Journal

Notes from the setup desk

Short essays on swing legs, invalidation, Hong Kong scan rhythm, and the craft of leaving a setup untraded.

13 July 2026

Naming the Swing Leg Before You Draw the Setup

Most discarded trades fail earlier than the entry candle. They fail when the trader never named the leg they were trading.

1 June 2026

A stop that sits inside normal pullback depth is not discipline. It is a scheduled scratch.

17 April 2026

You do not need more tickers. You need a fixed order of operations before the open.

4 March 2026

Passing on a clean-looking chart is part of the craft. Here is how we teach the pass decision.