Field Notes
Field notes
Short pieces on swing structure, invalidation, and the habits that keep a chart plan honest.

Three swing counts, one chart
Workshop rooms often produce three legitimate swing counts. The skill is choosing one for the plan and naming why the others wait.
Mid-week maintenance without redrawing everything
When price tags your zone early, update the plan with a short checklist instead of inventing a brand-new map every Tuesday.

Invalidation is a location, not a mood
Stops that shrink because the candle ‘looks fine’ are not technical analysis — they are hope with a thinner line.
Write the weekly bias before you touch the daily chart
A simple order of operations that prevents daily noise from inventing a swing that does not exist on the weekly.