row, a worked example, and how to set it up. for the deeper tool guides, see using the screener to determine bias and what's in play overview.
what it measures
instead of forming a bias on one data point, the screener shows you many reports across many tickers at once. each cell is colour-coded for today's directional read: green is a bullish lean, red is bearish, grey is no clear edge. when several reports on the same ticker agree, that's confluence, and that's the read you want.
what's in play is the companion view: it surfaces the setups that are actually active right now, so you can go from "what's my bias" to "what's in play today" in one place.
the read that matters
two things to read, in this order:
the row: a ticker that's mostly green across its reports is a clean bullish read, mostly red is a clean bearish read. mixed rows need more judgment.
the bias bar at the top: it aggregates the whole setup into one bullish/bearish/neutral split. that's your macro read for the day.
the fastest way to start is the daily bias template, a pre-built setup with 14 major futures tickers and 4 directional reports (opening candle continuation, IB standard, IB by rejection, and previous day's range) on the NY session.
what to do with it
let the strength of the read decide the action:
a 4-of-4 green (or red) row is your strongest read. that's where to focus, because multiple independent reports are telling you the same thing.
a mostly grey row means no edge today. skip it. knowing where the edge isn't is just as useful as knowing where it is. trading a grey row is trading without an edge.
found a strong row? click any cell to open the full report page with the same settings, and validate the read before you commit.
sort by any column to bring the cleanest reads to the top, then take that bias into the specific report (IB, ORB, gap fill, ICT) to build the actual entry, target, and exit.
a worked example
say you load the daily bias template before the NY open. the bias bar is mostly green, and NQ is showing 4-of-4 green across its reports.
the plan: NQ is your focus long today. click into the IB report to find the breakout level and a data-backed target, and trade the long in line with the bias. a ticker showing all grey that morning is one you leave alone.
bias is a probability, not a guarantee. a strong read means the move played out historically more often than not, so trade it with confidence but still manage risk.
set it up right (session and template)
set the session you actually trade, the colours are calculated for that session's windows. start with the daily bias template, then once you understand the colours you can build your own setup. keep it to 3 or 4 reports that give a clear directional read, and save it as a template so it loads instantly each morning.
why your read looks off
if a cell's colour doesn't match what you see on your chart, it's almost always one of these:
session and timezone: the screener is reading the session you set, and your chart needs to match it.
the report variant: by-session for futures, forex, and crypto.
day boundary: futures roll at 6:00 PM ET, so "previous day" reports use the previous session, not the calendar day.
full walkthrough in why your edgeful data doesn't match TradingView. if the screener or WIP won't load at all, see screener or what's in play won't load.
the limits
the screener gets you to the right tickers fast, but it's the start of the read, not the end. always drill into the full report to check the actual numbers, the sample size, and the lookback before you trade the bias.