Example use cases · 5 workflows

How real trader workflows look on Assistly

Five illustrative trader profiles — day, swing, scalping, prop firm, long-term — each with the problem, the toolkit they use, the daily routine, and the outcome. Build the workflow that matches yours.

⚠ Personas are illustrative — not real customers. Stats are realistic ranges based on what the toolkit unlocks.

Persona 1 of 5

SA

Sarah

Recommended: Free

Day trader, crypto · 6 months

Bitcoin · Ethereum · majors

The problem

"I keep missing setups because I analyze too late."

By the time I've checked 10 charts, the move is already gone. I also overtrade on FOMO when I see something running on Twitter — I enter without a plan and get chopped up.

Daily / weekly workflow

08:00Coffee + 5-min screener scan of BTC/ETH/SOL/SUI/AVAX/LINK
10:00If a setup scored 70+, run Signal Analyzer on the chart
12:00Mid-day check — only act if AI sentiment hasn't flipped
20:00Journal every closed trade — tag setup, screenshot entry/exit

Outcome

Stopped trading on FOMO. Went from 11 chaotic trades/week to 3 planned ones.

-67%

Setups missed (-)

100%

Avg position size discipline

52%

Win rate after 60 trades

"The screener doesn't make me money — it makes me say no to bad trades. That's the unlock."

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Persona 2 of 5

MA

Marcus

Recommended: Pro

Swing trader, US equities · 3 years

SPY · QQQ · large-cap tech

The problem

"I exit losers too late and take profits on winners too early."

My average loser was -7% and my average winner was +9%. With a 50% win rate, that's barely above breakeven. I needed something that holds me to the plan when emotions kick in.

Daily / weekly workflow

Sun 18:00Weekly screener pass — build top-15 watchlist
Mon-Fri 08:30Signal Analyzer on top 3 candidates with charts uploaded
Open + 30minEnter only if pre-market sentiment matches AI thesis
After-hoursPerformance dashboard review — flag any setups underperforming

Outcome

Average winner now +18%, average loser -6%. R/R improved from 1.4x to 2.6x.

+1.85x

R-multiple expectancy

+62%

Avg holding time on winners

2.1

Profit factor (last 80 trades)

"The Signal Analyzer is the closest thing I have to a co-pilot. It catches when I'm rationalizing a position instead of trading it."

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Persona 3 of 5

YU

Yuki

Recommended: Elite

Scalper, EUR/USD forex · 5 years

EUR/USD · GBP/USD · London open session

The problem

"Scalping needs split-second decisions. Analysis paralysis kills my edge."

I make 30-50 trades a day. I can't be reading paragraphs. I needed a tool that pre-computes my entry levels and stops while I'm still pouring coffee, so I'm just executing — not analyzing.

Daily / weekly workflow

04:30Custom strategy pre-flags overnight range + key London levels
07:00London open — execute pre-defined entries, no chart analysis live
10:00Switch to NY session — strategy resets to NY ranges
16:30End of day — performance dashboard breaks down win rate by 30-min window

Outcome

Profit factor up from 1.1 to 1.8 in 6 months. Sessions feel calmer.

1.8

Profit factor

<3 sec

Avg trade decision time

08:00-08:30 GMT

Best 30-min window (now identified)

"I stopped thinking and started executing. The strategy thinks; I press buttons. That's how scalping should work."

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Persona 4 of 5

DA

David

Recommended: Elite

Prop firm trader · 2 years (FTMO funded)

Indices · Gold · NAS100

The problem

"Passing the challenge requires zero tolerance for tilt."

FTMO has a daily loss limit and total drawdown limit. One bad day past the cap and you're out. Manual discipline isn't enough when the market is moving against you — I needed automated guardrails.

Daily / weekly workflow

06:00Pre-market — strategy outputs day's risk budget given current drawdown
Live sessionCustom rule auto-locks tools if daily -1.5% threshold hit
After-hoursPerformance dashboard color-codes proximity to FTMO limits
WeeklyRebalance risk allocation across remaining trading days

Outcome

Passed the FTMO 100K challenge in 14 days. Currently in funded phase.

14

Days to pass challenge

-1.6%

Max daily drawdown hit

-3.2% / 10% allowed

Total drawdown at pass

"The auto-pause saved me twice. I would've been out on Day 6 if the screener hadn't locked itself."

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Persona 5 of 5

EL

Elena

Recommended: Elite

Long-term investor · 10 years

Diversified ETFs · factor rotations

The problem

"I make emotional allocation calls during volatility and miss rotations."

I've been buy-and-hold for 8 years. Then in 2024 I started rotating between factors. The problem: I'd panic-rebalance during corrections and miss the rebound. I needed a system that forced me to act on rules, not gut feel.

Daily / weekly workflow

MonthlyScreener pulls top quintile of value + momentum across SP500
QuarterlyCustom strategy proposes rebalance — only acts if 3 of 5 conditions met
Ad-hocBacktest any new factor combination before allocating real capital
AnnuallyJournal review — what allocation changes added vs subtracted alpha

Outcome

Beat the 60/40 benchmark by +4.2% annualized over the last 18 months.

+4.2%

Alpha vs 60/40

+0.8%

Volatility (vs 60/40)

-78%

Discretionary trades (down)

"I used to make 4 emotional rebalances a year. Now I make 1 rule-based one. The math improved as soon as the emotion left."

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