Field Notes

Short essays on intraday chart structure, session habits, and classroom lessons from technical analysis training.

Hand marks versus auto-drawn trend lines

Why our intensives still insist on pencil worksheets even when every platform offers automatic swing tools.

When the opening range stops mattering

Clues that the first-hour box has been accepted or discarded — and why redrawing it mid-morning creates noise.

Labelling swings before the open

A pre-open ritual for marking overnight structure so the first five-minute bar has somewhere to land.

Reading failed auctions on a quiet Tuesday

A walkthrough of a low-volatility ASX morning where failed breaks mattered more than trend slogans.