Tutorial · Trade Desk

AI trade setups: found and scored.

Sena scans the market on every closed 5-minute candle and writes up the setups worth a look, with the entry, stop, target and every reason. Here is how to read one, and what happens when you track it.

Education, not investment advice. Sena never places trades.

By Konsta · Updated November 2026

How Sena finds them

Three things Sena scans for.

On every closed 5-minute candle in regular hours, across 20 of the most traded US stocks and ETFs.

01

Support or resistance

Price approaching a strong level that several timeframes agree on.

02

Open gaps

An unfilled daily gap in play before 2:00 pm ET.

03

Support breakdowns

On risk-off days, a first clean break of support, as a short.

On crash days the rules change. When QQQ is down 2% or more, or SPY 1% or more, Sena takes no new longs.

Step by step

From scan to chart, with a real setup.

Sena’s GOOGL long from November 5: found at 10:49 ET, first target hit at 11:05 for +0.81R.

  1. 1Step 1 of 4

    Open Trade Desk

    In the Sena panel, open the Trade Desk tab. Setups are grouped by day, newest first. Show Ideas to hide the scans Sena passed on, or Discarded to see why it passed.
    Trade Desk in the Sena panel, showing Ideas: a GOOGL long support rejection from Nov 5 at 10:49 ET marked TP1 +0.81R, and NFLX and PLTR shorts from Nov 3 marked TP1 +0.50R and +0.45R, each with entry, stop, first target and a Draw setup button

  2. 2Step 2 of 4

    Read the plan

    Open a setup to see the entry zone, the stop, both targets and the risk per share, then why Sena found it and the evidence behind it.
    The GOOGL setup opened: entry 277.38 to 279.60, stop 275.30, TP1 283.90 with half off at 1R, TP2 287.00, why Sena found it, evidence including support strength 84 out of 100 and a 1.7R target, risk 4.30 a share, and the outcome: TP1 at 11:05 ET for +0.81R

  3. 3Step 3 of 4

    Wait for the confirmation

    Every plan says what confirms it and what cancels it. Ready only shows once that candle has closed. Ready is a signal to decide, not an order.
    The GOOGL plan’s confirmation, a 5-minute close above 279.60, the cancel-before-entry rule, a 5-minute close below 277.21 or no confirmation by 12:21 ET, and Sena’s notes explaining the entry, stop and target

  4. 4Step 4 of 4

    Draw it on your chart

    Press Draw setup. The entry zone, the confirmation level, the stop and both targets go straight onto the chart, so you can see the trade before you take it.
    GOOGL 10-minute chart with Sena’s Nov 5 long setup drawn: entry zone 277.38 to 279.60, confirm on a 5-minute close above 279.60, stop 275.30, TP1 283.90 with half off at 1R and TP2 287.00, beside the setup in Trade Desk

Step 5 · Follow it

Take it or just watch it. Sena keeps track.

Press “I took this trade” if you entered, or “Alerts only” to be told when it confirms and reaches each target. It moves to My Trades, and Sena watches it from Watch to Ready to the targets.

SPY

Short · Day

$766.85 Last price

WATCH
MonitorBuddyOriginal plan
Price progress15m view · Day trade
StopEntryTP1

Watching for activation

Activation needs a completed 15m close below $766.00. No entry is reported.

Your entry

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Stop loss

$769.00

TP1

$764.00

TP2

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Trade updates

  1. No update yet. Sena is watching the activation level.

Trade Buddy updates on Sena’s SPY short plan (entry below $766, stop $769, TP1 $764), in order:

  1. Entry condition confirmed at $765.90: Your entry condition confirmed. Check the entry you planned rather than chasing the move.
  2. You’re in at $765.90: You’re in. Let’s keep your risk and targets in view.
  3. Making progress at $764.35: Some breathing room now. Keep your planned stop and profit-management rules in view.
  4. Near your target at $764.25: Getting close to TP1. If taking partials was your plan, get ready.
  5. TP1 touched at $764.00: TP1 was touched. Check whether your planned partial actually filled.

Replay of Sena’s Sep 30 SPY plan through the Trade Buddy monitor, in the monitor’s own words.

Conviction scoreout of 100
  • Level strength25
  • Timeframes agree25
  • Trend20
  • Market context10
  • 1-hour confirmation10
  • Confluence10
Six weighted factors. Use it as a filter, not a signal.

Setup states

What each state means.

Watch

Waiting for the confirming close

Armed

Close to confirming

At risk

Near the invalidation

Ready

Confirmed on a closed candle

Entered

You took it; Sena watches

Targets touched

TP1, then TP2

Questions

AI trade setups FAQ

Can AI find trade setups?

Yes. Sena scans a set of liquid US stocks and ETFs on every closed 5-minute candle in regular hours, looks for price near strong support or resistance, open gaps, and support breaks on risk-off days, then writes a plan with an entry, stop and target, and scores it.

Which stocks does Sena scan?

Today Trade Desk scans 20 of the most traded names: NVDA, AAPL, MSFT, AMZN, GOOGL, META, TSLA, AVGO, AMD, NFLX, ORCL, PLTR, MU, TSM, HOOD, COIN, JPM, WMT, SPY and QQQ. In Sena Chat you can ask about any symbol.

What is the difference between Watch and Ready?

Watch means the setup is waiting for a candle to close beyond the trigger. Ready means that confirmation has already closed. Neither is an order: you decide whether to take the trade.

What is a day setup versus a swing setup?

A day setup uses 5-minute and 15-minute levels, allows no new entries after 2:00 pm ET and expires at the 4:00 pm close. A swing setup uses 1-hour, 4-hour and daily levels, and is skipped if earnings fall before it would expire.

Does Sena change its rules on crash days?

Yes. When QQQ is down 2% or more, or SPY 1% or more, Sena takes no new long setups and looks for clean support breakdowns as shorts instead.

Does Sena place the trade?

No. Tracking a setup means Sena watches it and tells you when it confirms and reaches its targets. You place every order with your broker.

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